Number Able to Save Slips Again

Publication Date: 12/05/2025 5:00 AM CST

Number Able to Save Slips Again

Publication: 12/05/2025 5:00 AM CST

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Forty-seven percent (47%) say they can set aside money for savings, down 3 points from 2 weeks ago and 5 from a month ago.
- Almost the same number (48%) say all their money goes to living expenses, up 2 points from 2 weeks ago and 4 points from a month ago.
- In April, just 43% said they could set aside money, while it hit a peak of 53% in September.
If a surprise expense of $1,000 came up, 48% of voters say they would need to cut back on their lifestyle.
- This is similar to the 47% recorded for November, but up 3 points from late September and early October.
- In late July, a high of 51% said they would have to cut back.
- Meanwhile, 46% said they could make the surprise payment without cutting back, down 3 points from 2 weeks ago.
Nearly half (49%) of voters say they paid off their credit cards in full.
- This is down 2 points from two weeks ago, but up 2 points from a month ago.
- Up a point from 2 weeks ago, 42% say they had to make partial payments.
- More postgraduates (70%) than non-postgraduates (45%) say they paid off their credit cards in full.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, December 1-2, 2025. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.