A quarter of Americans expect their financial situation to be worse in 2022. Here's why investinyou (In partnership with acorns.)
Fully 26% believe their financial situation will get worse in 2022 and 42% believe it will stay about the same, a survey fromRespondents lay the blame mostly on inflation: 70% of those who expect a worsening of their finances cite inflation as the biggest barrier to better money circumstances, and 44% of those who believe their financial situation will stay the same agreed.jumped 6.8% from 12 months ago, the fastest pace since 1982, according to the Labor Department.
That means Americans are digging deeper into their wallets for everything from food to shelter to gasoline. Since last November, gas prices skyrocketed 58%, used cars and trucks spiked 31% and new vehicles are up 11%. Food prices are up 6% from 12 months ago and the cost of shelter increased 3.8% on the year.
"For those that are living paycheck to paycheck or where budgets are already tight, inflation puts a further squeeze on the budget," said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.
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