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Some people believe that it is important to spend a lot of money on family celebrations. While others think it is a waste of money. Discuss both views.

#people #money #celebrations #waste
Many
people
 think that family celebrations
cost
much
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a lot of
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money
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and is
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is
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are
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 important,
however
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,however
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 some
people
 think it is
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a wast
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wast
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waste
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 of
money
 and I
partial
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partially
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 agree with it because it
depands
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depends
 on the
situaiton
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situation
for
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of
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 different
families
. In my opinion, I think it is important to have family celebrations with the
money
 that members of
families
 can afford.
However
, I disagree
fot
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for
 the point that
for
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in
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 some
people's
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people
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mind
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minds
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, they do not think about
the
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their
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finacial
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financial
 problems of themselves, they just want to hold a big event to show off without thinking too much. I understand a celebration is important for every family, so I think it is more important to focus on the meaningful reason for a family celebration. On the one hand, I think it is good to have celebrations for family,
for example
, family reunions. It is not always
cost
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a lost
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lost
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lot
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 of
money
,
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apply
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 if
people
 can arrange it well.
In other words
, each member can prepare one meal so everyone can taste different types of food and share with each
others
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other
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.
Besides
, it does not spend a lot of
money
 on the celebration, but
also
 it helps family members get
connection
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a connection
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with
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apply
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and it is
meaningful
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meant
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 for everyone.
On the other hand
, it may
cost
 some
money
 to have a reunion, but I think it is worth to
cost
 if the reason is to get all of the
member
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members
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 together and introduce
others
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other
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 new members
for
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to
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 the family. In conclusion, I think it is better to understand why
people
 spend
money
 on events of
family
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the family
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. If the
families
 can afford the
cost
, and there are some meaningful reasons for
families
then
 it is worth them to do.
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  • cherish
  • nurture
  • strengthen
  • bond
  • create memories
  • enjoyment
  • sense of belonging
  • reconnect
  • unite
  • traditions
  • create traditions
  • financial burden
  • priorities
  • moderation
  • budget
  • frugal
  • extravagant
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