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Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 3:59 pmby Recyclersteve
I am very curious to see how people respond to this survey. On another part of the RC site it mentions a survey which says that something like 57-58% of people could NOT come up with $500 in an emergency. I know my survey results may be somewhat biased (since this site includes a lot of preppers and others who stack PM's), but I am still curious to see what the results will say. Thanks in advance to all who participate. Only one response per person please.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 4:02 pmby Recyclersteve
I was even thinking that some of the scrappers here (hobo finds and cwgii) might even be able to find $500 of scrap materials in a few days in an emergency.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:10 pmby 68Camaro
You're polling a highly atypical population so while it might be interesting to see how rc fares I would be shocked if the percentage of rc ers isn't at least 95%.
In contrast, just looking at my wife's immediate family, neither her mom nor her aunt could do it, nor any of her 3 siblings, and of the next generation only one nephew (who technically is still at home so not on his own), plus her dad could do it.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:17 pmby Thogey
What's an emergency?
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:37 pmby Recyclersteve
The concept of what is an emergency is certainly debatable. Let's assume that it doesn't include paying a cable bill, but something like a hospital demanding cash or bailing a (hopefully innocent) loved one out of jail or perhaps an electric bill during the hot summer months.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Jul 29, 2017 10:25 pmby johnbrickner
68Camaro wrote:You're polling a highly atypical population . . .
Truly, not typical of the general population.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sun Jul 30, 2017 12:55 pmby AdamsSamoa
you are correct...
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sun Jul 30, 2017 9:21 pmby Rosco
I also expect 95 % yes
Perhaps more
Rosco
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Mon Jul 31, 2017 12:06 pmby alpacafarmer
in cents!!!
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Mon Jul 31, 2017 4:27 pmby hobo finds
$500 emergency I feel would be like a car problem, but when you start getting into $15000 and higher I would need to sell off a lot more than scrap metal.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Mon Jul 31, 2017 8:31 pmby Recyclersteve
hobo finds wrote:$500 emergency I feel would be like a car problem, but when you start getting into $15000 and higher I would need to sell off a lot more than scrap metal.
Cmon, you mean you don't have $15k in aluminum cans just sitting around?!?
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Mon Jul 31, 2017 9:40 pmby misteroman
I would hope most on here woudnt have to go to the bank to get $500.......
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sat Aug 05, 2017 7:04 pmby Recyclersteve
Bumping for some more votes.
Re: Survey: Could You Come Up with $500 in an Emergency?
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Sun Aug 20, 2017 12:58 pmby Shazbot57
I chose OTHER but actually it's a YES without any qualifiers like those added. 'Nuff said...