The Salt Lake Tribune
Friday, April 24, 2009
What's the difference between a necessity and a luxury item?
No longer are microwave ovens, television sets and home air conditioning systems seen as necessities by many Americans, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows. According to the study, people also are taking numerous steps to cut back spending these days, including shopping at discount stores, buying less expensive brands, scaling back or canceling cable TV, planting vegetable gardens and doing yard work or other things that they used to pay someone else to do.
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About Lesley
   Lesley Mitchell has been a business reporter at The Tribune since 1997, covering real estate, the retail industry, personal finance and economic development. She's been a devotee of frugal living for more than three decades, starting when she was 8 and began washing cars (rain insurance anyone?) as a way to fund her goal of early retirement. A graduate of Utah State University's MBA program, Lesley, and her family, are dedicated to finding creative ways to save money, avoid debt and still have fun.
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