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	Podcast:		Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
	Episode:		In this economy, we’re focusing on the little things
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:26:18
	Publish Date:		2024-01-18 00:02:49
	Description:		Discretionary spending has had a good run recently, and the purchases aren’t skewing practical. Furniture retailers, for example, had a lousy 2023 — splurgy shoppers were more focused on Swift tickets than sofas. And looking to 2024, consumers plan to steer clear of big-ticket items and instead buy affordable luxuries like cosmetics. In this episode: Americans are in their “joy spending” era. Plus, financial planners are wary of the new spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds and everything seems to always be on sale.
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