FWIW, I've seen lots of instances where people make purchases (often large ones!), hoping it will help them change. For example, gym memberships and treadmill sales spike in January. From what I've seen, if someone really wants something, they'll find ways of doing it, with or without the extra purchase. Lack of motivation is a much stronger inhibitor than inconvenience. Without that intrinsic motivation, that aspirational treadmill purchase rapidly turns into a very expensive clothing rack.
Or as I like to put it "inertia is a powerful force".
Or, our most powerful force. Do I want a bigger house? Yes, but too lazy to move. A bigger car? Sure, but this one isn't broken.
I sold car #1 when I moved cross country and we went down to 1 car.
Sold that car (DH's car, car #0) when it got unreliable and replaced with car #2. Still a 1 car family.
Bought a 2nd car (Car #3) when DH graduated from PhD and got a job.
Bought car #4 and got rid of Car #2 when it became unreliable (it was an early 90's Saturn)
Bought car #5 when car #3 was totaled (T-boned).
Likewise with jobs, post college.
Job #1 - I was in the Navy, and I did my 5 years, and they basically kick you out after that (where I was)
Job #2 - company went bankrupt.
Job #3 - company shut down my group and offered to transfer me to a different group. I didn't like those terms.
Job #4 - 13 years and counting...
I like camping but I'm the only one, and so our vacations of late tend to be road trips with mostly hotel/ AirBNB stays, because it makes everyone happy. It doesn't help that California has a LOT of people, and to get a campsite you have to book 6 months in advance. That adds another layer of difficulty. And the dog. Sigh.