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In more and more countries, people choose to give money on special occasions rather than personally giving gifts. Why might this be the case? Is it a positive or negative development

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A considerable number of individuals in the world are more interested in giving cash
instead
 of presents when they have to take part in celebrations as it would be
time
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 as well as
cost effective
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 way of giving gifts.Though there are some downsides ,I opine that
this
as
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 a positive development since
money
 would be more advantageous for the receiver to carter their expenses which they had in celebrating
this
 occasion as everything in the world comes at a price nowadays.
First
 and foremost,in
this
 concurrent world,people are busy most of the time with their work.Due to the lack of time,they find it
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the easiest way of giving gifts.
Moreover
,people believe that it would be much more beneficial for the receiver than various kinds of
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the gift
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gift
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 because they would be able to invest
this
money
on
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 a specific purpose.
Similarly
,it
also
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 a
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cost-effective
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cost effective
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 way of giving presents. Participating
to
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 a celebration means spending a plethora of cash.
Therefore
,most
of
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the
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individuals prefer to spend less
bydeducting
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by deducting
deducting
 the expenses they require when they go out
for
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shopping
,
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because it will create artificial wants either.
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 financial gift is portable rather than carrying heavy and large presents.
On the other hand
,it can be considered
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a positive development because
,
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the organizing party have to spend a large amount of
money
in
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 arranging the occasion.
Hence
,when they are given
money
 ,it would assist them to pay back their debts up to a certain extent.
Furthermore
,the majority of people would not be able to purchase whatever the receiver
in
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need
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 or
interested
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 in.
Thus
,the
present
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 they gained may or may not be important for organizers. On the whole,even though they can make use of the presents they receive or keep them as memorials,I concur with the fact that presenting cash benefits them
most
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • financial flexibility
  • recipient
  • unwanted gift
  • busy lifestyles
  • cultural shifts
  • socially acceptable
  • monetary gifts
  • practical
  • uncertain economic times
  • essential expenses
  • personal preferences
  • tastes and preferences
  • safer choice
  • climate consciousness
  • waste and sustainability
  • unnecessary production and consumption
  • freedom to choose
  • recipient’s needs and desires
  • giving money
  • special occasions
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