Some people think that it's important to spend a lot of money on family celebrations (e.g. weddings, birthdays). But some people say that expensive celebrations are a waste of money.

Celebrations are considered as an important aspect of everyone’s life. While there are some people who spend a lot of their financial resources on occasions like weddings and birthdays, other people consider this as entirely unnecessary. This essay will argue why spending lavishly on such events is a sheer wastage of money and why it should be utilised for social welfare instead. There are a growing number of people who spend a large sum of money on celebrating several occasions like weddings and birthdays just because they want to flaunt their wealth. Weddings and events are a good platform to show off their designer clothes, jewellery and makeup. In addition, people these days organise such functions to grab attention on social media in the form of likes and comments. Due to these reasons people spend extravagantly on such functions. Conversely, there are people who consider this spending as a waste of money and thus unnecessary as it not only leads to a financial burden on the host family but also creates a sense of competition among the relatives to organise a better celebration for their loved ones. There have been several instances of people taking personal loans just to impress the society. For such reasons these people find spending on such events as a waste of money and they believe that this money should be utilised for a social cause like feeding poor people or helping charities. In conclusion, celebrations are important in one’s life. However, it is entirely our responsibility to be vigilant about our spending and instead of wasting our hard earned money for impressing people it should be used for social welfare.