Current Events > 57% of Americans can't afford a $1,000 emergency expense

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MelbuFrahma4 02/11/23 6:47:47 PM #1:	https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/57-percent-of-americans-cant-afford-a-1000-emergency-expense/ Are you one of them? --- "We'll never see Day-Lewis and Kubrick, or Kurosawa and Eastwood, but we have seen Bale and Nolan, a cinematic dream pairing come to life!" <cite>MelbuFrahma4 posted [p:971500167] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/57-percent-of-americans-cant-afford-a-1000-emergency-expense/Are you one of them?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 02/11/23 6:48:05 PM #2:	I have a credit card --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. <cite>Irony posted [p:971500172] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I have a credit card</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Southernfatman 02/11/23 6:50:08 PM #3:	"Just stop being lazy and bootstrap yourself by working 3 different jobs." - the right. --- http://i.imgur.com/hslUvRN.jpg When I sin I sin real good. <cite>Southernfatman posted [p:971500207] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>"Just stop being lazy and bootstrap yourself by working 3 different jobs." - the right.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Payzmaykr 02/11/23 6:51:15 PM #4:	I could, but it would affect me more than I would like it to. <cite>Payzmaykr posted [p:971500238] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I could, but it would affect me more than I would like it to. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ShadowMan033 02/11/23 6:51:30 PM #5:	Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money --- LSU Tigers - 2019 National Champions 1958, 2003, 2007, 2019 <cite>ShadowMan033 posted [p:971500244] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solid_Sonic 02/11/23 6:51:32 PM #6:	Please stop reminding me how broken, nonfunctional, and unfair society is. I beg you. I am tired of waking up every day hating where I live and being embarrassed what country my passport belongs to. --- Surely if I stick up for rich people on the Internet I'll eventually get a sweet job offer from them, right? <cite>Solid_Sonic posted [p:971500245] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Please stop reminding me how broken, nonfunctional, and unfair society is. I beg you. I am tired of waking up every day hating where I live and being embarrassed what country my passport belongs to.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tripleh213 02/11/23 6:53:51 PM #7:	Not me --- Bucks World Champions 2021 PS4 looks great <cite>tripleh213 posted [p:971500282] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Not me </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 02/11/23 6:56:20 PM #8:	I could come up with the cash if it was an emergency but $1000 is a lot to me. I'd probably have to get a friend to lend me part of it and then stop buying anything non-essential until I could pay it back. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:971500318] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I could come up with the cash if it was an emergency but $1000 is a lot to me.I'd probably have to get a friend to lend me part of it and then stop buying anything non-essential until I could pay it back.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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EyeWontBeFooled 02/11/23 7:41:31 PM #10:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] As long as he won't want to tear you down for it, right? --- I'm a man, and I'm a man... I do what I hate and don't understand... <cite>EyeWontBeFooled posted [p:971501141] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> As long as he won't want to tear you down for it, right?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamingsince1989 02/11/23 7:52:47 PM #11:	Outside of utilities, car insurance and streaming services, I don't have any bills anymore. House and cars are paid off. I only spend money on food, alcohol, occasional gambling and games I'm interested in. I'm not rich by any means, but I could live comfortably with what I currently have in savings for quite a while if something happened without having to resort to credit cards. <cite>Gamingsince1989 posted [p:971501369] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Outside of utilities, car insurance and streaming services, I don't have any bills anymore. House and cars are paid off. I only spend money on food, alcohol, occasional gambling and games I'm interested in. I'm not rich by any means, but I could live comfortably with what I currently have in savings for quite a while if something happened without having to resort to credit cards.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jshipp24 02/11/23 9:01:05 PM #12:	I just dropped 3k for a transmission rebuild unfortunately but Im still doing alright, tax return helped out a lot though, it cushioned that blow --- This is a signature to draw attention away from the fact that I don't have a signature. <cite>Jshipp24 posted [p:971502678] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I just dropped 3k for a transmission rebuild unfortunately but Im still doing alright, tax return helped out a lot though, it cushioned that blow</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NOM 02/11/23 9:01:46 PM #13:	Surprised it's not higher tbh --- I dream broken dreams I make them come true <cite>NOM posted [p:971502685] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Surprised it's not higher tbh</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 02/11/23 9:03:14 PM #14:	Theres people on this board who unironically believe you should just work a 40 hour full time job and then pick up a 20 hour side hustle to be allowed to afford anything <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:971502713] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Theres people on this board who unironically believe you should just work a 40 hour full time job and then pick up a 20 hour side hustle to be allowed to afford anything </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 02/11/23 9:03:49 PM #15:	ShadowMan033 posted... Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money Wrong --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:971502722] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>ShadowMan033 posted... </cite><quote>Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money</quote>Wrong </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
krazychao5 02/11/23 9:05:03 PM #16:	Blue_Inigo posted... ShadowMan033 posted... Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money no lies detected.meme --- https://supermariomakerbookmark.nintendo.net/profile/bigllama?type=posted <cite>krazychao5 posted [p:971502752] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Blue_Inigo posted... </cite><quote>ShadowMan033 posted...Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money</quote>no lies detected.meme</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
_Rinku_ 02/11/23 9:08:08 PM #17:	I could, but it would wipe out most of the cushion I have. <cite>_Rinku_ posted [p:971502807] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I could, but it would wipe out most of the cushion I have. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Prismsblade 02/11/23 9:10:33 PM #18:	No, but I'll be buying a house soon, and the down-payment will eat up the majority of my total assets. But I'll still have have a good chunk left still for emergencys. --- 3DS FC:3368-5403-9633 Name: Kaizer PSN: Blackkaizer <cite>Prismsblade posted [p:971502859] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>No, but I'll be buying a house soon, and the down-payment will eat up the majority of my total assets.But I'll still have have a good chunk left still for emergencys.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AzNDarkSamurai 02/11/23 9:12:06 PM #19:	I definitely cant. It sucks when a lot of your money goes to supporting the family. FML --- Pinoy Pride, 1988 - the day I die! <cite>AzNDarkSamurai posted [p:971502899] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I definitely cant. It sucks when a lot of your money goes to supporting the family. FML </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Northlane 02/11/23 9:13:17 PM #20:	I refuse to believe it --- "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness; that is life. <cite>Northlane posted [p:971502928] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I refuse to believe it</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jiek_Fafn 02/11/23 9:16:54 PM #21:	So I can exploit 57% of people in an emergency for only $1000? Thank you for the info, TC. Please contact me if you ever find yourself in this type of situation. --- I don't believe in belts. There should be no ranking system for toughness. <cite>Jiek_Fafn posted [p:971503016] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>So I can exploit 57% of people in an emergency for only $1000? Thank you for the info, TC. Please contact me if you ever find yourself in this type of situation.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dragon56 02/13/23 1:24:28 AM #23:	no i am smart with my money <cite>Dragon56 posted [p:971532302] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>no i am smart with my money </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Heartomaton 02/13/23 1:36:55 AM #24:	Right now I couldn't afford a $50 emergency expense, let alone $1,000. --- https://www.youtube.com/user/Heartomaton Heartomaton for President 2028. <cite>Heartomaton posted [p:971532472] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Right now I couldn't afford a $50 emergency expense, let alone $1,000.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
YugiNoob 02/13/23 1:51:53 AM #25:	Well at least we're slowly improving https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/success/1000-emergency-expense/index.html --- ( ^_^)/\(^_^ ) Maya High-Five! <cite>YugiNoob posted [p:971532641] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Well at least we're slowly improvinghttps://www.cnn.com/2021/01/11/success/1000-emergency-expense/index.html</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lifespeedrunner 02/13/23 2:01:59 AM #26:	Sad. America is messed up. <cite>lifespeedrunner posted [p:971532739] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Sad. America is messed up.