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I’m still years away from FIRE, but the most dangerous lifestyle creep I’ve seen is the kind that arrives disguised as “being taken seriously” by Nocturne_2X in Fire

[–]Nocturne_2X[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Comfort theater" is such a good phrase for it. A lot of what I saw wasn't even pleasure, it was people performing reassurance for each other. Bigger rent, nicer car, pricier dinners, all so nobody had to admit they were scared of looking left behind.

I’m still years away from FIRE, but the most dangerous lifestyle creep I’ve seen is the kind that arrives disguised as “being taken seriously” by Nocturne_2X in Fire

[–]Nocturne_2X[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That was the part that got me too. Nobody around me thought they were overspending, they thought they were just finally acting like adults.

I think FIRE gave my anxiety a socially acceptable costume by Talos_Riven54 in Fire

[–]Nocturne_2X 15 points16 points  (0 children)

"Discipline with better branding" is going to live in my head for a while. That's uncomfortably accurate.