Inrecentyears,thereisagrowingconcernforthespendingcrazeduringgraduation.Thefarewelldinners,whichoncesymbolizedacelebrationofthefour-yearfriendshipandthebitternessofpendingdeparture,poseagiganticfinancialburdenonthegraduates.
Anumberoffactorscanaccountforsuchphenomenon,butthefollowingmightbethecriticalones.Firstly,it’sanundeniabletruththattoday’scollegestudentstendtospendmuchmoremoneythanbefore.What’smore,thefarewelldinnersareheldinthenameofmoreandmoresocialgroups,suchasclasses,collegesocieties,dormitoriesandetc.
Inmyview,theproblemmentionedabovehasbecomeincreasinglysevere,sogreatconcernisdeservedandeffectivemeasuresarecalledfor.Tobeginwith,itisessentialthattheschoolshouldattachmoreimportancetoteachingtheconceptofthrift.Secondly,studentsshouldenhancetheirawarenessthatmoneyneverstandsforaffection.Onlywiththesemeasurestaken,I’mconvinced,canthecrazeofspendingduringgraduationbeeased.