I must admit to being tired of hearing about the recession, poor economic news, whether it is finally ending, yada, yada. But I will also admit that although my personal economic situation has not been affected significantly (to date) by said recession, I have changed some behaviors as a result. Not suprisingly, many individuals have done [...]
Entries Tagged as 'consumer spending habits'
A List of Interesting Recession-Time Behaviors
October 26th, 2009 · No Comments · Budgeting, Consumer Info
Tags: consumer spending·consumer spending habits·economic trends·economy·recession·sageworks
Spending Habits of Men Versus Women Differ in Recession
August 10th, 2009 · No Comments · Consumer Debt, Consumer Info
I think we all would agree that the spending habits of males versus females are generally in completely different stratospheres. But a recent Consumer Behavior Report generated by Pricegrabber.com shows that although nearly all consumers have cut back on spending since the recession set in, there are also significant differences in how men versus women are handling their spending [...]
Tags: Budgeting·consumer spending habits·men versus women spending habits·pricegrabber.com survey·recession·spending reduction
Credit Consumerism Still Able to Prop Up the Economy?
August 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Consumer Debt
Buying things on credit cards has never been easier and consumers have taken advantage. Experian reports that the average household has $16,000+ in debt other than mortgages. Online shopping is ubiquitous; Ebay has just announced that they will be no longer accepting checks and will only accept credit card purchases and PayPal [...]
Tags: consumer spending habits·Credit Cards·Credit Consumerism·Credit Limits·economy·Mortgage·Real Estate
Red or White Wine? Your Choice Might Affect Your Credit Score…
June 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Credit Bureaus and Scores, Credit Cards, Credit Reports
Ok, that might be a bit extreme, but according to a recent article in businessweek, the lifestyle choices a consumer makes as far as spending habits may even affect their credit score.
It’s fairly common knowledge that some major factors that influence credit scores involve occupation, payment histories, public records, ratio of balance to available credit [...]
Tags: CompuCredit·consumer spending habits·Credit Cards·Credit Scores·credit scoring·cut credit lines·FTC lawsuit·scoring models
