This statistic presents the attitudes of parents in the United States towards spending and saving as of January 2015. It was found that 12 percent of U.S. parents considered themselves to be definitely spenders.
Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender?
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T. Rowe Price. (March 20, 2015). Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 09, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/
T. Rowe Price. "Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender?." Chart. March 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/
T. Rowe Price. (2015). Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 09, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/
T. Rowe Price. "Would You Consider Yourself to Be More of a Saver or a Spender?." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Mar 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/
T. Rowe Price, Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/ (last visited June 09, 2023)
Would you consider yourself to be more of a saver or a spender? [Graph], T. Rowe Price, March 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/296136/parent-attitude-saving-spending-us/