Survey: 69% Of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 In Savings.
That's because 69% spend it all
on booze and cigs and impressing people buying over budget depreciating prideful assests like expensive cars and appliances, and miss managed high debt rate charges. But what does this have to do with this subject except proving people make decisions through emotions and what's pleasing not through logic and what's sensable.
Don't worry Trump's going to make America great again and when he doesn't you'll blame lack of morality.
Make up your mind. Do you want consumer confidence or for us to save?
You do realize saving money makes money too.
Investments help drive economy and new jobs, Investment fees, trading fees, you spend some of that interest and investment earnings, later you spend the accumulation & pass it on, it gets taxed and gov't spends it on stimulating economy etc.
If you'd cut back to 5 cats instead of having 10 then you'd save enough to buy a new couch that doesn't smell like kitty litter box.