How Americans Treat Discretionary Income

It’s a topic that hasn’t been discussed in a while, at least not from a positive perspective. The downturn in recent years of the economy had many running for the hills and stuffing money under their mattresses because there just wasn’t enough to go around otherwise. In 2012, many have started to breath again and the extra income that doesn’t go towards bills and living has started coming in again.

This infographic by Mint breaks down the ways that Americans are spending their discretionary income. Click to enlarge.

Discretionary Income