Frightening Financial Stats to Avoid - Money Tip Tuesday

<p>It’s Halloween time. The time when many people chat about ghost stories, urban legends and share other spooky tales.  </p> <p>In this tip, we’ll share a few spooky stats of our own--only these are financial.  </p> <p>Links:</p> <ul><li>Check out more <a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/rcarson/2022/10/26/13-scary-financial-statistics-and-how-to-help-avoid-becoming-one/?sh=a3fc9ac32b5d'>frightening financial stats</a> from Forbes.</li> <li>Open a <a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/rcarson/2022/10/26/13-scary-financial-statistics-and-how-to-help-avoid-becoming-one/?sh=a3fc9ac32b5d'>savings account</a> to start building your emergency fund</li> <li>Learn more about Triangle's <a href='https://www.trianglefinancialgroup.com/'>wealth management solutions</a></li> <li>Check out our <a href='https://youtu.be/KTbtWMYdnk0'>Financial Freedom: Your Path to Debt Free Living</a> webinar</li> <li>Check out <a href='https://triangleuniversity.org/'>TCU University</a> for more financial education tips and resources!</li> <li>Follow us on <a href='https://www.facebook.com/pg/MakingMoneyPersonalPodcast/posts/?ref=page_internal'>Facebook</a>, <a href='https://www.instagram.com/makingmoneypersonal/'>Instagram</a> and <a href='https://twitter.com/TCUpodcastMMP'>Twitter</a>!</li> <li>Learn more about <a href='https://www.trianglecu.org/home/home'>Triangle Credit Union</a></li> </ul> <p>Transcript:</p> <p>Welcome to Money Tip Tuesday from the Making Money Personal podcast.  </p> <p>With a little Internet searching you can find all kinds of stats on the financial situations current Americans find themselves in.  </p> <p>Some of these stats are positive, while others are a little more negative, even frightening for some. </p> <p>Being in good financial shape is paramount to living a life where you don’t have to be haunted by debt or frightened by unexpected expenses.  </p> <p> In this tip we’ll share a few frightening financial facts out there that many Americans are facing right now but will share some suggested solutions becaus