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hobbit709

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12. That $5/wk really pumps a lot back in my case

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Mon Feb 2, 2015, 03:01 PM

Feb 2015

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Americans are failing to pump gas-price savings back into the economy [View all] GliderGuider Feb 2015 OP

Actually, invested it Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #1

We bought a used 2004 Prius for $6000. WHEN CRABS ROAR Feb 2015 #25

Used BEVs, hybrids Kelvin Mace Feb 2015 #27

They talked about this on NPR this morning. If you save, you're not helping the economy; if you Brickbat Feb 2015 #2

Since they lost about $30K in assets, I'd guess they're trying to build that back up, pay off bills, ND-Dem Feb 2015 #3

it's my opinion too!! n/t Sheepshank Feb 2015 #17

It's as if people know that wealth inequality is at an all time high or something. Rex Feb 2015 #4

Yes, people are still recovering from the horrific Bush recession. nt tridim Feb 2015 #5

Believe me, I would LOVE to spend that "windfall" on all annabanana Feb 2015 #6

^^^THIS^^^ Lochloosa Feb 2015 #7

Employers are failing to pump enough into economy. Orsino Feb 2015 #8

And we have our thread winner. Brigid Feb 2015 #20

+1 leftstreet Feb 2015 #30

This same mindset happened after the Great DEPRESSION. People save and it brought on a whole uponit7771 Feb 2015 #9

Reminds me of an episode of the West Wing... iandhr Feb 2015 #10

Gas is low (right now) but everything else continues to go up...groceries...rent....nt raccoon Feb 2015 #11

bingo marions ghost Feb 2015 #23

That $5/wk really pumps a lot back in my case hobbit709 Feb 2015 #12

When the cost of everything goes up except gas, there won't be much left. NCTraveler Feb 2015 #13

For many people, paying off credit card debt is the best thing to do (n/t) thesquanderer Feb 2015 #14

I'm putting the $5.00 I've saved toward the $200 I have to LibDemAlways Feb 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #16

since i went back to working at 'real' job 13 mos ago, my spare money went to paying off my CC KG Feb 2015 #18

Hopefully they're saving it for when gas rebounds and jumps to $6 a gallon nichomachus Feb 2015 #19

My gas bill went down $20, but my rent went up $17 this year. alarimer Feb 2015 #21

Frugality and savings aren't bad things. geek tragedy Feb 2015 #22

Well, given that 47% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #24

And some of us aren't interested in 2naSalit Feb 2015 #26

Probably because most Americans are not saving anything. dilby Feb 2015 #28

Save your money in a place where the upper 1% can't get to it. Initech Feb 2015 #29

Can't save or put it back into the economy with pleasure purchases bigwillq Feb 2015 #31

I've been seeing that in my recent visits to the US Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #32

who are they fucking kidding Skittles Feb 2015 #33

Just remember that Heywood J Feb 2015 #34