Financial Mistakes Survey 2020

What percentage of Americans surveyed in 2020 said that too much credit card debt was their #1 financial mistake of the last decade?

• 23%

• 30%

• 45%

• 52%

What was the average credit card debt carried by American households in 2020?

• $5,000

• $6,200

• $7,300

• $8,100

According to the 2020 trials mentioned, what made people feel happier?

• Spending money on physical items

• Spending money on experiences like travel and meals

• Saving money instead of spending it

• Investing money in stocks and bonds

How many years of history does the S&P 500 have without a 10-year period of negative returns?

• A) 50 years

• B) 94 years

• C) 100 years

• D) 10 years

How much did U.S. banks pocket in fees for overdraft "protection" in 2017?

• A) $34 million

• B) $34 billion

• C) $340 million

• D) $3.4 billion

How much did U.S. student debt surpass in 2021?

• $1.5 trillion

• $1.6 trillion

• $1.7 trillion

• $1.8 trillion

What percentage of content creators on YouTube do not make enough money to rise above the U.S. poverty line, according to FORTUNE?

• 50%

• 96.5%

• 75%

• 85%

How much unclaimed money did Americans who forgot to file their taxes in 2015 leave behind?

• A) $1.4 million

• B) $1.4 billion

• C) $14 billion

• D) $140 million

Which organization is still holding the unclaimed money from the 2015 tax filings?

• A) Federal Reserve

• B) Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

• C) Federal Trade Commission

• D) Department of the Treasury

Since what year has it been illegal for credit card companies to promote credit card offers within 1,000 feet of college campuses?

• 2005

• 2009

• 2012

• 2015