Recent government statistics have highlighted Americans’ difficulties with saving money and covering basic or emergency expenses. According to the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances, 44.6 percent of American families do not save; fifteen percent of families regularly spend more than they receive in income; and nearly half of families do not have a

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