Some people get into debt by buying things they don’t need and can’t afford. What are the reasons for this behaviour? What action can be taken to prevent people from having this problem? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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the rising consumption rate, many people start to buy things they do not really need, and can not afford. In my
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. Many people buy items, especially a variety of luxurious goods they do not particularly need. Owning something is a basic instinct,
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marketing experts to sell their products.
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social media, famous influencers can earn serious money, showing their ‘rich’ life to their fans. After watching their beloved stars, the audience starts to buy expensive wristwatches, or
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they could not really afford. Examining the reasons, there is another key factor,
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to buy something without real money. Credit cards like American Express, are often given for free to the customers to drive them into debt. When I got my first bank account, I
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got a credit card with a limited amount, which was almost the same
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my whole salary, and I remember it was always emptied out
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of the month. In
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because people can easily get as
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can not be paid back. In my
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governments should
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to
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tendency, and more serious regulations
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in the
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sector to prevent placing out not affordable loans. Extra taxes given to social media advertisements which
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of influencers would
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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