Americans Are Increasingly Cutting Back on Small-Ticket Purchases to Save Money

More Americans are saving money by cutting out small-ticket expenses ranging from print subscriptions to cable TV services, details Harris Interactive in new survey results. At the same time, compared to late last year, more are planning to spend on big-ticket items such as a vacation lasting longer than a week. With no real change in disposable income expected, the researchers suggest that Americans might be “turning to the smaller changes they can make in everyday life to enable these larger purchases.” (more…)