How Has The Economy Affected Your Spending Habits?

minimus

Will you go on vacation this year? Will you curtail your driving habits due to the cost of fuel? Will you cut back your spending for special occasions?

factfinder

Spending? What is that? money? What is that?

Elgiard

I no longer have a job, so I have just enough money for cat food and ramen.

Actually, I think we'll be spending more money this year than we have in the past. We've spent a lot of our 12 years of marriage saving, and putting money away in savings and for retirement, and we decided this year we're going to enjoy spending some of it. There's been a lot of times where I secretly called my husband a tightwad in my head, but I've been especially greatful the past few years that my husband has practiced living below our means and not getting into debt.

wasblind

" I no longer have a job, so I have just enough money for cat food and ramen."

Sorry to hear that Elgiard, you may have to part with the cat so you can

buy a little meat to go with the ramen. Hope things get better for you

zeroday*

I have increased my spending. If I reach my credit limit on one credit card I just get another one and keep charging even thought my income hasn't gone up...

PublishingCult

I spend more money on booze these days to deal with the fact I can no longer afford to eat :P

JRK

I am just in holding mode. No real spending.

JK

NomadSoul

I'm fortunate to say that it didn't affect me.

Berengaria

I'm also fortunate.