When Should Consumers Spend Money?

Lately I've been talking about consumers saving their money and paying down debt. I feel like a bit of a cold wet blanket...

Are there times when spending money for consumer items is ok?

SPENDERS VS FRUGALS
There are different schools of thought on the subject of spending money on consumer items. Some people think you should be frugal and save all your money and buy no consumer items... Other people think you should throw caution to the wind and spend all your money on consumer items.