Lifestyle inflation occurs when recurring spending rises with income. The danger is not enjoying a raise; it is permanently committing all of it.
OUR METHODSources → assumptions → European context → verdict
Watch fixed costs
A larger home, financed car and premium subscriptions are harder to reverse than a one-time celebration.
Measure the gap
After each raise, compare the increase in monthly income with the increase in automatic saving and investing.
Set the raise rule
Direct a chosen percentage to future wealth on payday, then spend the remainder without guilt.
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