[chucksmash]

Of course there is such a thing.

Lifestyle inflation is a known phenomenon which you (and your spouse) can choose to avoid if you prioritize it, not some immutable rule of nature.

If the treadmill of accumulation that lets someone believe "there's no such thing as enough" ever stops, I think they would be shocked at how quickly they realize what enough actually means.

[ein0p]

Women are hardcoded for lifestyle inflation. The moment you start reducing the standard of living, the woman departs for greener pastures.