splurge

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Some financial planners dub this phenomenon “lifestyle creep” — the idea that when people start to make more money, they take on more expenses, including ones they would have considered splurges when they made less money.

From MarketWatch

As inflation grew, many consumers also pulled back on buying discretionary items, including the throw pillows, clothing and other splurges Target is known for, according to the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

As inflation grew, many consumers also pulled back on buying discretionary items, the throw pillows, clothing and other splurges Target is known for.

From The Wall Street Journal

But from 1963 to 1988 the double splurge in spending for Vietnam and the Cold War did little to help military stocks.

From The Wall Street Journal

For years, global investors have waited for the Chinese consumer to return in force — to shop, to splurge and to rescue multinational earnings.

From MarketWatch