Others leave because of job losses or relocations.
Anastasia Duncan-Hall, 42, said she was also cutting back because of job worries.
Signs that consumers hold back on spending because of job uncertainty have already been seen.
"Workers should be looking to unions because of job insecurity and stagnant wages, but they're not".
But yes, the recession has made things palpably worse, largely because of job losses.
"We are suffering quite severely because of job losses," says Bernhard Esau, Namibia's deputy minister for mines.
Because of job loss, we are operating on one parental income and may not qualify for a parent loan.
"Low morale across the board because of job cuts/downgrading and complete lack of time for any personal development".
Shoppers are being cautious with their dollars because of job cuts and declines in the stock market, analysts have said.
There are fewer government workers today than there were when President Obama took office, because of job losses at the state and local levels.
In Sunday's newspaper, I wrote about the risks for older workers who have been forced to claim Social Security early because of job loss.
