phisheep on 09 January 2009
First thing I did when I got unemployed was buy a console - as I knew I would have a lot of time on my hands.
It is a lot cheaper than some of the alternatives.
It probably differs between the long term unemployed and those recently unemployed. If you get some sort of payoff there is some immediate cash in pocket that has to go somewhere.
So, if there is going to be an impact related to unemployment I would expect it to hit in maybe 12 months time.
