Americans fight economic gloom with makeup and movie tickets

Americans are carving out more room in their budgets for little luxuries as inflation and economic uncertainty push U.S. adults to postpone major purchases.

Americans are carving out more room in their budgets for little luxuries as inflation and economic uncertainty push U.S. adults to postpone major purchases, new data shows, and a growing number say they feel financially insecure.

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