However, today's world style has become very discordant with simplicity. I don't know when, extravagance, extravagance, extravagance, brand pursuit and endless comparison have become a habit in people's life and work, and even formed an unhealthy trend.
There are generally the following reasons for people's waste: First, they are fashionable about everything, want the best and most popular clothing, food and daily necessities, and think that only luxury goods are the best; Second, they are not good at self-discipline and restraint. Whether it's useful or not, buy whatever you want. The third is to blindly compare. Marriage is more luxurious, funeral is more ostentation and extravagance, house is more size, car is more brand, life is more luxurious, and comparison is just ignorance and ignorance. If you have spent or are spending money like water, starting today, you should learn to live within your means and be frugal and simple in your life and work.
The average annual income of Swiss is as high as $30,000, ranking first in Europe, but it attracts the world's attention in terms of economy and is called "rich but not extravagant". Many Swiss are billionaires, but it is difficult to tell who is rich from people's daily life and work. Like ordinary people, I go to work every day, weekends and holidays. Everyone wears comfortable sportswear and goes out for an outing or sports. There is no distinction between rich and poor.
In the global evaluation with the theme of quality of life, there are always several cities in Switzerland that are among the best, which shows that Swiss people's pursuit of quality of life is very high. For "eating", they think that as long as the nutrition is balanced, there is no need to pay attention to price and ostentation and extravagance. When you visit a friend's house in Switzerland, you will find that their diet is very simple. Usually there is only one main course for dinner. Whether to eat dessert will ask the guests for advice and provide it as needed to avoid unnecessary waste. Moreover, they will scrape the leftovers off the plate with bread and eat them completely, but they won't feel embarrassed at all.
In order to save housing expenses, Swiss prefer to rent cheap old buildings, even suburban houses far away from the city. Most young people rent apartments, and the rooms are usually small. According to the survey, only 30% Swiss own private houses, while 70% people live in rented houses. Their house generally emphasizes convenience and practicality, does not pursue luxury, does not pay attention to decoration, and likes simplicity, elegance, neatness and beauty. The floor is ordinary floor or ceramic tile, and the wall can be painted, and some simply fall off the floor. However, the Swiss are quite interested in life. Put one or two handicrafts or a few flowers in a corner, and the room will suddenly glow with infinite vitality.
The car penetration rate in Switzerland is very high. For most Swiss people, a car is just a means of transportation. As long as the car conditions permit and the driving is safe and reliable, they will try their best to choose an economical car. Therefore, the majestic Lincoln and Mercedes-Benz are rare on the road, while the popular Toyota, Citroen, Volkswagen and nameless small cars can be seen everywhere. Due to the increase of small cars and the development of automobile technology, the fuel consumption and exhaust emissions of Swiss cars have decreased by 25% in the past decade. Switzerland is also a famous clock kingdom. Rolex, Radar, Omega and other brands are world-famous, but they only wear ordinary watches, while young people wear cheaper plastic watches. It is worth mentioning that even billionaires only have banks.
The Inland Revenue Department and the civil servants in charge of land management all know that many rich people will resolutely buy or donate large areas of land and turn them into green spaces for citizens to rest and play. After these rich people donate their land, they will never set up a sign next to it and engrave their names on it. They never boast or show off their wealth, and no one puts on airs to show off their wealth. A billionaire is probably a person walking on the road in ordinary clothes, or a person who carefully selects good and cheap goods in a supermarket.
In terms of energy conservation, the Swiss are even more extreme "stingy", that is,
Even if it rains, don't let it go to waste. Switzerland is called "the country of gardens"
It is famous for its small wind and sand and few chimneys, so the rain is very clean. he
Scientists first connect rainwater to a storage well through a sewer pipe. Use a small pump when you use it.
Bring water, flush the toilet, wash clothes, or scrub the floor, so that you can
Save a lot of water resources. The Swiss are discovering a new way to save electricity by boiling eggs.
Immediately after the law, it was popularized throughout the country. 1 put it in a deep pot.
Cm deep cold water, put the eggs in, and turn off the electricity immediately after the water boils.
Source: let the residual heat of water cook the eggs. It's better than turning off the electricity after cooking the eggs.
Source, can save half of the electricity. According to statistics, if every Swiss has a need,
Use this method once a week when cooking eggs, and the whole country will save a year.
Electric energy is enough to solve the annual electricity consumption of a town of 3000 people.
"We have no resources, only two hands." This is a common saying in Switzerland. Since wealth is created with both hands, it is natural to cherish it, thus forming a consumption consciousness that pays attention to practicality and does not talk about luxury. The Swiss "abstinence from luxury" is enough to show that luxury is not equal to wealth, and Jane is by no means humble. Fashion piled with money is not a sign of wealth. In the past, we strongly advocated hard work and simplicity. In fact, the real simplicity is not necessarily practiced in hardship. In the eyes of the wise, simplicity that is not difficult is even more rare. This simplicity is admirable, admirable.