Source – https://www.apolloacademy.com/there-is-a-significant-need-for-retirement-savings-in-the-us/
Short of forcing people to save for retirement, Social Security remains the safety net for those who lack access to retirement vehicles or don’t have the means to save. – How Many Americans Don’t Save For Retirement? https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2025/03/how-many-americans-dont-save-for-retirement/
TBH, Social Security is a much higher portion of our retirement income than I had planned for.
Household Debt Ticks Up to $17.94 Trillion
Source: https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/hhdc
Yikes.
In just three years, the share of U.S. adults who say they regularly get news from TikTok has more than quadrupled, from 3% in 2020 to 14% in 2023.
More Americans are getting news on TikTok, bucking the trend seen on most other social media sites — https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/11/15/more-americans-are-getting-news-on-tiktok-bucking-the-trend-seen-on-most-other-social-media-sites/
Beef tallow (if smeared on your face) may be be comedogenic according to Dr. Lee – The Beef Tallow TikTok Skincare Trend: Here Are The Concerns – https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2024/12/08/the-beef-tallow-tiktok-skincare-trend-here-are-the-concerns/
This too shall not end well.
The Dark Side of TikTok – Financial Advice?
Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Spikes to 10.4%, Just Below Worst of Financial Crisis Meltdown. Fastest 2-Year Spike Ever – https://wolfstreet.com/2024/11/30/office-cmbs-delinquency-rate-spikes-to-10-4-just-below-worst-of-financial-crisis-cre-meltdown-fastest-2-year-spike-ever/
Yikes.
The world’s worst countries for binge-drinking – https://www.statista.com/chart/5357/the-worlds-worst-countries-for-binge-drinking/
Yikes.
Which Lifestyle Changes Can Make You Live Longer? – https://www.statista.com/chart/31766/reduction-in-the-risk-of-premature-death-after-age-40-when-sticking-to-the-lifestyle-factors/
Yikes.
The Worst U.S. States For Binge Drinking – https://www.statista.com/chart/12345/the-worst-us-states-for-binge-drinking/
Yikes. But a great day for Scary Charts!
Source: Have Wages Kept Up With Inflation? – https://www.statista.com/chart/32428/inflation-and-wage-growth-in-the-united-states/
Yikes.
The U.S. median household income increased 29.3% since January 2020. But the income needed to keep up with the rise in costs to own a median-priced U.S. home went up by 86.6%. Housing market strain: Buyers need an 86% income boost to keep up with home prices
Yikes.
54 percent of Gen Z participants polled for Statista’s Consumer Insights survey in the U.S. between July 2023 and June 2024 claim that owning a car is important to them, compared to 69 percent of baby boomers. This suggests that the perceived necessity of car ownership is not only influenced by the availability and quality of public transit but also by generation. Owning a Car Is Less Important To Younger Generations https://www.statista.com/chart/33097/importance-of-owning-a-car-for-us-residents-by-generation/
Let me think about this. Digital from birth, Covid-19 pandemic global shutdown, social media, shared ride businesses, grocery shopping done and delivered, prepared meal delivery, inflation, cost of cars both new and used, shit jobs that don’t pay much, cost of car insurance and maintenance, cost of gasoline, going Green, fear of accidents, fear of violence, self-fulfilling prophecy, coddled since birth, never learned to drive, never wanted to drive…
Did I miss anything?
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