When you are alone and have no money, you can live frugally with what you have. It might feel a bit miserable compared to others, but if you avoid comparisons and close your eyes and ears, finding satisfaction in your reality, you can get by. Meanwhile, you can calmly prepare for the future. In fact, in our country, as long as you are reasonably healthy, it is hard to imagine starving to death alone. While you might live in poverty, I believe it is not that difficult to feed yourself. You just need to let go of your pride and use a kind of mental victory strategy. "Though I am currently economically impoverished, my mind is rich. I may not have money now, but it will come back to me in time. That's how money works."
The problem arises when you are not alone. If you have a family to support and are facing economic difficulties, it is not such a simple issue. If your spouse understands the current situation and actively reduces spending and participates in economic activities, it might be a bit easier. However, this is not easy, especially if there are children. The biggest issue is if your spouse does not recognize the current situation, cannot change previous spending habits, or places the entire economic burden on you. If there are no children, the solution is simple. It’s best to just break up. But with children, how can this be resolved? If you are already earning as much as you can but your spouse keeps demanding more, and you cannot abandon the children, what should you do? This problem is beyond what you can solve alone. No matter how much you cut back, save, and use mental strategies, if the cause of the problem lies outside of you, you cannot solve it by yourself. Is there really no solution? It seems that earning more money is the only solution I can achieve alone. Thus, it ultimately comes down to having a conversation with your spouse. It is crucial not to approach this emotionally. Especially avoid getting angry or excited. Without hurting their pride, talk about the current situation and what it will look like in a year if things continue this way. Earnestly try to find a solution for the sake of the children. But if they still do not understand? If even after all this, they cannot understand the reality of our family, can you continue to spend the rest of your time with such a person? Then, you think of the children again.