MMM Top 10: Things We’ll Give Up When Broke

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MMM Top 10:  Things We’ll Give Up When Broke . . . and the Ten We Won’t

A new survey found the top ten things people will give up when money gets tight . . . and the top ten things we consider untouchable no matter HOW poor we get.

Here are the top 10 things we’d give up:

  1. Buying expensive jewelry.
  2. Club and social memberships
  3. Expensive purses
  4. Gourmet foods
  5. Expensive cosmetics
  6. Maid service
  7. Costume jewelry
  8. Shopping for fancy clothes
  9. Facials
  10. Satellite radio.

And the top 10 things they’d have to pry out of our cold, poor hands:

  1. Internet Service
  2. Basic cell phone service
  3. Basic cable
  4. Cell phone data plan
  5. Upgrading our cell phone
  6. Haircuts
  7. Shopping for clothes on sale
  8. Charity
  9. Vacations
  10. Premium cable channels.
Source: National Retail Federation