claim: 47 percent of americans "can’t pay for an unexpected $400 expense through savings or credit cards, without selling something or borrowing money."
author: hunter schwarz
evidence_1: nearly half of americans would have trouble finding $400 to pay for an  emergency. ... that either they would cover the expense by borrowing or selling  something, ... that he is on viagra than that he has credit-card problems,” says  brad klontz, .... cash in their checking or savings accounts to meet an unexpected  expense.
evidence_2: may 25, 2016 ... instead, they would have to put it on a credit card and pay it off over time, ...  among the poorest consumers, 40 percent of whites would be able to cover the  expense compared with 20 percent of blacks and 27 percent of ... 5 easy ways to  make a little extra cash · google to ban payday loan advertisements.
evidence_3: may 22, 2018 ... usa · intl ... among those with retirement savings, less than 40 percent think  they are ... about 40 percent of adults said that if faced with a $400 unexpected  expense, ... to pay it or would do so by selling something or borrowing money, ...  debt — i.e., from credit cards, student loans — also can stand in the ...
evidence_4: may 22, 2018 ... "the finding that four-in-ten adults couldn't cover an unexpected $400 expense  without selling something or borrowing money is troubling," ...
evidence_5: may 7, 2017 ... to order copies of federal reserve board publications offered in print, see the  board's ... economic preparedness and emergency savings . ...... would cover it  by selling something or borrowing money, which ... unexpected out-of-pocket  medical expense in the ... forty-six percent of adults with a credit card.