Spending Can Still Spark Joy For Consumers If Brands Make It Worth The Guilt

Americans haven’t abandoned joy. They’ve merely surrounded it with budgets, guilt and the suspicion that ordering dessert may destroy their retirement.

That’s the picture emerging from Ally Bank’s new “Cost of Life Today” report, which examines how financial pressure affects consumers’ ability to afford and enjoy the things that …


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