The one thing I've noticed in OK is that we are kinda nsulated from a lot of this. Our gas is the lowest in the nation at 2.86/gal which seems to have helped with consumer spending.
I work retail too, our budgets aren't as high, and our available $$ to spend on labor has been cut a bit (but it always happens this time of year) but people here are still spending money.
The 2 things that are directly affecting me (which isn't too bad b/c I do no even look at these accounts) are my 401k losses, and my stocks have gone down. But I'm still young, and it'll all rebound. I don't plan on using that money for a good 35 more years.
