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Is it true 1/3 of Americans couldn't come up with $1,000 for an emergency?

I think the gulf between the coasts and interior America is ...
bistre multi-billionaire famous landscape painting
  02/19/18
it blows my mind, i'm from interior america and still can't ...
nubile knife
  02/19/18
goyim go buckwild at the sight of a paycheck. many of these ...
Beady-eyed maize factory reset button indian lodge
  02/19/18
Even in DC I've always been amazed by the people at work who...
heady ratface
  02/19/18
Getting excited about regular paydays is a prole tell.
concupiscible mother meetinghouse
  02/19/18
This.
Contagious misanthropic stage idiot
  02/19/18
They'd get REALLY excited in the two months of the year wher...
heady ratface
  02/19/18
The most preftigious pay period is bimonthly: on the first o...
concupiscible mother meetinghouse
  02/19/18
Monthly draw, actually
Wonderful organic girlfriend theatre
  02/19/18
I'm only talking about salaries, not profits. So dividends, ...
concupiscible mother meetinghouse
  02/19/18
You'll be surprised how many biglawyers (associates and part...
Beady-eyed maize factory reset button indian lodge
  02/19/18
My biglaw firm normally had two pay periods a month, but in ...
Adventurous Abode
  02/19/18
I understand bonuses, but actual payday?
Contagious misanthropic stage idiot
  02/19/18
...
Adventurous Abode
  02/19/18
did I always have $1000 when I lived in the states? ok no ...
Gold trip national keepsake machete
  02/19/18
Most of these people are happy and live life to fullest, con...
yapping pocket flask kitty cat
  02/19/18
the amount of people living paycheck to paycheck on the coas...
Impressive Amber Brethren
  02/19/18
...
razzmatazz olive partner menage
  02/19/18
of course. we need to force some of you umc spawn to spend s...
Gaped abusive macaca
  02/19/18
Why don’t they just sell some stocks?
puce ladyboy
  02/19/18
How do you think payday/title loan joints stay in business?
Fluffy chest-beating boltzmann institution
  02/19/18
There's some truth to this, but the way these statistics are...
Adventurous Abode
  02/19/18
Cr. Similarly, articles on the "retirement crisis"...
Chartreuse crackhouse toaster
  02/19/18
*buys a new car every three years, vacations twice a year.* ...
Adventurous Abode
  02/19/18
Social security is enough to keep people out of the streets.
concupiscible mother meetinghouse
  02/19/18
...
Adventurous Abode
  02/19/18
we just need more diversity
Disturbing chapel
  02/19/18
to be fair, how many americans 19 or younger can come up wit...
Medicated therapy
  02/19/18


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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:03 AM
Author: bistre multi-billionaire famous landscape painting

I think the gulf between the coasts and interior America is far more vast than we can imagine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436337)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:11 AM
Author: nubile knife

it blows my mind, i'm from interior america and still can't believe this is true

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436424)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:10 AM
Author: Beady-eyed maize factory reset button indian lodge

goyim go buckwild at the sight of a paycheck. many of these same people likely have giant pickup trucks, 4 pets, 8 rifles, 5 game consoles, etc. goys spend on stupid shit and then complain about money.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436406)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:12 AM
Author: heady ratface

Even in DC I've always been amazed by the people at work who were eager to eat out because it was "payday" and their accounts had cash again.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436435)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:14 AM
Author: concupiscible mother meetinghouse

Getting excited about regular paydays is a prole tell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436458)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:22 AM
Author: Contagious misanthropic stage idiot

This.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436528)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: heady ratface

They'd get REALLY excited in the two months of the year where they got three paychecks instead of two.

"Omg time to buy a PS4!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436628)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 1:15 PM
Author: concupiscible mother meetinghouse

The most preftigious pay period is bimonthly: on the first or last day of the month and on the 15th day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35437284)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: Wonderful organic girlfriend theatre

Monthly draw, actually

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35437308)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 1:20 PM
Author: concupiscible mother meetinghouse

I'm only talking about salaries, not profits. So dividends, draws, and all that are a different issue.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35437318)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:34 AM
Author: Beady-eyed maize factory reset button indian lodge

You'll be surprised how many biglawyers (associates and partners) wait for payday to make an expenditure. Some people simply are unable to save.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436631)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:54 AM
Author: Adventurous Abode

My biglaw firm normally had two pay periods a month, but in December they had one big one on the 15th (or first business day after the 15th) and none on the 31st. I'm not sure what the intent of this was, maybe an accounting thing, but in practice several biglawyers used this money to free up space on their credit cards to buy shit for Christmas. Complete insanity.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436740)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 3:02 PM
Author: Contagious misanthropic stage idiot

I understand bonuses, but actual payday?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35438059)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:53 AM
Author: Adventurous Abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436732)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:13 AM
Author: Gold trip national keepsake machete

did I always have $1000 when I lived in the states? ok no

could I have gotten my hands on it? of course

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436441)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: yapping pocket flask kitty cat

Most of these people are happy and live life to fullest, consuming everything they can.

Many xo misers will die of a heart attack from stress at 48 with unused 500k in the bank.

http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=2341112&mc=155&forum_id=2&PHPSESSID=76456b8077443975b14f33d2c48990cc#23887291

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436465)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: Impressive Amber Brethren

the amount of people living paycheck to paycheck on the coasts is larger than you'd think

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436467)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:15 AM
Author: razzmatazz olive partner menage



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:16 AM
Author: Gaped abusive macaca

of course. we need to force some of you umc spawn to spend some time with regular proles to get some perspective

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436486)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:32 AM
Author: puce ladyboy

Why don’t they just sell some stocks?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436615)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:38 AM
Author: Fluffy chest-beating boltzmann institution

How do you think payday/title loan joints stay in business?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436651)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:52 AM
Author: Adventurous Abode

There's some truth to this, but the way these statistics are gathered is egregious flame.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/18/few-americans-have-enough-savings-to-cover-a-1000-emergency.html

(39% say they would pay out of savings, 19% with a credit card, 13% by reducing spending on other things, 12% with a family/friend loan, 5% with a personal loan).

Paying "with a credit card" is something you might do even if you have plenty of savings-- cop that 0% interest and rewards, otherwise you're basically throwing money away. Similarly, even if you're saving plenty, you might got back on spending on other things rather than dip into your savings. So surveys like this really only show that at least 17% are hahabrokefucked, 39% are fine-ish, and it's hard to tell for the rest. It's always like this, there will be some headline like "only 15% of Americans have $1,000 saved" but when you actually check the survey it asks specifically about savings accounts (who keeps money in a savings account any more??)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436723)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 11:56 AM
Author: Chartreuse crackhouse toaster

Cr. Similarly, articles on the "retirement crisis" have ramped up to garner boomer clicks the last few years but that story has been around for decades. And I don't see the streets filled with homeless seniors, which is about what they usually predict.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35436750)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 1:13 PM
Author: Adventurous Abode

*buys a new car every three years, vacations twice a year.*

*can't afford to do so in retirement*

"IT'S A CRISIS!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35437267)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: concupiscible mother meetinghouse

Social security is enough to keep people out of the streets.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35437296)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 7:19 PM
Author: Adventurous Abode



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35439970)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 7:23 PM
Author: Disturbing chapel

we just need more diversity

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35440000)



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Date: February 19th, 2018 7:25 PM
Author: Medicated therapy

to be fair, how many americans 19 or younger can come up with $1000?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3897422&forum_id=2#35440015)