4.4 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 2 July 2021
⏱️ 11 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
0:00.0 | This is Optimal Finance Daily, Episode 1575, 10 Financial Statistics of the average American, |
0:07.1 | by Joel of budgetsorsexy.com. And I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam. |
0:13.9 | This is the show where I narrate posts from your favorite personal finance bloggers, |
0:18.1 | with their permission, of course. If you're in the US, I hope you have something fun |
0:22.5 | planned this weekend for Fourth of July. I'm actually traveling to Colorado Springs today. |
0:27.4 | I'm speaking at a camp-fi event, and I'm so excited. I often hear people talk about how |
0:32.8 | their pursuit of financial independence can be a lonely road, because it's hard to find friends |
0:37.5 | that also prioritize their finances. I've solved for this by going to events like camp-fi, |
0:43.7 | and I even created my own event called the Economy Conference, and that's spelled with an |
0:48.4 | ME at the end, not an MI. I'm not exaggerating when I tell you that all of my closest friends today |
0:54.4 | are people doing incredible things with their money, and it has made my own journey so much |
0:59.2 | more fun. Check out campfi.org to learn about the event I'm at this weekend, and come party with |
1:05.2 | me at the Economy Conference this November at the University of Cincinnati. Tickets are available |
1:10.8 | now at economyconference.com. But since you're here, let's get right to it and continue optimizing your |
1:17.2 | life. 10 Financial Statistics of the Average American by Joel of BudgetsRsexy.com |
1:29.3 | Today, I thought we could play a little game called How Do Your Finances compared to the average |
1:33.8 | Americans. I've gathered 10 money statistics about the average US households finances, |
1:40.0 | and while this data has no actual effect on your personal situation or trajectory, |
1:44.8 | it's still fun to see how you stack up. Remember, it's just a game. Don't get too wrapped up in |
1:50.1 | the numbers. Everyone's situation is different. Let's get to it. The average American financial profile, |
1:57.1 | how do you compare? Most of this data is pretty recent, but because 2020 was such a strange year, |
2:03.2 | some data points are a few years old. There are also a ton of variables that we could pick apart in |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Optimal Living Daily LLC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Optimal Living Daily LLC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.