73% of Americans are making resolutions about being smarter with money in the New Year according to SWNS Digital's new study!
For many, it’s because 2020 was a pretty bad year for them financially.
- In fact, 47% describe the year as difficult financially.
- Not surprisingly, 53% of people say the pandemic was responsible for their bad financial situation.
- 49% were paying more bills
- 42% had medical expenses
- 34% had some sort of income loss
- 23% were laid off or furloughed
- And for 59% of people, they simply sent more money out of boredom during lockdown.
So, what sort of financial resolutions are people planning to make for 2021? They include:
- Getting out of debt (38%)
- Removing unnecessary bills (33%)
- Seek out more deals/coupons (33%)
- Spending money more wisely (33%)
- Using a savings app (30%)
