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Re:Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds in the U.S. Earn More Than Th... by tcoppi on Thursday December 08, 2016 @02:49PM (#13133577)
Here's savings rate data: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PSAVERT

Note that this is savings rate net of taxes. It has been on a mostly steady decline since it has been calculated, with some spikes and a leveling out slightly higher than the rate before the last recession.

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Re:Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds in the U.S. Earn More Than Th... by warkdarrior on Friday December 09, 2016 @12:44PM (#13140251)
What happened from December 2012 to January 2013 for the personal savings rate to drop from 11% to 5%?
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