But in her personal spending, she said: "I feel like we're on hold because of the stock market.

In addition, personal spending rose only 0.3 percent in August.

His interest payments and various expenses do not count as personal spending, either.

However, if high gas prices drag down personal spending, the economy could stall.

In a separate survey, 40 percent of more than 3,000 respondents said they were cutting personal spending.

Other tabulations put his personal spending in two campaigns at something like $70 million.

The same day, reports on personal spending and income in December are expected to show increases.

Meanwhile, personal spending grew only 0.4 percent in June, the smallest increase this year.

Tracking your personal spending can help you find out how much money you will need to take from the business.

That is overriding concerns about national security and personal spending.