Nearly a third of these households live paycheck-to-paycheck at least sometimes and 44 percent agreed that spending on lifestyle purchases – like dining out and entertainment – causes them to save less than they should each month. For millennials with the same household income, that number jumps to 71 percent.
To help all Americans achieve greater financial well-being, SunTrust today announced a new program focused on saving for positive goals – or "sunny days." Instead of just saving for a rainy day, Live for a
"It's easier to stay motivated when you're saving for goals that are connected to your values and bring you happiness," said
To help people establish strong financial routines so they can live for a sunny day, SunTrust is offering these tools:
- A Money Personality Quiz, videos, articles and podcasts – available on suntrust.com/sunnyday – to help people gain discipline in spending and saving
- E-Savings "buckets" that allow people to open multiple spending and savings accounts for important goals – and assign a unique name to each one
- SummitView ®, SunTrust's industry-leading financial planning platform, that provides clients with insights into their full financial picture when working with a SunTrust advisor
Using the hashtag #mysunnyday, people can also share what a sunny day means to them on Facebook and Twitter. Visit twitter.com/suntrust and facebook.com/suntrust.
SunTrust is committed to advancing financial well-being for its clients and communities. For additional information, visit suntrust.com/sunnyday.
Additional Survey Findings
Of Americans in households making
- A third said a lack of financial discipline at least sometimes holds them back from achieving their goals.
- Among those who are not saving as much as they believe they should because of spending on lifestyle purchases, 68 percent blamed dining out as the main reason. Among millennials (ages 18-34), 70 percent blamed dining out.
- Fifty-three percent of those ages 35 to 44 believe they are saving enough to live comfortably in retirement. Among those ages 45 to 54, however, that number drops to 37 percent.
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