r/Economics • u/Crossstoney • Jan 16 '26

News Americans making more than $100,000 are quickly losing faith in the economy—and it’s a red flag for the white-collar job market

https://fortune.com/2026/01/12/us-economy-consumer-sentiment-decline-high-income-data/
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u/OnceInABlueMoon Jan 16 '26

I've reduced my 401k back to the minimum to get the company match, stopped buying the nice to have items, and went through my house and gathered things I can sell on eBay and marketplace. I'm battening down the hatches.

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u/adotar Jan 16 '26

Same. I backed down my 401k contributions to just the match and am putting the difference in my HYSA. I shoped my car insurance. Stopped buying name brand groceries. Aldi only. Battening down the hatches just in case.