Lifestyle creep is seemingly acceptable in our culture today. However, whether it’s our addiction to debt, our overconsumption, or our need to keep up with the proverbial Jones’, it is difficult to avoid the trap. Our lack of margin has caused this situation to become untenable. Although everything has a lifespan and a cycle, we seem to think that our finances and lifestyles are insulated from that. I will discuss what external pressures and needs are either non-essential or even frivolous and whether your lifestyle inflation is actually sustainable.