Months ago we stopped purchasing anything that was not needed or 100% necessary. I flat out refuse to go along with this level of greed.
Good time, dragnet, to pay off debt and accumulate some cash. While this is always good advice, with the possibility of a recession, this is especially good advice. On the other hand, the economy is holding up just fine. Unemployment is low by historical standards. Inflation is just a point or so above target. But the big giant deficit on top of the enormous national debt, and geopolitical risks all over the world add up to a lot of uncertainty.
That is my general position buy what you have to and avoid the rest. The board room, C-suite and corner office must have their quarter to quarter growth to keep their phony baloney jobs. Piss on the line workers and piss on the consumer.
Yeah, I see it as greed when the growth of wealth and income of the top 1% outpaces that of the workers by factors of TENS and has done so for decades now.