Affluenza

Americans are diagnosed with affluenza at the beginning of there lives. We are always taught to try our best to succeed and always strive to accomplish our goals. We are seen as failures who are lazy if we don't go to college and get a job. However, these days people spend way to much time at their jobs, and though they are making good money, they rarely have time to spend it. My sister has a very busy job that almost consumes her whole life. She usually has one or two days off per week and sometimes has to even go into work on the days she was scheduled off. It is also normal for her to work 15 hour days. It is draining, but with the economy the way it is, she is thankful that she even has a job. Though it is good to have money in the bank and be safe financially, it is hard for her to balance family time, friend time, and time for herself when she is constantly in work mode. There are consequences to being successful whether people see it or not. When people do find that time off, they usually like to shop. We buy things for several reasons but usually it comes down to status.. for most people. Especially going to Stevenson, I see knew trends and styles all the time and a lot of them are based off of expensive clothes and accessories. A lot of times people buy and do not think of the future, which can be very harmful. At the moment, their only concern is about what others will think of them if they purchase a certain item, if it seems satisfying then the deal is done. This also relates to impulse buying. This occurs a lot in grocery stores and even at the mall, when people will spend a whole day inside buying things.. just to buy things. The problem is that people are more worried about the short-term effects, than the long-term.