More Than Half of Americans Reportedly Have Less Than $1,000 to Their Name

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More Than Half of Americans Reportedly Have Less Than $1,000 to Their Name

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In a recent survey, 56 percent of Americans said they have less than $1,000 in their checking and savings accounts combined, Forbes reports. Nearly a quarter (24.8 percent) have less than $100 to their name. Meanwhile, 38 percent said they would pay less than their full credit card balance this month, and 11 percent said they would make the minimum payment—meaning they would likely be mired in debt for years and pay more in interest than they originally borrowed. It paints a daunting picture of the average American coming out of the spend-heavy holiday season: steeped in credit card debt, living paycheck-to-paycheck, at serious risk of financial ruin if the slightest thing goes wrong.

cuttlefishculler

nearly a quarter of the US has less than $100 to their name so stop complaining about donation posts and start complaining about your shitty government

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vann-haal

fakegoldrose

space shit is cancelled until we solve homelessness and poverty

serenika

I mean, the military budget of the USA is around 824.6 billion.

NASA’s budget is only 18-19 billion

It’s estimated that to end extreme poverty would take 175 billion dollars

Clearly, it’s space stuff that’s taking up all money that could otherwise go to help people.

thebibliomancer

We can’t cut the space budget. We need it to launch the billionaires into the sun

kaijuno

Don’t pit sciences against one another. If you’re going to bitch about the other issues in the world at least do it at the right people. Watch me go bitch at some biologists about our military spending

augurofauguring

commodifiedsouls

“Cancer/mental illness/disability affects rich and poor alike.”

Uh, no, it doesn’t. Rich people can afford the treatments and accommodations for those things. Poor people cannot. Get the fuck outta here with that classist shit.

silversarcasm

Not to mention a higher proportion of disabled people are in poverty and people in manual jobs are more likely to become disabled, there is a class element to disability that cannot be ignored.

theaubisticagenda theaubisticagenda

THANK YOU.

feministfront

A quote from Chris Rock:

“I had my father get sick when I was 22. And I was poor, alright. And my father had an ulcer, and it exploded and you know all these toxins get in your blood. And basically, my father died, whatever, 50 days after his ulcer. So I had a father get sick while I was poor.
My mother got sick when I was rich. And my mother, you know… I don’t really want to get into it, but my mother was sicker than my father. And my mother’s alive. My mother’s fine, OK? I remember going to the hospital to see my mother and wondering, ‘Was I in the right place?’ Like, this was a hotel. Like it had a concierge, man.
People don’t… if the average person really knew the discrepancy in the health care system, there’d be riots in the streets, OK? They would burn this motherfucker down!”

I turned 20 yesterday and so I’ve passed that age of being able to accomplish things at that ridiculously young age but I am really proud that as a teenager I was able to claw out of poverty, attend one of the best universities in the state entirely on scholarship, own my own place, own my own car, got hired for one of the most sought after and highest paid research jobs in the CST, have my own stocks, and I’ll be published within the year. I did that as a teen. I can’t wait to see what I can do in the next 10 years.

I’m so sorry

I have about 20,000 followers. A small but respectable amount. Enough to attract companies

And I’m a college student. I’m struggling for money. I grew up in poverty. I had became a promoter for a scam company. I’m so fucking sorry.

Last year I had been working at a university. I did research. I was published, even. But I was working so fucking hard to keep food on the table. I was working 3 jobs and taking 21 credits. My mental health tanked. I tried to kill myself in December. I was dismissed from the university and I’m a fucking disgrace now. I spent my Christmas break in the hospital.

I began trying to pick up the pieces. I am trying so fucking hard to get a job and I’m in a community college. I’m living at home. I have nothing. I’m trying so fucking hard to get up the money for my antidepressants every month but I don’t know how much longer I can do that and I HATE asking my parents for handouts because they’re not much more better off than me.

And so I thought that I could try to get some support through ad revenue and promotions and I’m so so so fucking sorry that it turned out to be a scam. I really really NEEDED that money and fuck I’m so stupid to think it would work out. My parents are trying to get me to move out by the summer and I don’t know how the fuck I’m supposed to do that.

I tried selling things through Etsy but no one ever bought anything so that didn’t work either.

