I have observed that if you increase your needs, the new 'increased need state' becomes your new norm after a while. For example, if you didn't have car before but then you purchase it, use it regularly and then when you don't have it anymore — you'll miss your car, you'll feel like you can't live without it even though you managed to live without it before.
Do you agree with this observation? Would you agree that it's better to not increase your needs in first place?
Right. That is human psychology because from us many people faced poverty in the childhood and resources were less but now many liabilities are part of us . That is also like we spend time with any person then we have expectations with him and we want his time because our body require him to spend time but if we will control us for a few weeks then we will be habitual to spend life without him . There should be less spendings in life because any time we can face hard time and should be prepare for that time .Your observations are correct because I saw many people who don't travel a small distance without bike but many people have no bike and they are traveling small distance by walk . They don't need that .
That is true. But if you go back to where you were, it won't be a serious problem because you already experienced it. So for me, it won't be that hard as compared to when you really haven't experienced it at all and you suddenly become a carless person. It is not that you should not increase your needs, but be conservative with your life. If you feel, you don't really need it, why get it in the first place? Just buy for example a new car if you are already financially capable and can still have extra once you acquire it. Do remember, the maintenance cost and the fuel that you will be paying for.