That was why, with the weight of worldly life no longer clogging my feet, I could not stick to the usual course of convention.

一旦世俗生活的重担不再绊着我的两腿时，我就不会固守习俗的常规了。

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Likewise with the usual burden of a mortgage and car payments, all so one can enjoy the good life and not wait for savings to accumulate.

同样对于通常的抵押贷款和汽车支出的负担，也是如此，人们不用等到攒够了钱就可以享受好日子。

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For example, we had better keep the same lifestyle as the usual, like get up on time, go to bed on time, so that we would not make our life irregular.

例如，我们最好保持与平时一样的生活方式，即按时起床，按时睡觉，这样就不会使得我们的生活方式不律。

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