treatdrift
/ˈtriːtˌdrɪft/nounVerified NewThe gradual multiplication of small self-awarded treats — coffees, deliveries, minor upgrades — until they consume the budget a large purchase once occupied.
The unaffordable is deferred; the affordable is daily. Each treat is justified singly, and the sum is discovered only when the month's statement is read. Treatdrift is the small-luxury substitution effect running on a personal scale.
Etym. — treat + drift — indulgence drifting from occasion to habit.
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