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Lifestyle Creep

Lifestyle Creep

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

Lifestyle creep is often related to status, and its prevalence may 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.

 

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[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

 

 

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Spend more money than necessary on non-essential upgrades? You're not alone. Lifestyle creep is often related to status, and its prevalence may be bolstered by a perceived sense of lack. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: how to combat unintentional lifestyle creep in the day-to-day.

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What started in 2011 with just one woman and a small local government has exploded into a worldwide movement of over 174 million people. That movement is Plastic Free July.

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But we aren’t just facing a litter problem anymore; we’re facing climate and health crises. A July that’s free of plastic is about building permanent habits, changing your relationship with “stuff,” and sending a clear message to corporations that you don’t want all this plastic junk.

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