Parents share their post-college entrance exam bills: Where did the 50,000 yuan spent in one summer vacation?
2024-08-17
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"4,000 yuan for a driver's license test, 6,000 yuan for a mobile phone, 8,000 yuan for a graduation trip, 20,000 yuan for myopia surgery, 2,000 yuan for clothes and shoes, 8,000 yuan for a laptop, a total of 48,000 yuan." Recently, a parent posted a bill of his child's summer consumption after the college entrance examination on social media, which caused widespread heated discussion. How much did the children spend this summer after the college entrance examination? Where did they spend it? What do the children and parents think about this? Upstream News reporters interviewed several prospective college students and parents in Chongqing.
Ms. Li's daughter's summer vacation bill
I spent more than 50,000 yuan on buying mobile phones, partying, and learning languages.
"From the end of the college entrance examination to now, we have spent more than 50,000 yuan, and this bill is nothing!" When talking about her daughter's expenses this summer, Ms. Li, who lives in Jiangbei District, couldn't help but sigh that it turned out that the biggest expenditure was after the college entrance examination.
Considering her daughter's hard work, she bought her a new mobile phone as a reward on the day of the college entrance examination, plus a pair of headphones, which cost her 10,000 yuan. During the holidays, her daughter spent 1,000 yuan on hair perms and manicures, 3,000 yuan on gym exercises, and more than 5,000 yuan on pocket money for several parties with classmates.
In addition to resting, learning during the holidays is also essential. Ms. Li said that her daughter loves watching TV dramas and Korean, so she used this holiday to study, developing her interests and hobbies while maintaining the motivation to learn. The registration fee and training fee cost more than 30,000 yuan.
"We haven't gone out to travel yet, and these are all normal expenses." Ms. Li said that most of her friends whose children are taking the college entrance examination this year and her daughter's classmates went out to travel during the summer vacation. Many also took driving tests, bought computers, etc., and some spent even more.
Mr. Wang from Jiulongpo District made a rough calculation and found that his daughter has spent more than 30,000 yuan on various expenses since the college entrance examination, mainly including: 8,000 yuan on a new mobile phone, more than 10,000 yuan on cosmetics and beauty treatments, 2,000 yuan on clothes, and 10,000 yuan on a graduation trip with classmates.
Many prospective college students also posted their “bills” after the college entrance examination on social platforms. Their classmates’ spending situations were similar. Many of them spent 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and all of them were “sponsored” by their parents.
Social media consumption bill after the college entrance examination
Generally spend money on "three things after the exam" to lay the foundation for college life
During the investigation, the reporter found that most of the students' expenses after the college entrance examination were concentrated on electronic products, travel, tooth correction, myopia surgery, driving tests, buying clothes, cosmetics, etc.
Among them, the popular three items after the college entrance examination, such as electronic products, driver's license, and travel, appear on most people's summer bills.
"The driving test cost 4,000 yuan, the mobile phone cost 2,000 yuan, the computer cost 7,000 yuan, the travel cost 4,000 yuan, the snacks cost 1,000 yuan, the clothes cost 1,000 yuan, and the meals and entertainment with classmates cost 1,000 yuan, a total of 20,000 yuan." Zhang, a student from Shapingba District, listed his expenses after the college entrance examination. He was just admitted to a famous university this year.
In Zhang's opinion, these are normal expenses. "This will lay a solid foundation for my upcoming university life. At the same time, it allows me to understand the consumer market, make me more mature in social communication, and make my summer vacation more fulfilling, allowing me to have a happy vacation."
This summer, Qu spent 18,000 yuan on his driver's license test, cell phone, computer, clothes, classmate dinner, and other pocket money. "These are all necessary expenses, because in high school, there are few expenses other than studying, and even less on entertainment. The college entrance examination is finally over, so it's time to relax a little."
Parents: Studying is not easy, I want to let my children relax
Parents generally said they would do their best to support their children's plans and spending. Some parents felt that their children had a hard time in high school and did well in the college entrance examination, so they were happy to spend some money to celebrate and reward their children; others felt that spending should be moderate.
Zhang's mother said: "Our child has worked hard for three years in high school and has achieved great results. He has been admitted to a good university. We are very happy as parents and encourage him to travel and relax. He also took the initiative to learn to drive during the holidays. He never spends the money we rewarded him. We feel that our child has really grown up and knows how to manage his own property and life. This makes us feel relieved and relieved."
Qu's mother admitted that her child's summer vacation after the college entrance examination was expensive, but it was acceptable. "After all, the children have worked so hard for so long, and they should be given a certain amount of freedom in time and money. But I don't want to indulge the children too much and give them too much disposable money. On the one hand, I want to tell them that making money is not easy, and on the other hand, I am afraid that the children will be cheated, especially during this special time of college entrance examination."
Experts: Make reasonable plans to make the "post-college entrance examination bill" a bill for children's growth
The "post-college entrance examination bill" can easily start at tens of thousands of yuan. Should we spend so much money on our children? How can we help our children plan their future college life more reasonably?
Wang Weihong, former vice president of Chongqing Institute of Education and Science, said that both parents and students should decide how much to spend based on their actual needs and conditions. "You can't generalize the standards for spending more or less."
The money that freshmen spend mainly comes from their families and parents. If the family has the means and the parents can support them, it doesn’t matter if they spend more money as long as it is justified. Especially if the money is spent on continuous learning, preparation for life development, physical and mental health, and the development of hobbies and interests, parents who have the means should generally support it.
"But even these legitimate and reasonable amounts of money may be difficult for some families to support and maintain. In such families, our prospective freshmen should not only consider their own needs, but should also consider the actual difficulties of the family and be considerate of their parents' difficulties," said Wang Weihong.
In short, it is okay for prospective freshmen to spend some money reasonably to prepare for admission. How much and how to spend it depends mainly on several aspects: the value and necessity for healthy development; the possibility of the family's financial situation; the gratitude to the parents and the experience of their unspeakable secrets; the most important thing is to proceed from reality, not to compare with others, and not to force the parents to do anything.
He also said that when children are about to enter college, parents should pay more attention to planning college goals with their children and guiding them in college life rather than material rewards. "Scientific planning for the future at this time is more conducive to the growth of children. List the needs of children, make plans based on the strength of the family, and cultivate children's sense of responsibility to the family. Such a bill is the 'bill' for children's growth."
Upstream News reporter Qin Jian and intern Chen Jiajia
