Over-Consumption Among Teenagers

Alexe Robert

          We are now in 2010, soon to be 2011, and over-consumption among teenagers is still an aggravating problem. Teenagers, nowadays, have tendencies to want more of what they already have. They try to fit in at school among other teenagers who are just as over-consuming as they are. Students at Rosemere High School are far from helping to remediate to this issue.

Fitting in at school is not a simple task. On the contrary, it’s more than difficult. Teenagers have to say the right things, do the right things, and most importantly, buy the right things. Sometimes, it turns out to be fun, other times it can empty your wallet.

Rosemere High School holds over 1500 students. That makes a lot of consumption. Now imagine what 1500 students can purchase if more than the majority of them are over-consumers. That makes a lot of clothes, shoes, jewelleries, skin products, and electronics. Will there ever be an end to this?

Many students at Rosemere High School would disagree to say that they are, in fact over-consumers. Maybe they really aren’t, which would be very surprising. Maybe they just didn’t get the definition of over-consumption quite right.

Let’s take a minute to think about what you’ve consumed lately. Have you bought a new iPod even if your old one still works perfectly? Have you been shopping for new clothes even if your wardrobe is full? Have you bought new shoes just for the fun of it? Have you bought some ‘bling’ to fulfill your need for more? The next time you go out shopping, ask yourself if you really need what you’re about to buy. Is it worth the money if you already have one that works perfectly?