<prompt> Human: On this subreddit there are plenty of posts about people who lived beyond their means and found themselves in debt. Typically, these people are forced to slum it out and live a cheaper lifestyle.Has anyone out there chosen to slum it out, even when you had the means to live a better lifestyle? How did that work out?  <response>: Depends on what you mean by slumming. I would not live in a car or in somebodys unfinished basement if I had the means not to. I would, and do, live in a smaller house, driver cheaper car, take fewer vacations, and generally spend much less than I could if I wanted to spend every cent of income. Its working out great. Im pleased with my quality of life and am content like a well-fed puppy. 