<prompt> Human: I grew up in a small business owning family, but not a hugely successful one. Just enough to get by in a lower middle class existence, and that ended in my teens with the death of my father. In college I had to drop out after three semesters and work 12 hour factory shifts to save enough money for tuition, which I did after two years. In that time I was just making enough money to survive and save for tuition, and no more. I led a life of Campbells soup and rice.After i finally graduated I got a modest job in tech, but due to the location it was not the stereotypically well paying one. I was not able to save more than a few thousand dollars at a time. I spent years ruthlessly tracking my expenses, obsessing over every detail.I then changed companies and got a major salary upgrade. Over the next ten years I was able to make serious savings, 401k, investments, pay off student loans, and so on.Now I am entirely debt free, with a huge chunk of change growing in diversified investments. I cant retire yet but I have at least ten years worth of expenses saved up if I really have to. My concern is that Im starting to get comfortable with this. Im losing my previous financial discipline and starting to actually enjoy life, splashing out on more than the occasional luxury. Not like fast cars or big TVs, but more like life experiences. It feels good, yet a lifetime of tough financial decisions is hard to shake. I feel like Im no longer being true to my principles. My cash flow is still positive, but just not as positive as before. So my question is: at what point can I actually feel the reward of a lifetime of financial discipline without feeling anxious about it?  <response>: My 2 cents: Whats the purpose of financial discipline anyway? Reward yourself, lifes too short. 