In general I am a bit of a minimalist,meaning I don't purchase things unless I need them,I also use holidays when I am receiving gifts to fill in the area's of items thatI need or want.
In my profession as an Insurance Agency owner I deal with a lot of owners of small and medium sized business's across a number of industries and they are much slower than they are accustomed to being,what that translates to I can't say specifically.I do know that for many people now times are tight.