Word for the day -- Recessionista

Business Week's Christopher Palmeri reports that the word recessionista is making a come back.Wordspy.com defines recessionista as "a person who dresses stylishly on a tight budget."Wordspy also notes that the number one term related to recessionista is conspicuous austerity -- "2. a lifestyle in which a person openly and deliberately uses goods and services that convey a lower socioeconomic status."Palmeri notes year-to-date sales increases of 6% and 15% respectively for Salvation Army and Goodwill stores.It is hard to believe that just four months ago (June), we were blogging about food and fuel price increases.