“Continuing a trend that took hold during the recession, Americans remain much more likely to describe themselves as the type of person who enjoys saving money rather than spending it. In the years before the recession, Americans were close to evenly split in how they described themselves.”

• 59% claim to be a person who enjoys saving more than spending
• Those who say they are spending more claim it’s only temporary
• More than eight in 10 agree they are watching their spending “very closely”