Are America’s spending habits becoming more… gasp… sensible?? Time magazine has a list of things we’re spending our money on during this recession, and it might surprise you. We’re not buying tinned soup, we’re buying organic veggies! We’re finally getting that root canal we’ve been putting off! We’ve stopped boozing and whoring! And we’re learning to survive without painting our nails.

But the bad news is — nail jobs aren’t the only jobs that ain’t happening. We’re not having as much sex: “Chalk it up to all the stress from job loss and eroding 401(k) balances.”

10 Big Recession Surprises [Time]
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