11/17/2014 – The top financial concern: just paying the bills (NPR Marketplace)

A survey out today shows the overall financial picture for Americans improving, but that still hasn’t translated into actual prosperity. According to the November Financial Security Index, compiled by Bankrate.com, the number one financial concern among Americans isn’t job security, or the housing market—it’s pocketbook issues like just being able to pay bills. One explanation for the concern about paying bills is that even as economic indicators like unemployment improve, incomes remain largely flat.

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