Counting Pennies

As I was doing research for an article yesterday, I ran into some incredible facts about money and how we see it and interact with it. While some of the points were really surprising, others are just sad. For example:

“92% of people would rather be rich than find the love of their lives” – This is really sad, isn’t it? I’m in the 8 percent that would much rather find my Soulmate than have a lot of money. But apparently that’s not what the world wants.  

“83% of Americans still pay with checks instead of credit cards” - Ok, where exactly are these people? I can’t remember the last time I saw somebody wipe out a checkbook to pay for something. Could this change depending on where in the country you live?

“One out of every four Americans believes their best chance of getting rich is by playing the lottery.” — Isn’t this a sad reflection of what we think about money?

“The average wedding in America costs a staggering $20,000” — I just can’t wrap my mind around this one. I mean, 20000 is a nice downpayment on a house. It’s a car or a trip around the world (it costs $19000 to spend 45 days onboard the Queen Mary II, the world’s most expensive cruise).

I have to say… this is a really sad reflection of the world today.

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