I'm giving a bit more to help the more folks having harder times... I had already sold the car and not because of hte economy; simply because my brother needed it and right now I don't need one here.
I'm also going to rent a car and do about twice as much traveling as most years, and in part because things seem uncertain so I may not be able to later. Driving 2000 miles will cost a *lot* more than it would have last year... but next year it could be simply out of sight. If not, fine
I stuck money (from selling the car) in CD's thinking interest rates didn't look like they were going up.
I've continued to pay that extra principal on the mortgage ... but not quite as much 'cause if I were to lose my job I'd need to be paying the regular payments.
Simply because of the way my lifestyle interacts with things, the most honest assessment of my personal economy is never been better... but I *know* that's not reflective of the rest of the world.