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Pressure
to Spend
Not only do advertisers pressure us to spend money,
sometimes our friends do,
too. It might feel uncomfortable at first to say “no” when
others are buying things you want or going places you want to go. Again, stop
and take
stock in your goals. If a college or technical education is one of them, stay
focused. If pursuing more education or learning new skills are not your friends'
goals, your friendships may change a little bit. If you stay focused and accomplish
your goals, while resisting pressure from friends to spend money on other things,
you will gain your friends' respect, even if they don’t show it at first.
Stay the course, resist pressure to spend, and believe
in your goals. It may
be difficult at times, but along the way, you’ll meet new people who
share
your goals and gain the respect of friends you now have.
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