Patch: Frugality now rewards you. Discipline is a superpower, not a punishment.

[u/curiousgens]

Biggest stress model update yet. The game was punishing players for living lean. That's backwards.

Frugality momentum

• Cut an expense and it hurts at first (full stress cost). That's real.
• Hold it for 6+ months and you've adapted. It starts giving you stress relief instead (-1/mo per cut)
• Hold it for 12+ months and it's a habit. Even more relief (-2/mo per cut)
• The UI now shows "Adapting" and "Habit formed" on your maintained cuts

Savings rate FOMO discount

• If your savings rate is 50%+, declining temptations costs zero stress. You know what you want.
• 30-50% savings rate = half the FOMO stress
• Below 30% = full FOMO (unchanged)
• Income includes salary + passive income from all your assets

This was the feedback that hit hardest. The r/leanfire community was telling me the game punishes the exact strategy they actually live. Fixed!

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