The recent tumultuous economy has led to an array of spending behaviors among Americans — from buying in bulk before prices skyrocket to stricter budgeting in case of a recession. And it might be affecting their fun budgets. Bankrate’s new 2025 Discretionary Spending Survey shows that 54 percent of U.S. adults say they expect to spend less on travel, dining out or entertainment in 2025 than they did in 2024.
Notably, that number is higher than the 49 percent in last year’s survey who expected to spend less in 2024 than they did in 2023.
