I think so. But if you haven't enough money. You can't afford to buy something. When will you give up your job?

我也这么认为。 但如果你没有足够的钱。 你就买不起一些东西。你准备什么时候放弃你的工作?。

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Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.

不要让赊购诱使你去购买你支付不起的东西。

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The best way to treat yourself to something nice is to save up for it and buy it when you can truly afford it.

以某种好东西来款待自己最好的方式，就是为这件东西攒钱，到当你真正买得起的时候买下它。

youdao

Lots of people can not afford to buy a home, something the council says contributes to the borough's high levels of homelessness - more than 3, 000 households are in temporary accommodation.

BBC: NEWS | UK | England | London | Experts to debate housing crisis

It is critical to bear in mind, too, that these deficits are not a result of the government trying to buy something it cannot otherwise afford (as would be the case for you or me).

FORBES: It Is Impossible For The US To Default

When the government spends in deficit during recessions, it is not borrowing cash to buy something it could not otherwise afford.

FORBES: Spending Cuts = National Economic Suicide