Is your frugality almost exclusively because of the money (and the resulting ability to FIRE), or do other factors play a large role? If you had a free pass to live a fancy pants life at no additional cost, do you *really* believe you'd continue due [frugal] course?
I'm asking because I've noticed a few things in myself lately that I don't like. We've recently moved into military-provided housing. I'm unhappy (and perhaps a bit... resentful) about this for several reasons. (I mention that because my attitude problem, which is something I'm working on, is probably relevant.) Our utilities are free and the units don't have individual meters, so no one has any idea how much we use. I could literally leave the shower running every night because I like the white noise. Anyway, today I was going in and out the sliding door a lot as I did chores and worked on unpacking. If I were paying for the a/c, I'd have shut the door each and every time, even if I was going to be walking through it again in less than 60 seconds. Today, I left it open. Not for 15 minutes or anything like that, but a minute here and 3 minutes there. I did this only because I wasn't paying for the a/c. (We don't keep it Arctic in here or anything. I can't tell you the temp because it doesn't run on a temp setting. It's a +1 on the "dehumidify" setting, if google translate is correct, and I really don't know what that means. :lol But it's certainly not 68* in here or anything ridiculously indulgent.)
Again, I don't like this, and it's a thought pattern that I noted and intend to work on. I was a bit surprised by it, because I've always felt my moderate lifestyle was about environment and philosophy as well. Using fewer of earth's resources, being less dependent on forces outside myself, challenging myself a bit, avoiding hedonistic adaptation, etc.
So, if suddenly you were given a free pass, do you *really* think you'd continue your conservative ways? Would it be more of a struggle? If utilities were free, or any car you wanted would be given to you to use, or you had a free pass to all restaurants as often as you wanted to use them, or any and all clothes [electronics, sports equipment, tools...] you wanted were handed to you on request (or whatever excess might tempt you), would you still exercise moderation?