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FACT Only
1 in 6 mothers is a stay at home mom.
FACT Over 70% of U.S. households
have difficulty paying their bills, existing paycheck to paycheck.
FACT
For the first time in recent history, the current generation is averaging a lower standard of living than their parents.
How secure is your job?
FACT The average college grad will have at least 11 different job and over
5 careers. And 85% will be employed outside the field that their degree is in.
FACT
In the past 10 years, Fortune 500 companies have fired over 5 million employees, due primarily to advances in technology and
moving to other countries.
FACT Middle-aged men today are 5 times
more likely to be laid off than their fathers were in the 1970's.
How Good
is the Economy?
FACT Last year, over 1.3 million
Americans filed for bankruptcy.
FACT The average credit card debt
is over $7,000.00 FACT 55% of all jobs created in the next 10 years will be paying near minimum wage. Can you live on that?
What About Your Retirement?
FACT
At age 65, 45% of Americans depend on relatives for support, 30% depend on charity and 23% are still working and can't
afford to quit.
FACT More than 1/2 of Americans who live below the
poverty level are the elderly; 1/3 of those have a daily diet of less than 1,000 calories.
How
many of these facts fit your life?
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