As discussed in Chapter 2 in the book An Engineer's Attempt to Explain Personal Finance, the total amount of expense over one's life cannot exceed the income. While the shape in Figure 1 in the book is a very simplified representation of income and expense, it helps visualize the concept. Below is a dynamic version of the same figure to help visualize the impacts of making long-term changes.
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