HappySqurriel on 11 November 2008
It really depends on how bad everything gets ...
When someone decides that they're not going to buy the new car they (initially) planned on this year (and other unnecessary expenses) they will have $250 to $1000 extra at the end of the month. If they keep their jobs and can comfortably pay for day to day living expenses they will have a lot of extra money to spend on simple luxuries (like videogames). When people start running into trouble paying the bills they will start cutting back on (pretty much) everything that isn't necessary.
