A few days ago, a reader in Shenzhen left a message in the background of our official account, saying that the landlord was going to raise the rent again and could not afford a house for the time being, but he didn't want to go back to the small county and live a life that could be seen at a glance. He is very entangled in his heart.
It is true that in recent years, many renters in first-tier cities have heard the most heartfelt sentence-"the rent has gone up again"!
I have lived in a first-tier city (Shenzhen) for several years, and I know what the rising rent means to us ordinary people.
I can't help but look at the rental data. It doesn't matter if I don't watch it. I was shocked at first sight. According to the survey, in July last year, rents in first-and second-tier cities rose by more than 20%, in Beijing by 20.3% and in Shenzhen by 29.68%. We can't help sighing. In today's rising rents, should we stay in first-tier cities?
I still remember that in the movie "Later Us", when the hero and heroine drifted north, they rented in a damp and dark basement, even without windows, which reflected that many bottom people drifting in big cities could only live in the most inconspicuous corner of the city under the pressure of high rent and high housing prices.
There is a debate in "Seven Overlords": Would you choose a bed in a big city or a suite in a small city? No problem. Many people have their own choices. Some people choose to live in comfortable small towns, with low rent and low house prices, while others insist on working hard in big cities, with high rent and great pressure, but various opportunities coexist. What impressed me the most was that Mix, one of the debaters, said confidently, "If you give me a bed in a big city, I am confident to win a suite on this bed!"
Speaking of renting a house, Xiao Jing, a post-90 s colleague of the company, recently encountered a headache. She rented a village committee building in Baoan, Shenzhen, which is very close to the subway, with convenient travel and complete living facilities. This summer, the landlord raised the rent in 500 yuan without saying anything. Xiaojing felt accustomed to the life nearby and didn't want to toss about finding a house to move, so she gritted her teeth and answered. Unexpectedly, a month later, the landlord said that his nephew was going back to China and wanted to live in his own house for the time being and let Xiao Jing move out within two weeks. Xiaojing instantly felt like she was stuffed with a mass of cotton, abandoned by the city in minutes, and had no sense of belonging.
The rental market outside surprised Xiao Jing even more. Renting a single apartment in Shenzhen costs at least 3000 yuan. Although sharing a room with others can share the room fee, there are many inconveniences. Moreover, the rented house dare not be decorated too luxuriously, and dare not spend a lot of money to decorate it into what you like. Although there is a saying that "the house is rented, life is not", people who have really experienced renting life will understand that the rented house is insecure after all, and the rent they have worked so hard to save only leaves them endless sighs about life.
In The Picture Book of Women in Jinghua, the heroine Chen Ke was "kicked out" by the landlord in a high fever and moved overnight. It was raining cats and dogs, and she was in a daze. She struggled to carry a big bag and a small bag alone, stepping on a tricycle and rushing to her new home bit by bit. At the moment when everything was moved into the door, she seemed to be pulled away with all her strength, collapsed on the ground, tears streaming down her face, wrapped herself in some clothes, and had no strength to support herself anymore. Although there may not be such a coincidence at all-all the misfortunes come together, as long as you have had the experience of "being driven out of the house by the landlord" and "moving home alone", you will feel the same way about this bridge.
However, renting a house is not easy. Looking back, renting a house is a necessary stage for many people to wander in big cities, and it is also a kind of beating and tempering. It also tells us that life is not easy and struggle is difficult, but we will eventually embark on the road full of thorns.
I also rented a house in Shenzhen a few years after I graduated from college. I remember that at that time, we had rented an apartment of more than 40 square meters on the edge of the North Ring Road. The rent was 1500 yuan, and we paid three for one. There is no light in the house facing north, and the noise of vehicles on the North Ring Road is endless. It's dusty outside, far from the vegetable market and the station. Even so, we are still very satisfied, because there is a separate bathroom and balcony, and college students can temporarily build a small room after they come.
At that time, with my boyfriend, I could get more than 10 thousand points of salary every month and rent more than 1000 houses. Some neighbors said that you are all white-collar workers. Why rent a house in such a difficult place? You can live in a house with better conditions. However, only we know that no one can rely on it, only relying on our own ability to deal with all kinds of consumption, but also to buy a house of our own in the future. In order to save the down payment, we can only rent a fund-raising room with poor conditions first, and we can only live in a dusty and noisy room and shuttle through the busy crowd to find hope and light in the future.
