Lifestyle creep gets a bad rap in personal finance circles, but many middle-class Redditors say it’s not always a bad thing, especially when it’s intentional. A recent thread on r/MiddleClassFinance ...

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One of the top responses came from the original poster, who said hiring contractors for home repairs was non-negotiable now. “When I was poor, it was DIY on the cheap or let it stay broken,” they ...