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  • Half of U.S. Households Struggle to Save Even a Few Cents

    03/30/2015 10:32:15 AM PDT · by ilovesarah2012 · 72 replies
    nbcnews.com ^ | March 30, 2015
    Brother, can you spare a nickel? For roughly half of American households they answer is "barely," according to the results of a new survey by Bankrate.com. About half reported they are setting aside no more than 5 percent of their income in savings. One in five said they're not even able to save a penny. The highest savings rates were reported by those in the middle of the income ladder; more than a third of households earnings between $50,000 - 75,000 said they're saving more than 10 percent of their incomes, a higher rate than those in the highest-income bracket....