What are some common lifestyle creep that you didn’t expect you would get into before you joined consulting? (e.g. luxury watches)

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It’s not really lifestyle creep, but something that came about when I switched from industry to consulting:

Having a wardrobe that is basically all black in order to eliminate mix/matching problems 😕

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This is the best thread yet

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Higher end everything. Value quality (both perceived and realized) over quantity.

Custom tailoring for suits/sport costs. Spending $300+ on dress shoes. An appreciation of premium electronics (Bose, Sonos, Sony OLED, Dyson, etc.). Splurging on expensive sporting goods (golf clubs, skis, bike, hockey skates and sticks) and hobbies (guns). Preferences for hotels/airlines where I gain points/miles vs. the no tell motel.

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Nothing like a deal sled to show your superiority

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Paying for time. For example, instacart, uber eats, skip the line, VIP at a Vegas club, etc. Those things slowly start to add up.

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I second the “epic vacations” part. It seems that every year I end up taking a vacation that could easily qualify as someone’s honeymoon

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Must be nice. I would have a freak out if I let our budget loose. I'm too much of a control freak

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Becoming a Uber abuser. “It’s a little too warm outside today, I’m going to take a uber instead of public transit”

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Honestly, having the time to be able to take public transit now feels like a luxury in a way that taking Uber to work because I didn't have enough time otherwise (and frequently working in the Uber) never did.

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Snacks, snacks, snacks!

But really, it's a true creeping over time! You slowly and subtly move from snacking on peanuts to organic almonds and cashews, from Clif bars to RX bars, from basic store brand yogurt to Fage Greek yogurt, from basic trail mix to those sweet sweet trader Joe's trail mixes and dried mangos, from an occasional slim Jim to premium beef jerky, from basic popcorn to that boomchickapop stuff... And list goes on and on.

Keep an eye on that snack budget! This is real life people!

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This!

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Tumi bag, Bose headphone, electric razor

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I like Brio.

Frequenting renowned/Michelin star restaurants

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Flying and telling people to “just fly there” like it’s catching a train. 🤷‍♀️

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Lyft everywhere. LaCroix water. Grocery shopping at Whole Foods

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I’ve moved on to Spindrift...lookout! 😳

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good wine

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You need a coravin

Paying off mortgage early

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Needing to maintain a refrigerator stocked with Topo Chico

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Same

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Massages every weekend

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Damn, and I thought my once a month was luxurious 😂

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Epic vacations

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D1 said it- Tumi and Bose

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I don’t even blink when I drop $100 per person at dinner now. Gotten used to fancy team dinners when traveling so that has creeped into my personal life now too.

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Paying for comfort over price.

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Food, fml. Spend too much on food

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Starbucks as a regular everyday need and not a “treat"

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Starbucks is basically both my restaurant and a grocery store

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