Tag: Gen X
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Catch-22: A Message from a 22-Year-Old
Aside from escalating political tensions, recently furloughed paychecks for 800,000 government workers highlighted that too many Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck without an adequate savings account. A recent podcast from NPR’s Austin branch on the government shutdown highlighted that “[a]lmost 60 percent of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings, meaning an emergency expense would put many people…