Finally saved enough down payment, bought a house and moved out, but the landlord deducted the deposit. At that time, the landlady was in the United States, and we didn't call one month in advance, but she ruthlessly said that we didn't inform her at all and ruthlessly deducted the deposit for one month. We fully complied with the contract and moved out when the contract expired, but the landlord made us feel very cold.
However, the days of renting a house have become a bittersweet memory in our life. It lets us know that the bitterness before sweetness is the true meaning of life, and the bitterness you eat when you are young will eventually become a blessing you will enjoy later.
When we have our own small house in this first-tier city, whenever we recall the time of renting a house, we find that our fastest growth is when we try to save the down payment while renting a house. We enjoy the resources of first-tier cities and bear high rents and housing prices, but we are as positive as ever in life and spirit.
My friend Xinxin comes from a scholarly family in a small county. When she graduated, her boyfriend had bought a house in Shenzhen, so she naturally came to live with her boyfriend in Shenzhen. But when she found out that her boyfriend was cheating, she broke up resolutely, moved out of the man's house and rented a house herself. Her parents came all the way to Shenzhen to persuade her to go back to her hometown. At home, she has found a job in a public institution, which is close to home, well paid, stable and comfortable.
However, after careful consideration, Yan Yan did not return to the small county town on the 18th line, but chose to work hard in the big city. Although renting a house by herself is stressful, there is no tie in love, and she puts all her energy into her work. She went to all kinds of study and training on Saturday and Sunday, and the rent went up. She began to learn financial management knowledge and hone her professional skills, and her salary tripled. Two years later, she gritted her teeth and bought a one-bedroom attic. Although the house is small, she has a full sense of belonging and accomplishment, and her career has developed steadily. She can also take part-time jobs in her spare time to pay off the mortgage. Later she met a like-minded person and started a family. Now she and her husband have two suites in Shenzhen and run a foreign trade company. Her parents will never persuade her to return to that small county.
Yan Yan's ambition in her bones did not fade under high pressure and high rent, but she fought a beautiful turnaround with her own strength. Under the attack of love rat, she didn't flinch. She wouldn't give in easily in a high-pressure life, but it is more beautiful to break a cocoon into a butterfly under pressure.
How to deal with the rising rent? Of course, going back to a small city is also a way. There is no pressure, light weight and good years. However, without ambition and fighting spirit, no matter where you go back, you will end up in a stagnant pool. It is undoubtedly not a positive response to open up one's own sky in the rich resources of big cities.
1) Using the high-quality resources in big cities, working hard, striving for promotion and salary increase, career promotion and job hopping is also a way of growth.
There are many job opportunities in big cities. As long as you are capable, willing to work hard and seize the opportunity, you will shine like gold in the end. Opportunities always favor people who are prepared, always work hard, study hard for professional skills, and get promoted and raised as soon as possible. This is the fastest and wisest way for people in the workplace to grow up, and when your ability increases day by day, wealth and opportunities will flow to you continuously.
2) Use hobbies to develop sideline business.
A popular word now is "slash youth". A person can have multiple identities. While doing his main business well, he can also develop sideline business.
And my friend Jia Jia is a typical successful sideline. Jia Jia likes baking very much. She devoted herself to studying the methods and patterns of baking on weekends and holidays. At first, she promoted it in a circle of friends because of its excellent quality and appearance. Later, she accepted afternoon tea and birthday banquets from many companies, and her sideline income rose, even surpassing her main business. Later, she opened a bakery and hired a manager to run it. She only goes to open a shop on weekends, and it is not a problem to earn tens of thousands of dollars a month by sideline. And her main business has also developed well, working as a sales manager in a real estate company.
3) Expand contacts in big cities and seek more development opportunities.
A former colleague left his job and started his own business. Because he established a good relationship with the predecessors of the company, he later developed into a partner of the company. Many of the company's businesses were handed over to him before, and gradually grew up from a small startup. Now, several branches have been opened in succession. Job-hopping and resignation are common in big cities, but even if people leave, the relationship can continue to be maintained, so there will be more development opportunities to find you.
Although it is difficult to rent a house in a big city and make money, life is more about experience and brave experience. In Yan Xi Palace, the heroine Wei said: Life is nothing more than soldiers coming to block water. If you worry about fear everywhere, what strength do you have to live! "。 Having said that, it doesn't necessarily mean that renting a house in a big city is better than developing in a small city. Everyone has his own choice, but if he chooses to keep developing and making progress, he should be prepared to work hard. We should not limit our future for thousands of dollars' rent, but should look to the future and invest in our own growth and efforts.