This will obviously not mean skipping eating, but will manifest more as fewer "special" meals like steak or lobster or whatever.

> a fridge, a new roof

If you are a homeowner, you know that most equipment failures are a decision to either repair or replace. In a deflationary environment, owners will bias toward patching things as long as they can. (The opposite is true in an inflationary environment.)

> a new car

You may be extremely fortunate. Most people would try to make it through (say) a year of public transit/rideshare/etc. if they could save (say) 8% on a car. Average price of a new car in 2022 is ~$48k; saving 8% on that is something like half a month's pay at the average American salary, which is larger than the annual raises most people get at even good jobs, even in good times. Don't underestimate the sacrifice people will make to earn another few hundred $/mo.