WHERE IS TEH MONEY GOING?

Today you cant go out side without spending more then 5$ at the store. When ever you walk in a store you buy something and when you think that you are saving money by buy everything at that one time you are wrong. You end up spending like 10$ or more and later on that day you wasn't something  else. They say that we are not in a recession anymore but then what are we in because its still a hard time so can some one please help me out.Where is all the money going? Cause it's not in my pocket.