Now that we’ve entered a new decade, a lot of people have special money goals they hope to achieve in the next ten years, and according to a new poll, many are confident they’ll get their.
The survey finds:
- 70% of Americans are optimistic about achieving their financial goals by 2030, and some of them have some lofty ones.
- Top financial goals for the next ten years include:
- Be totally debt free (56%)
- Buy a house (51%)
- Take dream vacation (40%)
- Pay off student loans (39%)
- Get married (38%)
- Be financially independent (36%)
- Have children (34%)
- Living by myself (29%)
- Retiring (21%)
But there are also plenty of people who aren’t necessarily looking long term, and are more focused on goals for 2020. In fact:
- 44% have specific financial goals in mind for 2020
- 63% are “very confident” their New Years financial goals will become a reality.
- The top financial goals for 2020 include:
- Putting more in savings from my paycheck (51%)
- Eating out less (51%)
- Canceling unnecessary subscriptions (47%)
- Less online shopping (43%)
- Cable cutting (40%)
- Cut back on grocery spending (32%)
- Use less utilities (30%)
- Less online gaming (29%)
- Skip buying coffee (22%)
- Pack lunch (21%)
Source:SWNS Digital