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?
You need to understand that as humans we have the ability to adapt to whatever situation that we find ourselves whether it's positive or negative, eventually we will adjust to our present realities. It is easier to go from bad to good, from suffering to enjoyment or lack to abundance than it is for the opposite of everything that I just mentioned. If you have a car and enjoy driving or you are imprisoned for whatever reason, life will seem very unbearable, it will seem like you cannot survive another day without your freedom or what you love but would be surprised that after sometime you will start to adapt or get used to the new environment or condition. To adapt doesn't mean that you are comfortable in that situation but you can survive in the situation, so you can adapt in a worse situation while planing to get out of it.