American Dream 2005

Everyone is just focused on Money

Being rich is the Dream

Everyones lives was focused on winning the lottery

Pay off debts

Buy everything you want

Books about how to get rich quick

There is a 19% of making $340,000 in the next 15 years

51% of people with a income of$75,000 a year felt they would be rich someday

8% of people said they need a yearly income of $1 million to be rich

Cosumer debt had reached an all time high of $2.1 trillion

Americans cashed out $333 billion worth of equity on their homes

51% of the equity was used to pay off debts

money

lottery

No debt

Personal saving rate were the lowest they have ever been

1/3 of americans plan to be rich one day

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