Soup kitchen
reckless investment
soar
breadwinner
consumerism
plummet
go bust
Household appliances
Bear market
Bull market
when the market is in recession
when the market is in a period of boom.
the principle earner in a family
the situation in which too much attention is given to buying and owning things
when prices fall dramatically
when prices rise very quickly
not worrying about the risks and the possible results of buying stocks and shares.
to lose everything in bankruptcy