disposable
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As LPL Financial Chief Economist Jeffrey Roach notes, the inflation report showed that real disposable personal income has been down in four of the past six months, straining consumers.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
For now, that means families with some level of disposable income are making constant trade-offs and negotiations about where and how to spend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026
The advertising-driven systemization of narrowcasting succeeded on the basis of exclusion, and the advertisers pursuing the disposable income of The Youth were not about to let TV networks give them something everyone could enjoy.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Spending on gasoline as a percentage of disposable income is down meaningfully.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
And, unlike uglies, who had only their dorm uniforms and other disposable possessions, the two had actually spent half a lifetime collecting things before escaping the city.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
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