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lost_All_Senses 02/13/23 2:05:41 AM #27:	And that's just for the ambulance --- Name checks out "I don't wanna be the toughest, I just keep it 100 and think nothin of it"- Black Thought <cite>Lost_All_Senses posted [p:971532774] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>And that's just for the ambulance </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kingdrake2 02/13/23 2:40:37 AM #28:	i'm screwed :(. limited income means month to month. cant even save a dime. if republican's hold government hostage (which may end up happening when it defaults in the summer) i'm even more screwed until they resolve it. --- Republicans " hold together like a ball of lusty ticks" - drclaeys <cite>kingdrake2 posted [p:971533059] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>i'm screwed :(.limited income means month to month. cant even save a dime.if republican's hold government hostage (which may end up happening when it defaults in the summer) i'm even more screwed until they resolve it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 02/13/23 3:27:16 AM #29:	why should someone have to pay for an ambulance again? what are the justifications americans give for this clearly inferior health system <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:971533388] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>why should someone have to pay for an ambulance again? what are the justifications americans give for this clearly inferior health system</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Secret_Asian_Man 02/13/23 3:33:15 AM #30:	Fortunately, I'm no longer in that position. <cite>Secret_Asian_Man posted [p:971533420] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Fortunately, I'm no longer in that position.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VampireCoyote 02/13/23 3:48:02 AM #31:	Yep i could afford maybe a few hundred dollar emergency at most --- She/her <cite>VampireCoyote posted [p:971533512] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Yepi could afford maybe a few hundred dollar emergency at most</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Wheelman1 02/13/23 3:53:25 AM #32:	ShadowMan033 posted... Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else. --- XBox Live GT: MastaMez PSN: KoolMez The Topic Killer \_0_/ <cite>The_Wheelman1 posted [p:971533551] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>ShadowMan033 posted... </cite><quote>Thats pretty alarming. $1000 legitimately isnt a lot of money</quote>Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 02/13/23 4:01:04 AM #33:	Kloe_Rinz posted... why should someone have to pay for an ambulance again? what are the justifications americans give for this clearly inferior health system Idk but you pay roughly $20 for every wee woo from the siren until you get there. --- Every day I wander in negative disposition, as I'm bombarded by superlatives, realizing very well that I am not alone. <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:971533591] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Kloe_Rinz posted... </cite><quote>why should someone have to pay for an ambulance again? what are the justifications americans give for this clearly inferior health system</quote>Idk but you pay roughly $20 for every wee woo from the siren until you get there.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Hoodroar 02/13/23 4:04:10 AM #34:	I can afford it but I'm sure not paying it. Bring on the debt. >_> --- sigless user logic <cite>Hoodroar posted [p:971533619] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I can afford it but I'm sure not paying it. Bring on the debt. >_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kloe_Rinz 02/13/23 4:08:32 AM #35:	The_Wheelman1 posted... Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else. You missed his point <cite>Kloe_Rinz posted [p:971533647] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>The_Wheelman1 posted... </cite><quote>Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else.</quote>You missed his point</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
runewalshPSiv 02/13/23 4:12:41 AM #36:	I'm not. I have credit cards as well as money in the bank. --- There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, a state of bliss <cite>runewalshPSiv posted [p:971533670] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I'm not. I have credit cards as well as money in the bank.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
VeggetaX 02/13/23 4:14:00 AM #37:	The_Wheelman1 posted... Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else. 1k is a lot of money. Dunno why that dude thought it wasn't --- Don't like it? Don't watch it. It's that simple Dictator of Nice Guys <cite>VeggetaX posted [p:971533680] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>The_Wheelman1 posted... </cite><quote>Not to you it isn't. It is to everyone else.</quote>1k is a lot of money. Dunno why that dude thought it wasn't </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Glob 02/13/23 4:18:03 AM #38:	MelbuFrahma4 posted... https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/57-percent-of-americans-cant-afford-a-1000-emergency-expense/ Are you one of them? No. I am neither American nor in that position. <cite>Glob posted [p:971533701] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>MelbuFrahma4 posted... </cite><quote>https://fortune.com/recommends/banking/57-percent-of-americans-cant-afford-a-1000-emergency-expense/Are you one of them?</quote>No. I am neither American nor in that position.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MabusIncarnate 02/13/23 4:24:27 AM #39:	VeggetaX posted... 1k is a lot of money. Dunno why that dude thought it wasn't People working 40 hours making below $10 an hour after taxes pull in like $1200 a month, just gotta start making coffee at home and people like this should have no problems lol. --- Every day I wander in negative disposition, as I'm bombarded by superlatives, realizing very well that I am not alone. <cite>MabusIncarnate posted [p:971533741] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>VeggetaX posted... </cite><quote>1k is a lot of money. Dunno why that dude thought it wasn't</quote>People working 40 hours making below $10 an hour after taxes pull in like $1200 a month, just gotta start making coffee at home and people like this should have no problems lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mew 02/13/23 4:35:40 AM #40:	Do Americans not have any savings? Wth I mean 10k or even 5k I can understand but 1... --- https://gfycat.com/tensescarygermanshepherd <cite>Mew posted [p:971533798] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Do Americans not have any savings? WthI mean 10k or even 5k I can understand but 1...