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?
Society and the media push this mentality that you must have the next best thing - a new iPhone that comes out every year or the latest game. Yet you'll often find the most success (and humble) people will be quite frugal with their spending, regardless of the few celebrities that seem to be living super rich lifestyles, they are the anomaly. Using the car example, your needs can actually change through life as well - you might move to a city with great public transport - so you always have to keep an open mind to reinventing yourself and assessing your needs in the moment. Many people could also get away with a much cheaper car but decide to upgrade, yet end up paying much more for little extra satisfaction.