Yes, some people do have free money hanging around. It's what drives a large part of the economy. If you don't have an ethos of saving, don't have a family then

Yes, some people do have free money hanging around. It's what drives a large part of the economy. If you don't have an ethos of saving, don't have a family then (assuming a decent wage) your money will tend to go to your hobbies. For a lot of people, their hobby is basically buying things. Steam sales encourage this behaviour though. I will have an intention to play a certain game. If I see it's heavily reduced now, it might make seem to make sense to buy it now even if I don't have the time to play it, rather than get it later when it might be full price.