The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else hasn’t. The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else hasn’t.Many Americans are pinching pennies, exhausted by high prices and stubborn inflation. The well-off are spending with abandon. The top 10% of earners—households making about $250,000 a year or more—are splurging on everything from vacations to designer handbags, buoyed by big gains in stocks, real estate and other assets. 

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These are Americans’ top New Year’s resolutions for 2026: Survey The next most common choices for the new year included being happy (23 percent), eating healthier (22 percent) and saving more money (21 percent).  

Twenty-one percent of respondents said improving their physical health was most important, while 17 percent of participants said they’d like to lose weight. 

The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else hasn&rsquo;t. The highest-earning 10% of Americans have increased their spending far beyond inflation. Everyone else&nbsp;hasn&rsquo;t.Many&nbsp;Americans are pinching pennies, exhausted by&nbsp;high prices&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-january-2025-interest-rate-34aa95db?mod=article_inline">and stubborn inflation</a>. The well-off&nbsp;are&nbsp;spending with abandon.&nbsp;The top 10% of earners&mdash;households making about $250,000 a year or more&mdash;are&nbsp;splurging on&nbsp;everything from vacations to designer handbags, buoyed by big gains in stocks, real&nbsp;estate&nbsp;and other assets.&nbsp;
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These are Americans&rsquo; top New Year&rsquo;s resolutions for 2026: Survey&nbsp;The next most common choices for the new year included being happy (23 percent), eating healthier (22 percent)&nbsp;and&nbsp;saving more money (21 percent).&nbsp;&nbsp;
Twenty-one percent of respondents said improving their physical health was most important, while 17 percent of participants said&nbsp;they&rsquo;d&nbsp;like to lose weight.&nbsp;

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Philip Teresi

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