I didn’t cut back because of any European crisis. I cut back because I didn’t have the need to buy anything.
I seem to be able to get along with less shopping anymore. I’m amazed how much of it was waste.
I am still buying things. I have just adjusted my buying habits and items.
Some items are “prepper” items. Some are tools of my trade.
My TV/Computer and other “toys” work just fine. So I am not replacing any of that stuff.
My old 277K van is still running so I don’t really see a need to replace it at this time. I did look at the offerings from Ford and Benz to replace it and chose to just repair my old van to save some $$
Amen !
Perhaps people are finally realizing they don’t need 75% of the stuff they used to buy.
Maybe they didn’t have the money but now it is dawing on them that they really didn’t neead all that STUFF to begin with.
Maybe we can go back to referring to ourselvees as CITIZENS and not ‘consumers’ as the media has conditioned us to call ourselves.
“I seem to be able to get along with less shopping anymore. I’m amazed how much of it was waste.”
Millions more are doing the same; it is amazing how quickly the post-manufacturing economy failed.
I can’t believe this will be a close election; this economic carnage is visible to all.