The most affluent consumers account for a bigger share of total US spending, reinforcing the lopsided dynamic of unbothered consumption for the wealthy and more cautious shopping for everyone else.
the rest of us literally don’t have the money to ‘spend’ anymore.
Sorry folks but im not so keen to spend without an income.
lol, I stopped consuming during the price gouging when COVID happened. I saw the greed and just… stopped. screw their cheap shit. it’s not that I can’t afford it, I actively refuse to keep buying stuff and watch it break in 6-8 months needing to buy it again.
I’m just living humble by choice now
My shoes have holes in them and i use instant coffee and eat rice & beans most days. I havent been to a salon in 4 years. I cant afford the fruits of my own labor and im on medicaid. I work a skilled union job. They told me i should apply for unemployment when it gets slow.
I’ve gotten fairly skilled at mending my own cloths as of late. And fixing my shoes.
By “skilled” I mean I can keep my junk from flapping in the breeze, which IMO is good enough.
It’s getting rough out there, and I can’t afford to buy that shit now. Thread is cheap, sewing needles are cheap, and extra fabric is easy AF to come by.
Yeah, i mend my own shoes and clothes as needed already. The shoes have holes in the upper “sock” bit, otherwise id use shoe goo or something
You could try darning or adding a patch to the upper part of your shoes
Personally I avoid shoe goo whenever possible, it never seems to hold very long
Ooo a patch might work
Heck yeah that’s the spirit!
Give it a shot, worst case scenario they’re not gonna be worse off
I wonder if this chart has anything to do with it.
And if the point isn’t immediately obvious, there’s an easy to miss little yellow line at the bottom of the chart that represents the combined wealth of half the US population.
Good thing we’re burning down fundamental government services, destroying our future and adding trillions to the national debt to fund tax cuts for those one percenters, huh
Coincidentally, while walking through the grocery stores I find myself gravitating towards the cheaper lower-quality mass-produced food of my childhood.
Sadly, some of that lower quality stuff has become legit dogwater. The modern Hamburger Helper is disappointment in a box. A storebrand “lasagna skillet meal” is childhood joy these days.
You don’t need that garbage any way. Just buy egg noodles or lasagna.
