Live with less, but don't forget that time has inherent value as well. Opportunity cost. Ask yourself if your purchases are giving you less or more time to do w

Live with less, but don't forget that time has inherent value as well. Opportunity cost. Ask yourself if your purchases are giving you less or more time to do what you actually want. I also find that the best limiter for me is having a restricted living space. I spent a year and a half on the road as a software consultant, and my luggage got progressively smaller as time went on. By the end of my travel life last summer, I had managed to combine two weeks of business necessities with a camping mattress and stuff for the weekend, and hold it all in a single airline carry-on sized backpack. This didn't make me less of a consumer, though, it just directed the consumption in different ways. I consumed airline tickets, hotel rooms, restaurant food, etc. at a much higher rate than most people. But I enjoyed the lifestyle. That being said, I would still really like to have a flat-screen TV and a couch of my own. Priorities, though...