Lifestyle Inflation

Getting a bonus at work or a significant raise feels great. You worked hard, and now the company is rewarding you. Maybe you have been dreaming about...

Lifestyle inflation happens when your spending rises right along with your income. You get a raise, and suddenly you feel you deserve a nicer car, a...

You land a new job or a big raise. Your paycheck jumps by fifteen or twenty percent. You feel rich, or at least richer. So you celebrate. You trade...

It starts innocently enough. You get a promotion, a small raise, or maybe a tax refund. Suddenly you notice your three-year-old phone feels slow...

You get a raise, you feel great, and then you notice your neighbor bought a new SUV. Suddenly, your perfectly fine sedan feels old. You start...

You get a promotion. Your monthly take-home pay jumps by an extra five hundred dollars. For the first week, you feel smart, secure, even a little bit...