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Survey: How Much US Adults Have Saved Is 'Troubling'

About 40% don't have $400 for an emergency

(Newser) - Concerning news from the feds in the personal finance realm: About 40% of US adults would have to sell something or borrow to come up with $400 in an emergency, or wouldn't be able to pay at all, CNBC reports. The Federal Reserve's "Report on the Economic...

30% of Americans Have Zero Savings

Household income hasn't kept pace with home prices and stocks bouncing back

(Newser) - The good news: American financial security jumped 3% this month. The not-so-good news: Three out of 10 of us have nothing saved for a rainy day. This according to Bankrate's June survey , which found that 29% of 1,000 US adults don't have readily available funds in checking,...

3 out of 4 Americans Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck
3 of 4 Americans Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck
Study Says

3 of 4 Americans Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck

27% have no savings at all

(Newser) - Thank God it's summer, because apparently few people in the US are prepared for a rainy day. A new study by Bankrate.com found 76% of 1,000 American adults surveyed don't have six months of expenses stashed away—enough to survive a job loss, medical emergency, or...

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