6. How to Know If Your Lifestyle Is Outpacing Your Income
Getting a raise should feel good. So why does your budget still feel tight?In this episode:What lifestyle inflation actually is, and why it isn't automatically a bad thingThe three real causes of lifestyle creep: "I deserve it" thinking, social comparison, and spending on autopilotWhy housing and transportation are the two areas of your budget that spiral fastest, and are hardest to walk backSubscription blindness, and how an extra $5, $10, and $20 charge quietly becomes an extra $389 a monthThe rideshare test: how to calculate your own lifestyle inflation rate and compare it to your salary…
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