Stop Judging People With Expensive Things

"You could feed an entire village in a third world country for a year with the cost of that coat". I just read this comment on a photo of a celebrity in a Burberry coat. Is that true? Maybe. Burberry coats cost a lot of money. The issue with this argument, however, is that using it means you have to give up any and all luxuries yourself. That means even giving up that "expensive" milk you prefer over the others. "Yeah but that's only 30p more". Still, it adds up, and by the end of the year, it will have accumulated enough that you could probably feed a family in a third world country weeks. "But you've got to be able to have SOME luxuries". Yes, and rich people can simply afford more expensive luxuries. Assuming that you're a regular, middle class citizen, you probably have money to give as well. Why don't you donate? Perhaps you do, but who says the celebrity in question doesn't? Why do people expect rich people to donate money, as if it's some sort of requirement of them. Rich people are no more obligated to donate money to charitable causes than "regular" people, neither should they feel they are. In a perfect world we'd all give a lot more than we do, but unless you give regularly yourself, don't bark at others for not doing it, even if they have more to give than you. To put things into perspective here are 5 things we all can stop doing and give the money to starving families in third world countries instead.

5. Stop partying

Let's face it, getting drunk is expensive, and the amount of money you blow on a night out can be ridiculous. Stop partying, and just give that money to something charitable instead.

You really don't think that money would be better spent on starving children?

4. Stop eating out

Lunch with the girls? No way! BBQ with the guys? Forget it! Stop treating food as a luxury, and only eat what is absolutely essential to your survival. Going out for lunch, dinner, or any other meal, is just a way of spending too much money on food. Money, that would be better spent on starving families in third world countries.

All I see is a waste of money! How about donating that money to charity instead?

3. Stop using any products beyond what is required for basic hygiene

That means no make up, no hair products beyond cheap shampoo, no perfume, no nail polish, no coconut body butter. Nothing. All the money we spend on these products would be much better served if it was donated to charity.

Who even wants to wear makeup anyway? Not me!.... not me.....

2. Stop buying clothes in general

Do you know how much the people that make our clothing earn pr. hour? LITTLE, that's how much! Buy fabric from a trusted source and make your own clothing instead. Not only does it save you money, but you acquire a new skill as well! If we all donated the money we would have spent on clothes to the people that make them, they'd live much better lives!

.. you'll get the hang of it.

And the ultimate thing you can do is...

1. Get a job as a relief worker

Yes, you heard me! Quit your job, change your life, and move to a third world country and be a relief worker. Then you can judge me and everyone else from the comfort of your own tent.

"All they need.. is a nice white lady."

Do charitable causes deserve our money and attention? Yes! Very much so! Do they deserve them moreso than an expensive jacket? Also yes! The problem is, that these causes deserve our money more than almost everything we spend money on, so if we're going to attack someone for buying an expensive coat, we all have to completely rethink how we live our lives in their entirety. We do not live in third world countries. We can afford certain luxuries, and there is no reason that we shouldn't enjoy them. We just need to remember that it is a privilege, and never forget to not only be thankful, but also to give back. Besides, that coat or that steak dinner are not necessarily the issue. For example, some would argue that this money could have been much better spent. It would certainly feed that poor third world country village for more than a year.

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Yours,