Lifestyle Creep

By Stephanie Seferian

Sustainable Minimalists

22/08/23·35m 2s

Spend more money than necessary on non-essential upgrades? You're not alone.

Lifestyle creep is often related to status, and its prevalence may indeed be bolstered by a perceived sense of lack. On today's show financial educator Kara Perez offers her best tips for combatting unintentional lifestyle creep in the day-to-day.

Here’s a preview:

[3:00] When Latte Factors and Treat Yo’self! intersect: At what point do treats become lifestyle inflation?

[9:00] The Number One question to ask if you suspect you’re defining your self-worth by others’ standards

[16:00] Applying “You can’t be what you can’t see” to money decisions

[20:00] 2 ways to bring your confidence back to awesome when you feel ‘less than’ (without buying something new)

[26:00] Don’t call it a budget, call it a spending plan: The super smart way to track spending without that complicated spreadsheet

Resources mentioned:

Kara on YouTube

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