Howdy Dammit said:
Lifestyle creep is real. That's all I'll say. Thought I was better than it but im not.
Better than that? That an interesting way to put it. I wake up everyday grateful for what I have. I was mowing the lawn as a kid and went in the house to get water. I looked out the kitchen window and watched as two thieves threw it in the back of a truck. I spent the rest of the summer mowing our yard and the neighbors so I could borrow their mower. My grandad bought me a bike and a week or two later it walked off my buddy's porch. It shows up at school a few days later with a rattle can pain job. The principle called the kids mom and she insisted she bought it new.
I can leave my garage open and go on a vacation in my current neighborhood. I'd probably get a call from a neighbor letting me know, but nothing would be missing. This lifestyle didn't creep in. I busted my ass to get here as fast as I could and I'm a better person for it.
