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[novapsyche]

Americans are spending 55 percent of their disposable income on essentials such as housing, food, health care, energy and debt, up from a low of 48.5 percent in 1999. That leaves less money for entertainment, travel and other discretionary purchases, [Charles Schwab Corp.'s Liz Ann Sonders] said.

--A Wild Ride

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[platitudesrus.livejournal.com]

Always stove your rhombus.

[pgdudda.livejournal.com]

When did buying essentials become "disposable income"?

[novapsyche.livejournal.com]

I noticed that, too.

[xterminal.livejournal.com]

Americans are spending 55 percent of their disposable income on essentials such as housing, food, health care, energy and debt,

I desperately want one of their lives. I lose 50 percent of my "disposable income" before I see it.

(I assume "disposable income" means "after taxes." If there's anything disposable in my paycheck...)