Life’s bananas. Let’s buy something!
Life’s bananas. Let’s buy something!  
Podcast: Marketplace
Published On: Mon Aug 14 2023
Description: American consumers keep on spending month after month — even as inflation and rising interest rates chip away at family finances and credit card debt mounts. But after several years of hardship and unpredictability, there’s still a lot to stress about. And it’s got us feeling spendy. Then, how Gen Z and millennials feel about investing and how waste plants pick through unsorted recyclables.
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