2023-06-08 10:42:25
Côme spends almost all of his income on restaurants, travel and clothing, without however pouring into “ostentatious” consumption. Elodie Mézière / Le Figaro
CICADA AND ANTS – At a time when inflation is raging, saving represents a major challenge… that some French people simply choose not to take up. This is the case of this young parliamentary collaborator, more inclined to enjoy life than to add to his A booklet.
«I am a high roller“, immediately confesses Côme, 25 years old. The young parliamentary collaborator fully assumes his cicada temperament. “I am from Corsica and certainly imbued with this Mediterranean culture which likes to spend, enjoy good things…“Advances the young Parisian by way of explanation. Savings is definitely not his cup of tea. “To do what?“, he objects. Without wanting “to provoke», he wonders about the alleged rationality of young savers. «Economically, it doesn’t make sense… When you’re young, it’s in your best interest to consume a maximum income“, he argues. The 20-year-old, who admits never having experienced financial difficulties, believes that he will be “time to save later, when a more comfortable salary will allow it.».
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