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?
The life is meant to experience great thing exceedingly while maintaining what you've acquired so far and never loose it, you'll certainly value something you loss than just having it the first time.
You increase your needs when the source of income supersede your expenses so you never fall below your means.
material things will stay after we die, what we'll bring with us is our experience, our relationships, the echo of our actions and our integrity
nothing material like cars, houses and anything money can buy will come with us when we depart this world
internalizing and accepting this truth gives freedom