that they're going to evict the new buyers. >> thanks for helping us through this. tami luby, senior writer with cnn.com. appreciate it. from holiday shopping to toyless kids' meals, here's carter evans with this week's "getting down to business." it looks like some americans just had their thriftiest year on record. that's according to a new report from the labor department. in 2009, middle-class households cut spending by about 3.5%. that's the steepest one-year drop since tracking began in 1984. but even as income declined, spending by the poorest american rose 5.6% between 2007 and 2009. that's due in part to higher food and housing rental costs. we're going to find out more from the consumer price index report that comes out on friday. meanwhile, stores are hoping that shoppers decide to loosen their purse strings this holiday season. the new study by the national retail federation estimates that