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0 pointshx81y ago0 comments

It's called lifestyle creep. Housing and transportation are the two most impactful items, which can scale from $20k/yr to $20m/yr smoothly.

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detourdog1y ago

I think lifestyle creep is too general of a description.

The difference between $900 pants and $50 pants is more than lifestyle creep. I see it as indicative of a stratified society. Previous times had wealthy paying more for clothes but it showed in workmanship or materials.

In the words of Lucille Blutb:

How much could a banana cost, $10?

I see Lifestyle creep as an individual gradually spending more for meals and cloths

ghaff1y ago

Not that I really go to Vegas much any longer (thank the stars!) but when I did for conferences regularly, I'd go into some of the shopping malls and would be (not really literally but close) "I couldn't afford a single thing in this store!"

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