Over the past several decades, Americans 25--34 years old experienced significant declines in net worth while increasing their debt. For every dollar worth of assets owned, this group carries 70 cents worth of debt.
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The Feed the Pig campaign aims to reverse this trend by empowering younger Americans to take charge of their personal finances by living within their means and saving for long-term financial security. Statistics demonstrate that this group's financial behaviors, while less established, tend toward debt accumulation, and this is happening during a period of milestone events such as getting married, having children and caring for aging parents. But there is hope: more working time before retirement means that their current financial decisions have a greater impact (positive or negative) on their long-term financial security. For more information, please visit:
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Our mission is to identify a select number of significant public issues and stimulate action on those issues through communications programs that make a measurable difference in our society. Fore information, news, events, and more, please click here: .
More On Financial Literacy:
The Feed the Pig campaign aims to reverse this trend by empowering younger Americans to take charge of their personal finances by living within their means and saving for long-term financial security. Statistics demonstrate that this group's financial behaviors, while less established, tend toward debt accumulation, and this is happening during a period of milestone events such as getting married, having children and caring for aging parents. But there is hope: more working time before retirement means that their current financial decisions have a greater impact (positive or negative) on their long-term financial security. For more information, please visit:
About the Ad Council:
Our mission is to identify a select number of significant public issues and stimulate action on those issues through communications programs that make a measurable difference in our society. Fore information, news, events, and more, please click here: .
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