What is Wanting What Others Have?
A gnawing desire for what others possess — their salary, home, car, or apparent financial ease. This wanting feels desperate rather than aspirational. Covetousness poisons contentment and can drive poor financial decisions.
When you might feel wanting what others have
Wanting What Others Have is a specific form of envious, which itself is a type of scarcity. You might experience this feeling in situations where scarcity is present, particularly when the circumstances align with the nuances that define wanting what others have.