If everyone is struggling so badly and so poor why is evereverything so busy?

I dont mean to sound to insensitive here, but for the past 2 years all I've seen and heard everywhere is how badly everyone is stugglinstruggling, how broke and sad everyone is, and how they can barely afford their bills.

I just want to know how that can be true while at the same time every single casino parking lot is packed 24/7, all restaurants always packed, record sales for video games, and computer chips despite increasing prices. Record amounts of people going on vacation every year and spending a record amount of money on those vacations. Every single strip mall and outlet mall absolutely packed.

I'm sorry, I just can't see the struggle.

For context I'm 31 yo single male in oklahoma making 45k a year and consider myself doing pretty well too.