A staggering 80% of American households are worse off than they were before COVID-19 — how to shore up your finances now before a strong current carries them away
finance.yahoo.com
Only the richest 20% have held onto their COVID savings.
  • SuiXi3D@kbin.social
    27·
    1 year ago

    and only then did COVID happen and I lost my job twice. So that’s roughly three “holy shit thank god we saved for a rainy day” events in three years.

    You just explained the last three years of my life. I have no savings left. Period. If anything happens to the car, or either one of us loses our jobs, we're done. That's it.

    • Mac@mander.xyz
      61·
      1 year ago

      Well, you aren't "done". Life continues.
      Even when the state conspires against you having shelter from weather when you're homeless. Life still goes on.
      Until it doesnt.