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What surprises me is that there seems to be no upper limit for lifestyle expenses. To me it seems certain lifestyle choices are more of a liability than a bonus. A bigger house needs more cleaning, a cleaning lady, probably also a gardener. More cars require more maintenance, parking space, taxes. Yachts, OK, I don't know - they require personnel, but maybe they are nice to have. Then again, probably it is possible to rent them for the odd occasion?

I think from a certain comparatively low threshold, my worry would be how to use my money to make the world a better place, not how to get a even more luxurious lifestyle.




> I think from a certain comparatively low threshold, my worry would be how to use my money to make the world a better place, not how to get a even more luxurious lifestyle.

I expect many people feel this way, at all income levels. The point is that the "comparatively low threshold" varies depending on your current income - the more income you have, the higher your threshold becomes.

"If I had a little more, I'd give."

"I have a little, so I give." (widow's mite)

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Agreed, the margin does not grow much bigger the more you make, if you made one graph for income and one for expenses.




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