Bargain Babe» trends http://bargainbabe.com Save money with coupons, deals, and inspiration! Fri, 25 May 2012 16:28:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Recession trends: how we are spending our money http://bargainbabe.com/2009/02/25/recession-trends-how-we-are-spending-our-money/ http://bargainbabe.com/2009/02/25/recession-trends-how-we-are-spending-our-money/#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:20:36 +0000 bargainbabe http://www.bargainbabe.com/?p=1796 chocolatepeanutbutterpiecc Recession trends: how we are spending our moneyAmericans are eating more chocolate because it is an “affordable” luxury. Also moving up because of the recession are mutts and 99-cent music downloads. On the way out are restaurant meals, purebred dogs and theater tickets.

Nordstrom plans to open 13 stores this year, and 10 of them will belong to the discounted Rack chain.

More sample sales are being run online. The Budget Babe reviews three such sites.

More people are shopping at dollar stores, which contributed to Dollar Tree’s 11% rise in profits last quarter.

To lower the cost of higher education more colleges are offering three year degrees.

What other spending trends are you seeing?

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