2009: to Spend, or Not to Spend

 In Britain

* 41 percent of the interviewed say they would now cook at home, five years ago, the figure was 24.

* Four out of 10 people said that they were spending less on Christmas this year.

* Cash is back, as people try hard to stick to budgets.

In U.S.

* Bad times are good for evangelical churches.

* Prayer requests have surged - almost all of them aimed at getting or keeping jobs.

* Pastors preach about the theological meaning of the downturn.