快活伤钱包

字幕原文

Ray loved a good time. 雷喜欢享受生活。

He loved eating out, going to the movies, and meeting friends at clubs. 他喜欢外出吃饭、看电影，以及在俱乐部和朋友聚会。

The trouble was, all that fun was hard on his wallet. 问题是，所有这些乐趣都让他的钱包很吃紧。

Every month it got harder to pay the bills. 每个月，支付账单都变得越来越困难。

So Ray sat down and did something simple 于是雷坐下来，做了一件简单的事情

but honest. 但很实在。

He separated his needs from his wants. 他把“需要”和“想要”分开了。

Rent, electricity, the car payment, those were needs. 房租、电费、车贷，这些是“需要”。

Eating out, brand name clothes, nights at the club, those were wants. 外出吃饭、名牌衣服、在俱乐部过夜，这些是“想要”。

Ray didn't give up fun. 雷并没有放弃乐趣。

He just got smarter about it. 他只是在这方面变得更明智了。

Now he eats out once a week and invites friends over for potluck dinners instead. 现在他每周只外出吃饭一次，而是邀请朋友来家里吃百乐餐。

He borrows movies from the library. 他从图书馆借电影看。

He is still living the good life and saving real money while he does. 他依然过着美好的生活，并且在这样做的同时省下了不少钱。

It turned out he didn't need to spend more to enjoy life. 结果他发现，他不需要花更多的钱也能享受生活。

He just needed to know the difference between what he wanted and what he truly needed. 他只需要知道他“想要”的和“真正需要”的区别。