Americans Are Spending Like There's No Tomorrow..
Published: 2023-12-20
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Published: 2023-12-20
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Historically, sustained unemployment below 4% has preceded recessions in the US.
"unemployment has never been able to sustain below 4% without hitting a recession"
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The current economic conditions, including an inverted yield curve, suggest an unavoidable downturn is likely.
"the probability of a downturn could be unavoidable"
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Americans gained significant funds from home equity tapping and refinancing, enabling increased spending.
"Americans collectively pocketed about 280 billion from tapping the equity in their homes and saved about 120 billion from ref financings"
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Consumer spending has risen significantly, outpacing inflation, indicating a potential depletion of funds.
"spending across nearly all categories has increased by roughly 40 to 50% often above the rate of inflation"
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Experts predict that consumers will eventually exhaust their financial resources.
"it's only a matter of time until eventually they run out completely"
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Headspace offers tools to build healthy habits for focus, sleep, and stress reduction.
"for those aware headspace helps its users build lasting healthy habits with solutions for improving Focus getting better sleep reducing stress and more"
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Headspace is recommended for those seeking to take control of their lives in 2024.
"highly recommend it for anybody who wants to take control of their life in 2024"
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African Americans have a savings rate of only 5% of their income.
"the African-American only saves 5% of their income"
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Individuals under 33 years old have a median savings of $3,240.
"the median savings for those under 33 years old is just $3,240"
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Approximately 25% of households lack any emergency savings.
"nearly one in four households has absolutely no emergency savings at all"
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Half of all Americans are spending at or above their annual income levels.
"for half of all Americans their spending either meets or exceeds their annual income"
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The 'zero budget' method aims to allocate every dollar of income to an expense, resulting in a zero balance.
"with this strategy the goal is that every single month your income and expenses should equal absolutely zero"
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The 50/30/20 rule suggests allocating 50% of income to needs, 30% to wants, and 20% to savings.
"50% needs 30% wants and 20% savings"
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Maintaining a 20% savings rate could allow for retirement in 37 years without lifestyle changes.
"if you could just stick with the 20% savings rate you could theoretically be able to retire in 37 years"
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Breaking down a $10,000 annual savings goal into daily or monthly targets makes it more manageable.
"if you want to save an extra $10,000 in a year on the surface it seems a bit daunting but when you break it down to $833 a month to then $27.40 a day"
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It is crucial to start acting on financial goals immediately, as initial momentum is often lost.
"you got start immediately I know this seems common sense but you would be so surprised how many people come up with a goal they break it down they get super excited about starting and then absolutely nothing"
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Tracking expenses is essential for achieving financial goals, analogous to navigating without a map or GPS.
"anytime you set up a new Financial Milestone you need to understand exactly where your money is going and if you don't track your expenses it's kind of like navigating a car through a brand new city in 2005 without MapQuest or a cell phone"
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Regularly reviewing expenses for 20 minutes a week can reveal hidden costs that accumulate over time.
"with 20 minutes of work a week you'll be able to better pinpoint all the random miscellaneous expenses that just continue to add up over time that you never really pay any attention to"
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Specific categories like dining out, alcohol, and credit card interest are identified as easy areas to reduce spending.
"it was easiest to cut back on 10 categories that would be eating out alcohol credit card interest clothes electricity cigarettes heating your AC UNR returned items convenience and the lottery"
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Shopping around for services like car insurance for 30 minutes can lead to significant cost savings.
"when's the last time you shopped on rates I almost promise you that with 30 minutes of work you will be able to find the exact same coverage for a lot less"
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The 'pay yourself first' strategy prioritizes saving a set amount from income, forcing a budget on the remaining funds.
"by paying yourself first you're going to give yourself a set amount of money every single month and then you're forced to live on whatever's left over"
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Strategies for reducing housing costs include renting out space, negotiating rent, or moving to a cheaper area.
"rent out an extra bedroom or garage to help cover your overhead or maybe you could ask your landlord for a reduction in rent or look into moving into a less expensive neighborhood"
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For most people, a reliable, affordable, fuel-efficient, and easy-to-maintain used car is recommended over an expensive new one.
"unless you need a really nice car for professional use go and get yourself the most reliable affordable good on gas easy to maintain used car that you could possibly afford"
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In 2022, the average single US worker paid 30.5% of their income in taxes.
"the average single worker here in the United States paid 30.5% of their income to taxes in 2022"
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Hiring a CPA can lead to significant annual tax savings.
"a good CPA could also help you save hundreds or even thousands of every single year in your taxes"
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The average person spends $6,600 annually on food, with 40% of that going to dining out.
"the average person spend $6,600 a year in this category and 40% of that is eating out"
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The average American carries $5,700 in credit card debt with an interest rate of approximately 24%.
"the average American has $5,700 worth of credit card debt at an average of a 24% interest rate"
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Failing to pay credit card bills in full monthly results in approximately $114 in wasted interest charges.
"every single month you're wasting $114 by not paying off your bills in full by the time they're due"
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Aggressively paying off high-interest debt can save over a million dollars due to compound interest, while not doing so leaves one vulnerable to economic fluctuations.
"if you just let that compound over time the risk of not doing this on the other hand is that you're going to be completely at the whims of the economy"
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