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dragon56 02/13/23 8:49:25 AM #41:	Mew posted... Do Americans not have any savings? Wth we have the newest iphone and gucci purse though <cite>Dragon56 posted [p:971535968] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Mew posted... </cite><quote>Do Americans not have any savings? Wth</quote>we have the newest iphone and gucci purse though</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Patchwork 02/13/23 9:19:21 AM #42:	I had to drop 6k for an emergency just back in August, and Im probably in this category now. Still trying to rebuild. --- The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav'n of hell, a hell of heav'n. <cite>Patchwork posted [p:971536269] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I had to drop 6k for an emergency just back in August, and Im probably in this category now. Still trying to rebuild.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BettyWhite 02/13/23 9:20:02 AM #43:	I mean... Have you seen the cost of rent proportionate to the average salary? A lot of people are fucked without having to have a roommate or live with family. --- Thank you for being a friend <3 <cite>BettyWhite posted [p:971536281] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I mean... Have you seen the cost of rent proportionate to the average salary?A lot of people are fucked without having to have a roommate or live with family.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DipDipDiver 02/13/23 9:26:47 AM #44:	Stats like this make me feel a little better about my situation, because even though I perpetually feel like I'm struggling with money I could definitely afford a $1000 emergency without impacting much <cite>DipDipDiver posted [p:971536386] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Stats like this make me feel a little better about my situation, because even though I perpetually feel like I'm struggling with money I could definitely afford a $1000 emergency without impacting much</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 02/13/23 9:35:38 AM #45:	This is working as intended as far as the rich is concerned --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair! http://i.imgur.com/yPw05Ob.png <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:971536558] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>This is working as intended as far as the rich is concerned</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
s0nicfan 02/13/23 10:15:05 AM #46:	I really wish articles like this would also include comparable numbers for other countries. 57% sounds bad, but maybe it's better than most of our allies. Maybe it's way worse. I have no idea. --- "History Is Much Like An Endless Waltz. The Three Beats Of War, Peace And Revolution Continue On Forever." - Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz <cite>s0nicfan posted [p:971537261] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I really wish articles like this would also include comparable numbers for other countries. 57% sounds bad, but maybe it's better than most of our allies. Maybe it's way worse. I have no idea.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AloneIBreak 02/13/23 10:17:23 AM #47:	I wouldnt want to plunk out a thousand bucks suddenly, but I could do it if I had to. Not much more though. --- "The civilized man, where he cannot admire, will aim rather at understanding than at reprobating." - Bertrand Russell <cite>AloneIBreak posted [p:971537304] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>I wouldnt want to plunk out a thousand bucks suddenly, but I could do it if I had to. Not much more though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown781 02/13/23 10:20:04 AM #48:	Dragon56 posted... no i am smart with my money Yea, using tax payers money since you don't work. <cite>Unknown781 posted [p:971537339] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Dragon56 posted... </cite><quote>no i am smart with my money</quote>Yea, using tax payers money since you don't work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lifespeedrunner 02/13/23 10:21:21 AM #49:	UnfairRepresent posted... This is working as intended as far as the rich is concerned They want you working 2-3 jobs and being a side hustler now, back in the 40s and 50s just one person in the household had a full time job the other stayed home and could watch the kids <cite>lifespeedrunner posted [p:971537356] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>UnfairRepresent posted... </cite><quote>This is working as intended as far as the rich is concerned</quote>They want you working 2-3 jobs and being a side hustler now, back in the 40s and 50s just one person in the household had a full time job the other stayed home and could watch the kids </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unknown5uspect 02/13/23 10:22:42 AM #50:	Guess who just got a $1000+ emergency expense they can't afford? This guy. FML. --- #EatTheRich <cite>Unknown5uspect posted [p:971537377] in 57% of Ame... [t:80344821]...</cite> <quote>Guess who just got a $1000+ emergency expense they can't afford? This guy.FML.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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