Samantha Motion: How to spot lifestyle creep before it's too late 24 Apr, 2021 02:00 AM 4 minutes to read Are too many of your wants becoming needs? Photo / Getty Images OPINION I've been talking about getting a new dining table set for years now, ever since we moved into a new build. There is nothing disastrously wrong with the current one. It's your standard varnished pine six-seater that I picked up from a seconds furniture store a decade ago. All items have the right number of legs, though most have chips out of them (bargain alert!) and have been lightly chewed (puppy alert).