lived beyond one's means
Spent too much
To live beyond one's means is to spend more money than one earns, typically by accumulating debt or depleting savings.
The phrase usually appears in past tense to describe financial recklessness that has caught up with someone: They lived beyond their means for years and now face bankruptcy.
The opposite is to live within one's means.
- overspendingExceeding one's budget
- impulsivityActing without considering consequences
- social comparisonEvaluating oneself relative to others
- debtMoney owed another
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
repossession · keeping up with the Joneses · budgeting · foreclosure · conspicuous consumption · denial · materialism · emergency funds · societal pressure · impulse buying · insolvency · consumerism · champagne taste on a beer budget · savings plans · instant gratification · buy now pay later · self-esteem issues · financial stress
lived beyond one's meansdid without
Managed in absence
made do · economized · tightened one's belt · cut corners · cut back
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