Glossary

Lifestyle Inflation

DEFINITION

Lifestyle inflation is the tendency to spend more as income increases. This can make it harder to save money and achieve long-term financial goals.

ELI5

When people earn more and quickly start buying more expensive things, they may not save much. That habit is called lifestyle inflation.

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