I don’t know what to do. I was raised to never EVER beg for money. I would feel so fucking guilty. I don’t know what to do.

I’m trying so fucking hard to get a job but no one will call me back. I’m trying so fucking hard to sell though etsy. I just don’t know what to do anymore.

I’m so so so sorry that I had you guys involved in this. I’m so sorry. I love you guys so much. I’m so sorry. I’m trying so hard to stay positive but I just don’t have much of anything left in me. Fuck. I’m sorry.

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i have 2 jobs now and double depression whats up

i like my jobs tho which is good

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thegovernmentcansuckmydick

At least they get to choose the job instead of being forced to work in a factory under threat of death

killhimagain

You think people get to choose their jobs under capitalism? Lmaoooo. Tell that to the people making minimum wage at Wal-Mart so they don't starve to death.

rantingfactory

They choose to work that minimum wage job instead of working in a field that pays more.

killhimagain

Are you really so stupid as to think people willingly choose to work making minimum wage in retail instead of higher paying job? I know people with goddamn Master's degrees making minimum wage because that's the only job they can find.

And even besides that, if they could simply choose a higher paying job, what are you gonna do when there's no one left in the store to check out your copy of "I Am Very Smart" magazine?

kaijuno

Oh fuck it’s been that easy the whole time???? I’m choosing to be the CEO of Amazon sorry Jeff get the fuck out of my new office

kaijuno

Jeff will be packing his bags and I am becoming the new CEO of Amazon thanks for the support guys #girlboss

milfmarthawayne

@kaijuno How does it feel to have manifested Jeff Bezos stepping down as the CEO of Amazon via sarcastic text post?

kaijuno

Real nice

kaijuno

septictankie

thegovernmentcansuckmydick

At least they get to choose the job instead of being forced to work in a factory under threat of death

killhimagain

You think people get to choose their jobs under capitalism? Lmaoooo. Tell that to the people making minimum wage at Wal-Mart so they don't starve to death.

rantingfactory

They choose to work that minimum wage job instead of working in a field that pays more.

killhimagain

And even besides that, if they could simply choose a higher paying job, what are you gonna do when there's no one left in the store to check out your copy of "I Am Very Smart" magazine?

kaijuno

Oh fuck it’s been that easy the whole time???? I’m choosing to be the CEO of Amazon sorry Jeff get the fuck out of my new office

kaijuno

Jeff will be packing his bags and I am becoming the new CEO of Amazon thanks for the support guys #girlboss

spacecampauthor

septictankie

thegovernmentcansuckmydick

At least they get to choose the job instead of being forced to work in a factory under threat of death

killhimagain

You think people get to choose their jobs under capitalism? Lmaoooo. Tell that to the people making minimum wage at Wal-Mart so they don't starve to death.

rantingfactory

They choose to work that minimum wage job instead of working in a field that pays more.

killhimagain

And even besides that, if they could simply choose a higher paying job, what are you gonna do when there's no one left in the store to check out your copy of "I Am Very Smart" magazine?

kaijuno

Oh fuck it’s been that easy the whole time???? I’m choosing to be the CEO of Amazon sorry Jeff get the fuck out of my new office

killhimagain

septictankie

thegovernmentcansuckmydick

At least they get to choose the job instead of being forced to work in a factory under threat of death

killhimagain

You think people get to choose their jobs under capitalism? Lmaoooo. Tell that to the people making minimum wage at Wal-Mart so they don't starve to death.

rantingfactory

They choose to work that minimum wage job instead of working in a field that pays more.

killhimagain

And even besides that, if they could simply choose a higher paying job, what are you gonna do when there's no one left in the store to check out your copy of "I Am Very Smart" magazine?

kaijuno

Oh fuck it’s been that easy the whole time???? I’m choosing to be the CEO of Amazon sorry Jeff get the fuck out of my new office

My step dad, who has been upper middle class his whole life, and has no concept of poverty, is like “ah. I see you are making a whopping ten (10) dollars an hour. You are completely self sustainable now. Here are all of the bills for you to pay, which you should be able to pay, because you have a job”. While my mother on the other hand, who (like myself) has spent most of her life in poverty (and also has a soul) has to literally sneak me money so I can afford to eat while if my step dad found out would be extremely pissed because “ah yes. Ten dollars an hour. Sustainable living.”

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