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It’s easy, and fairly common, to feel like you’re lagging behind everyone else when it comes to finances.
Fifty-three percent of Americans surveyed by Navigator in July said they feel behind where they thought they would be financially [1]. An identical majority (53%) expressed uneasiness with their personal financial situation over the next few months, with a quarter also saying they are “very” uneasy (26%). With the gloomy outlook on jobs and the economy, coupled with stubborn inflation, it’s easy to see why Americans are jittery.
But the threshold for the top 50% by certain financial parameters is surprisingly low. It doesn’t take much to put yourself in a better position than around half the country’s adults. In fact,…
