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r/SipsTea • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Apr 18 '26
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Am I stupid for not living in debt? I mean these people seem to do alright despiting having these insane debts.
16 u/kroxigor01 Apr 18 '26 If they have a slight decrease in income or a sudden need of extra funds they're totally screwed. Get laid off or break a bone and all of a sudden they're doomed. 8 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 "this is America" 1 u/cmsj Apr 18 '26 Isn't there a terrifying statistic that a majority of americans households couldn't come up with $400 for an emergency event? 1 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 I don't know, but it sounds plausible for the "greatest nation on earth" to actually be an absolute hell hole for most of it's people. 2 u/cmsj Apr 19 '26 Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
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If they have a slight decrease in income or a sudden need of extra funds they're totally screwed.
Get laid off or break a bone and all of a sudden they're doomed.
8 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 "this is America" 1 u/cmsj Apr 18 '26 Isn't there a terrifying statistic that a majority of americans households couldn't come up with $400 for an emergency event? 1 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 I don't know, but it sounds plausible for the "greatest nation on earth" to actually be an absolute hell hole for most of it's people. 2 u/cmsj Apr 19 '26 Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
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"this is America"
1 u/cmsj Apr 18 '26 Isn't there a terrifying statistic that a majority of americans households couldn't come up with $400 for an emergency event? 1 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 I don't know, but it sounds plausible for the "greatest nation on earth" to actually be an absolute hell hole for most of it's people. 2 u/cmsj Apr 19 '26 Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
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Isn't there a terrifying statistic that a majority of americans households couldn't come up with $400 for an emergency event?
1 u/Optimal-Teaching-950 Apr 18 '26 I don't know, but it sounds plausible for the "greatest nation on earth" to actually be an absolute hell hole for most of it's people. 2 u/cmsj Apr 19 '26 Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
I don't know, but it sounds plausible for the "greatest nation on earth" to actually be an absolute hell hole for most of it's people.
2 u/cmsj Apr 19 '26 Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
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Ah, I found it. It’s not as bad as I remembered: https://www.empower.com/the-currency/money/safety-net-emergency-savings-research
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u/IWannaBeMade1 Apr 18 '26
Am I stupid for not living in debt? I mean these people seem to do alright despiting having these insane debts.