lifestyle inflation

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    5 Ways To Avoid Lifestyle Inflation Once Your Salary Increases

    Lifestyle inflation is a sneaky financial phenomenon in which your spending rises alongside an increase in income. Here's how to avoid it.

    Lifestyle inflation, also known as lifestyle creep, is a phenomenon where spending rises in tandem with increasing income. While a moderate degree of lifestyle creep can be seen as a natural (and even motivating!) aspect of personal progress, excessive spending…