return2ozma@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 1 year ago63% of US workers unable to pay a $500 emergency expense, survey findswww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1466arrow-down18cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareescapesamsara@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoFinancially illiteracy is a point; but it’s not a point for 50+% of the US. Median wage is $50k/year, which is far too low to ever purchase a home, so they’re affected by the median rent being $1,383. which is half their net income.
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Financially illiteracy is a point; but it’s not a point for 50+% of the US. Median wage is $50k/year, which is far too low to ever purchase a home, so they’re affected by the median rent being $1,383. which is half their net income.
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