"I think the materialism is spreading," she said.
In a "news" article I read today in the Florida Sun-Sentinel, the writer talks about 20 something year olds banking "modest salaries, but they buy $200 Prada flip-flops for a day at the beach."
The article focuses on a girl who has moved from Chicago to Miami and spends more than 75% of her income on material goods (likes clothes, bags, shoes...). And it goes on to say that these big spenders want to get only designer things - even when it comes to liquor.
I don't know who these kids are but I know for sure there isn't going to be a "Fabulous Life of...." episode about them. Put down the credit cards, step away from the Prada shoes, walk out of the plastic surgeon's office, and get a life! You aren't going to end up on the pages of Us Weekly. You aren't going to party with Lindsey Lohan. And guess what? Those celebs laugh at you because all the stuff you think is "cool" they get for free and think it is lame before you can ever get your overcharged credit card hands on it.
The article focuses on a girl who has moved from Chicago to Miami and spends more than 75% of her income on material goods (likes clothes, bags, shoes...). And it goes on to say that these big spenders want to get only designer things - even when it comes to liquor.
I don't know who these kids are but I know for sure there isn't going to be a "Fabulous Life of...." episode about them. Put down the credit cards, step away from the Prada shoes, walk out of the plastic surgeon's office, and get a life! You aren't going to end up on the pages of Us Weekly. You aren't going to party with Lindsey Lohan. And guess what? Those celebs laugh at you because all the stuff you think is "cool" they get for free and think it is lame before you can ever get your overcharged credit card hands on it.
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posted by Shawn at 3:06 PM
4 Comments:
haha. that's right!! take out your agression on wannabe celebrites who dress like they're on TV or something.
The article focuses on a girl who has moved from Chicago to Miami and spends more than 75% of her income on material goods (likes clothes, bags, shoes...).
Welcome to Chicago. I've lived here for 4 years now and let me tell you, this is how the majority of the white people here live. (and to some degree everyone else, but its a highly segregated city, so its most apparent in the "white" neighborhoods. Everything is a contest... its SO bizarre. and no one is original. Everyone appears to STRIVE to buy the same $200 prada flip flops.
Its SO ridiculous. I'm so bored with them ALL.
ah well I guess you haven't been to Miami lately - because it is the same crap here. I guess the girl is right "the materialism is spreading"
this reminds me of the nyc suburbs to a T. i felt like i went to high school with 2500 of this idiots. i remember there were kids who received subsidized lunches and yet were ghetto fab in their uber designer clothing and accessories. their parents couldn't afford phone lines or school supplies but obtaining the latest in haute couture was perfectly within their means. i still scratch my head at them.
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