The Right Amount of Lifestyle Creep (Plus, Revealing 5 Years of Mine)

Published: March 13, 2024, 6 a.m.

If you've ever waded into personal finance content, you\u2019re probably familiar with lifestyle creep. It gets a lot of airtime because it\u2019s a natural financial experience: to spend more as you earn more. But because there's no positive equivalent about intentionally upgrading your lifestyle, all enhancements are cast through this "to-be-avoided-at-any-costs" lens.\nFortunately for us, my evolution on the subject has been entombed for eternity on the internet. I dug through five years' worth of posts for this episode\u2026and I share the equation that helped me determine "how much" creep is encouraged.\nTranscripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/lifestyle-creep-episode.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices