I know our budget is close to half of what it was last year. Not that it ever was big, but I'm almost done. I have a very few things I'll pick up on BF, but I snagged a bunch of things already from deals posted here. I used to love BF, I still do, but the money just doesn't follow the desire anymore. LOL
I guess the article doesn't surprise me one bit. People don't have as much disposable cash as they used to.