Every time your income increases, resist automatically upgrading your lifestyle. Lifestyle inflation is the primary reason people with good incomes still feel financially stuck. Keep fixed expenses flat as income grows.
Anyone receiving a raise, promotion, or income increase. The window of temptation is immediately after the increase arrives.
Before any income increase hits your account, decide exactly where the extra money goes: savings, debt, or investing.
Automate the new contribution before your first new paycheck arrives.
Live exactly as you did before the raise.
Allow yourself one deliberate lifestyle upgrade per year, maximum — and make it an intentional choice.