On… Lifestyle Creep
Early on in my career, a senior geologist told me over breakfast, “If you want to get rich, then you have to maintain your lifestyle”. Lifestyle creep is what he is referring to and everyone is guilty of that. Basically, when you age, you spend more to upgrade your life quality. Isn’t that the definition of success? To earn more so that you can spend more to live better. When I was a student, I was contented to share a 2 bed room house with 3 other person . When I started working, I was contented to share a 2 bed room house with 1 other person. After working a couple of years, I had to have the whole 2 bed room house to myself. Pretty soon, 2 rooms isn't even enough for me. The same goes for clothes, food, electronic equipment…etc. You get the idea. Now I’m not suggesting that there is anything wrong with improving your quality of life, but where or when does it stop? When is enough actually enough? When do we realise that we have exceeded a decent level of comfo...