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The Something Awful Forums > Archives > General Bullshit > 47% of Americans would have trouble coming up with $400 for an emergency
 
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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

 how short of a time frame are we talking about here

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

 maybe they included kids in the stat? 400 bucks was a lot when i was ten

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

Tectonis posted:

Pull out a receipt from an ATM and sat "Wow, I need to move money into my IRA, I can't believe I have XXXX sitting in checking."

this right here

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

 thats 20 tubmans

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

CJacobs posted:

Presumably the question being asked was prefaced with "if you couldn't use money you already have" but they just didn't say that in the final statement because it's not as attention grabbing.

how does that make sense

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a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

 four HUNDRED dollars lmao

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