October 17, 2024

307: When Lifestyle Creep Catches Up to You

37 minutes

After speaking about expenses being harder to cover lately, Derek decides to share his daily spending breakdown. Him and Johnny go over the categories and both realize that lifestyle creep is reality now for both of them. They discuss ideas to save money, what things they can slim down and what they may need to cut out all together. With everything getting more expensive and wages not keeping up, this episode is sure to relate to many others out there.

Discussed:

Derek's 2023 AMEX Spend Chart

ILAB 306: Q3 2024 Quarterly Update

ILAB 305: The Economic and Lifestyle Value of Buenos Aires

Where we are:

Johnny FD – Kyiv, UA / IG @johnnyfdj

Sam Marks - Barcelona, ES / IG @sammarks12

Derek – Los Angeles, US / IG @DerekRadio

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Time Stamp:

00:20 - Johnny/Derek Intro

14:52 - Gas/Auto Expenses

18:22 - Our Heads Are in Prices 10 Years Ago

22:27 - Should Derek Leave California?

34:55 - Why Johnny Likes Cheap Places

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