Here's another headline that underscores America's savings problems: Two-thirds of U.S. adults would struggle to handle a $1,000 crisis.
A survey conducted by the Associated Press found that three-quarters of those making less than $50,000 a year say they would have a tough time scraping together $1,000 in the event of an emergency. That dovetails with a recent study that found that nearly half of Americans would struggle to pay a $400 bill.
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