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Senior citizens are feeling pinched, so they're pinching pennies. In an April survey by AARP, here's what a representative sample of Americans 65 and older said is happening to them and how they're coping:
59 percent: Find it more difficult to pay for essential items such as food, gasoline and medicine
47 percent: Find it more difficult to pay for utilities such as heating, cooling or telephone
46 percent: Reduced eating out
45 percent: Reduced entertainment spending
35 percent: Postponed travel plans
30 percent: Postponed a major purchase
18 percent: Prematurely withdrew funds from a 401(k), an IRA or other investments
15 percent: Find it more difficult to pay mortgage or rent
12 percent: Postponed paying bills
10 percent: Cut back on medications
5 percent: Postponed retirement
Source: AARPRecent Business stories
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