['When I go to the mall to buy clothes, I always feel so envious of others who are buying expensive items. I wish I could afford those things!', 'I understand how you feel. I wonder how those people afford it.', 'They must have amazing jobs.  I just hate how it makes me feel to want it so bad.']
I'm sure if you work hard you could afford it too.
When I go to the mall to buy clothes, I always feel so envious of others who are buying expensive items.  I wish I could afford those things!