However, the solution isn't as straightforward as cutting expenses. It's about understanding needs versus wants and planning expenditures accordingly. A common saying among personal finance geeks is "Don't save what is left after spending; spend what is left after saving". Implementing such simple financial principles could be a starting point to financial prudence.
I can assure you that only few would do that, just that nowadays people have turned the way of living to a competitive standard whereby people don't even care where they are and what they got involved in living and expensive life. If there's an adjustment, then to also stop living expensive life I don't think in anyway we would live a life debt instead a debt free life, I myself have tried all I could to reduce and remove every unnecessary expenses in my family, whatever we don't want at that moment we skip it and go for the most needed ones by so doing we've eliminated lots of things.
the stupid thing that humans do is work continuously and can't enjoy old age because there are still debt repayments so they can't retire from their jobs. Prestige is one of the reasons someone borrows money or credit. when they work they are embarrassed if they have to go by motorbike or public transportation so they take years of car payments and when they have a family they are ashamed if they have to live with their parents so they take home installments. Continue like that, extend the installments until you don't feel old, but the installments don't go away, so you can't retire from work because you don't have any other income to pay the installments.
Doing business and investing is the solution to getting out of the work zone. But not everyone dares to get out of that zone, they think that if you do business the income is uncertain while the installments must be paid every month. and have no extra money to invest being drained by mortgages and everyday life.
the solution to these problems you must have the will, courage and seriousness in doing business. all you need to do to get out of the work zone is, by managing your finances so that you have the capital to do business and start investing. if you still can't leave your job or are in doubt then try to manage your time between work and business. later when your business is good you can leave your job.