{"id":2134,"date":"2011-05-24T11:13:36","date_gmt":"2011-05-24T16:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/?p=2134"},"modified":"2011-05-28T09:06:32","modified_gmt":"2011-05-28T14:06:32","slug":"half-cant-get-2k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mdmproofing.com\/iym\/weblog\/2011\/05\/half-cant-get-2k\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Come Up With $2k in a Hurry?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sure, the data is a couple of years old, but I don’t doubt it a bit:<\/p>\n

WSJ: Nearly Half of Americans ‘Financially Fragile’<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

According to the study<\/a>, roughly half of Americans reported that they “probably” or “definitely” could not<\/b> come up with $2,000 if needed within 30 days.<\/p>\n

From the WSJ:<\/p>\n

The survey asked a simple question, \u201cIf you were to face a $2,000 unexpected expense in the next month, how would you get the funds you need?\u201d In the U.S., 24.9% of respondents reported being certainly able, 25.1% probably able, 22.2% probably unable and 27.9% certainly unable.<\/div>\n

Other recent, similar surveys have told us that more than 3\/4 of us live paycheck-to-paycheck<\/a>, and 27 percent<\/a> of us have no personal savings. So it’s not as if this WSJ article’s story is a surprise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sure, the data is a couple of years old, but I don’t doubt it a bit: WSJ: Nearly Half of Americans ‘Financially Fragile’ According to the study, roughly half of Americans reported that they “probably” or “definitely” could not come up with $2,000 if needed within 30 days. 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