I can certainly relate to this. Living in Boston, it's very easy to drop $50++ just walking around the city for an afternoon, then to come home and spend $100 for half a week's worth of groceries at Whole Foods.

I definitely wish each raise came with the option to work less.. 10% more money or 10% less work. When you consider that, on paper, a 20% pay cut could mean a 3-day weekend, it makes a lot of sense until you bring it up in conversation..