A raise should feel like forward motion in your financial life. After months or years of hard work, seeing a bigger paycheck can feel validating and even overdue. But financial planners said that what workers do in the first few pay cycles after a raise often determines whether that extra income becomes lasting wealth or just leads to lifestyle creep.
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