Survey taken Wrote:
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> Where do you fit in? 6/10 Americans don't have
> $500 in savings.
>
>
https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2016/01
> /06/63-of-americans-dont-have-enough-savings-to-co
> ver-a-500-emergency/
>
> According to a brand new survey from Bankrate.com,
> just 37% of Americans have enough savings to pay
> for a $500 or $1,000 emergency. The other 63%
> would have to resort to measures like cutting back
> spending in other areas (23%), charging to a
> credit card (15%) or borrowing funds from friends
> and family (15%) in order to meet the cost of the
> unexpected event.
>
> It’s not news that Americans are terrible
> savers. In November, Pew Charitable Trusts
> reported that one in three American families have
> no savings at all. In December, Magnify Money
> released the results of a study that found that
> 56.3% of people have less than $1,000 in their
> checking and savings accounts combined. Sensing a
> trend? You should: America’s saving struggle has
> been a problem year after year after year.
What a bunch of fucking losers.