Some people think saving money is good, but others think that spending money is a better way to enjoy life. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience or knowledge.

There are controversial opinions about whether

people

had better save

money

or spend it. In my opinion, both views are right, as long as there is a balance.

First,

people

usually need to save

money

in order to ensure themselves the possibility to face unforeseen expenditures and, possibly, emergencies. Even though

life

can be planned and organized in advance, there may always be setbacks,

due to

personal or external issues, that force

people

to change their plans and to use savings to tackle the new situation.

For instance

, an Italian region recently suffered from a sudden flood, that devastated houses and lands.

As a consequence

, the inhabitants of the interested areas need to use their savings to repair damage and restart their working activities, given that government funds will cover only a portion of their loss.

In addition

, saving

money

may give

people

a feeling of safety that allows them to enjoy, even if cautiously, their days without bothering too much about the future.

On the other hand

, I would argue that

money

has to be spent, sooner or later, and that saving does not mean that all

money

has to be kept away.

People

who do not enjoy

life

, because they prefer to save all their

money

, do not really live, but just survive. In fact, keeping

money

in a bank account

while

just working is not the right way to live, and it prevents individuals from understanding the real meaning of

life

.

Moreover

, it is not possible to know whether someone is granted a long or a short existence, and,

consequently

, whether there is or not the possibility to enjoy the

money

that has been saved up. I have known

people

, in my country, who spent most of their existence giving up holidays or other pleasant activities in order to keep a significant sum for the years of retirement.

Then

they fell ill before that time

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so that they lost the opportunity to really enjoy their

life

. In conclusion, my opinion is that it is important to save

money

and not to spend all of it on leisure and enjoyable activities, but only a part of the income should be put away, because happiness means having pleasant and fulfilling days all

life

long, not just in a far and unpredictable future.