Exactly what I'm doing. I've been paying myself a fixed salary for a couple years now, regardless of how much I actually make in a given month (the rest goes into savings). I haven't dipped into savings yet, and don't feel any cravings to do so - I just don't think that most things you can buy really add that much value. And for things that do, you can get very similar effect whether you splurge or go more frugal - i.e. a trip's value is most likely going to be determined by your companion/s and how much fun you had with each other, and not whether you went to Africa or just camped in local forest.
BTW, eating out at more upscale places, buying branded stuff are (at least in my case) just forms of treating boredom with consumerism, which I know from experience, does not bring me any happiness. It took me a year of two of spending 100% of my income until I noticed that, so maybe you need to see the effect on yourself as well.
BTW, eating out at more upscale places, buying branded stuff are (at least in my case) just forms of treating boredom with consumerism, which I know from experience, does not bring me any happiness. It took me a year of two of spending 100% of my income until I noticed that, so maybe you need to see the effect on yourself as well.