However, expenditure will happen regardless of idealism: I am proud to say that I took no dowry or material donations from my in-laws: instead hosted a lunch for orphans. Very satiated
16 years back, life was very easy economically and cash wise speaking... Did not need to plan, just borrowed the money from sources and paid them back within no time. Today if i have to repeat that, it will take me years to repay back considering costs have gone through roof touching the moon and mars, lowest ever surpluses happening every year astronomical prices of gold.
I am not interested in spending more than Rs. 50,000 in my marriage which includes honeymoon. I will do arranged court marriage and nothing lavish as it is a wastage of time and money. Huhh!
I think its just waste of hard earned money if its earned in hard way to spend lakhs and some times crores of rupees on marriage where people come gossip and feel jealous of the spender and go bad mouthing them
