Dealing With Unexpected Expenses

Source: Federal Reserve Published: May 2018 n = 11,000 U.S. adults

Source: Federal Reserve
Published: May 2018
n = 11,000 U.S. adults

Dealing With Unexpected Expenses

Circulated: October 29, 2019

When faced with a hypothetical unexpected expense of $400, respondents said they would:

Note: Respondents could select multiple answers, so the percentages add up to more than 100%.