Analysis Of Less Stuff, More Happiness And The Realities Of Hedonistic Consumerism

“The Average American household is carrying more than eight thousand dollars in credit- card debt and every 15 seconds a person in the U.S. goes bankrupt (p. 433)”, (Kendal 2015). That is a scary thought isn’t it? But according to D. Kendal those are actual statistics people face in today's society. The video's “Less Stuff, More Happiness” by, Graham Hill, and “Wearing Nothing New” by, Jessi Arrington, tie down with the article “The Realities of Hedonistic Consumerism” by, Diana Kendall. Examining and Analysing the three stories I realized that the topics of each story were very similar. The three stories handed information about the over expenses a regular person makes and how people can save more money by making smarter decisions. Each story hits a different subject, but overall the three stories create a very cohesive idea of the similar main point they want their audience to understand. A fact is a truth known by actual observation and America spending more money than what it saves is indeed a fact. According to Marilyn Geewax, in “Why Americans Spend Too Much” published in 2011, she explains to her readers that the U.S actually began
Speaker Graham Hill and Jessi Arrington in the ted talk shows enlighten their audiences on how to save money. When both speakers talk to their audience they both carry an object that they can use as a visual for their audience to see. Graham Hill in his ted talk film “Less Stuff More Happiness” published in 2015, he speaks to his audience on how they could save more money by living in smaller house and cutting down in transportation. Speaker Jessi Arrington also talks to her audiences on how they could save more money by cutting down in some expenses. Arrington, J. spoke about the everyday clothing the American person buys; she explains that clothes today are becoming too expensive and the best way to look great at a great price is to buy used