Finally, it’s time to implement what I have been talking about on my blog over the last year or so - it’s time to address lifestyle inflation!
The first salary after getting a job is always a tempting excuse to indulge in a shopping spree. Plus, a new unfurnished apartment cries desperately for a several-hundred-dollars expenditure on furniture/bed/accessories.
However, with great restraint, I have finally managed to convince myself back into a sleeping bag. 
I have had some good (and prolonged) experience with sleeping bags, so I don’t mind it.
Also, most other things were acquired at much lower costs than what I had imagined earlier (new leather shoes - $50, trousers - about $25 each , shirts - about $20 each, etc.) - so most of the inflationary items have been under control. Plus, I threw away an incredible number of clothes/accessories during my moving/clean-up spree - so I ended up with a lot less “stuff” in the new apartment.
May be it’s lifestyle deflation or whatever… but it certainly feels good to carry less baggage and live light.
