First of all, you are not necessarily a producer *or* a consumer but both. The question is which one are you more of over time? The leaders of our society are the prosperous, the wealthy, and quite frankly, they are more producer than consumer. Cry all you want but even Dire Straights ("See the little faggot with the earring and the makeup, Yeah buddy, that's his own hair, That little faggot got his own jet airplane, That little faggot he's a millionaire" -- from Money For Nothing, and yes, they sing "faggot" in the song) can't disagree that some dude with an inheritance lump sum isn't actually producing more than he is consuming, even if he doesn't work a day in his life and lives on the savings account interest!

Aside from financial matters, though, ask yourself directly, how do you spend your time each day? Are you interacting with people or making things or producing something? Or are you reading articles on the web? Watching TV? Reading books all day? Texting your friends? Drinking? Those are consumption activities and if you really want fulfillment and lasting happiness, the tough love is that you're gonna have to give some of that crap up and go do something productive! Ultimately, wealth will come from making something more than yourself. Enjoy it afterwards but at least enjoy slightly less than you create.