If you have a spending problem, can you earn your way out of a spending problem? A post at lifehacker shows that chances are you can’t dig yourself out of a spending problem by earning more. There’re certain situations where your income is really, then earn more is essential to digging out of that hole. However, once spending problem becomes a lifestyle problem, there won’t be enough money to fix the bad spending habits. Increasing your income is desirable. Unless you also take care of your spending side of the equation, you can’t dig yourself out of a spending problem by earning more.