Something getting a little lost in this thread is that there are people doing well and it is okay to spend money and have fun. Just because somebody eats out, goes to movies, travels, has cool cars, has a nice house, etc. doesn't necessarily mean they're bad with money. Maybe they're on top of all their savings and are enjoying the excess. Maybe they're even being frugal relative to their income.
Another kind of weird thing is there aren't really many options for tapering back work. I know some people that would be very happy to make 20% less for 20% more time off; however, there isn't really that option for many people in the work-a-day world. So there you are with the high salary and limited time off, so you spend it on nice things and entertainment. Nothing wrong with that.
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