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WHY WE

ARE HERE

A M E R I C A I S S T R O N G , B U T M I L L I O N S
A R E N ’ T T H R I V I N G

A recent CareerBuilder report, reported 70% of working
Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Yet headlines

report America is having one of its strongest financial runs ever.
But when we dig deeper, we see that millions of everyday

Americans are barely making ends meet and experiencing high
financial stress and low financial health. And that includes

Americans in higher income brackets -- financial stress doesn’t

discriminate based on income level.

F I N A N C I A L S T R E S S I S A N A T I O N W I D E
I S S U E

Financial stress is a nationwide problem. We estimate that 168

million Americans are financially stressed — even though it may
seem like they are doing well for themselves. It’s not always

about how much money you make. In fact, a 2018 Nielsen study

found that 25% of American families making $150,000 or more
a year still live paycheck to paycheck, and 33% of households

earning $50,000 to $100,000 do too.

With no easy way to manage debt, unexpected expenses, and

rising costs, financial stress is affecting tens of millions, across
all income brackets.