US Financial Diaries

Telling the stories of how 200+ low- and moderate-income families manage their financial lives. A joint initiative with @CFSInnovation and @financialaccess.

[US Financial Diaries @USFDstudy]

@CaseyDanson @Catholic_Memes @SC30fanpage @elonmusk @JINewsNet 🔥Good news for everyone🔥

[US Financial Diaries @USFDstudy]

@CaseyDanson @Catholic_Memes @SC30fanpage @elonmusk 🤜🤛Amazing thanks..

[Justin Fox @foxjust]

Yes, getting a big refund means you overpaid your taxes. But in a low-inflation environment that amounts to a pretty good savings mechanism for millions of Americans https://t.co/YZo2LH6cNK

[US Financial Diaries @USFDstudy]

It's not just about tomorrow, but week-to-week and month-to-month ups and downs. See Chapter 7 of The Financial Diaries. https://t.co/3MfKZbCqTb

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

Luckily, there is just such a concept: It’s called material security.

Someone who has food and a roof over their head today, but doesn’t know whether they will tomorrow, should be considered poor https://t.co/OdY5uQgx7u

[Jonathan Morduch @JMorduch]

Most poor households are only sometimes poor. Steady jobs don't mean steady income. Policies often don't fit needs. Despite the evidence, it's remarkably hard to shift the narrative about poverty.

[Diane Schanzenbach @dwschanz]

How often do workers have 20 hours/week one month, and less than that another month (and thus would lose SNAP?) Our CPS analysis finds nearly 1 in 5 adults (!!!) have this work pattern over a 16 month period.

[Bradley Hardy @bl_hardy]

Important research characterizing and highlighting labor market conditions (yes, they work) safety net recipients face...including low, volatile wages. https://t.co/Ma6KrMYRK4

[Timothy Ogden @timothyogden]

Perhaps better framed as: Friends and family are central to financial lives of 90%+ of the world, goal shouldn't be to change that but to make relationships work better for all. See issue brief from US Financial Diaries: https://t.co/eNOaX5C8IA https://t.co/HYE9FseHdq

[US Financial Diaries @USFDstudy]

Policy should reflect actual financial lives and needs of Americans, especially low- and moderate-income families, not hypothetical models. An important step here. https://t.co/UGsq7g61Wc

[David John 🇺🇦 @dcjretiresecure]

New Senate legislation on rainy day ("sidecar") savings. AARP first wrote about this in 2015 and continues to research the topic. Our new study on what workers want should be available in late September: https://t.co/a17q3YEGyp

[Claudia Sahm @Claudia_Sahm]

thread about this new research note on how the legislated delay in the Earned Income Tax Credit has affected consumer spending ... https://t.co/3QxhPpvO7m

[Jonathan Morduch @JMorduch]

About 40% of respondents chose a (hypothetical) steady-paying job over a (hypothetical) job with varying pay -- even when the variable-pay job paid a whole lot more. Wow.

From the new (5/22/18) Federal Reserve SHED survey

[Mark Kear @mtfkear]

Here's my take on two important and accessible books about life on the margins of the US financial system @LisaServon and @JMorduch & @RachelSchneider: "Innovating and improvising the social contract in the US financial borderscape" https://t.co/hs0VdmfUaF … @JCultEcon

[The Chronicle of Philanthropy @Philanthropy]

"The challenge philanthropy faces in fighting poverty is not beyond our ability to overcome, but it is beyond single organizations to do it alone,” says @BrandeeMcHale, president of the @Citi Foundation. https://t.co/gPePRSLfF0

[Jonathan Morduch @JMorduch]

Income volatility: The RCT!

Turns out that those scheduling policies that complicate workers' lives and shift risk onto their shoulders don't lead to higher profit. Evidence from the Gap. https://t.co/eZTRwysg4a

[Fiona Greig @FionaGreigDC]

Great piece by @aliezadurana @NewAmerica on income volatility with #JPMCInstitute and @USFDstudy data https://t.co/HqH8WcyHDF

[Jonathan Morduch @JMorduch]

Debt and morality. Why aren't poorly-treated debtors rising up? Great conversation with historical context: @ProfessorWherry talks with @timothyogden at @AspenFSP

https://t.co/tAJIkq55w9

[Reinvent Futures @reinventnet]

#Scarcity by @m_sendhil and #TheFinancialDiaries by @JMorduch and @RachelSchneider -- book suggestions by @ChrisHughes, author of #fairshot #WhatsNowNY

[Fiona Greig @FionaGreigDC]

According to #JPMCInstitute research, cash flow has major influence on when consumers receive healthcare, not just when they pay for it. How did the experts respond? Read our summary from the #JPMHC18 conference to learn more: https://t.co/LWaV8SqApK

[Financial Access Initiative at NYU Wagner @financialaccess]

"Too Many Americans Suffer from Financial Instability. Their Employers Can Fix It" https://t.co/XekXNzVqKr #usfindiaries

[PSID @umpsid]

50 years ago this week the first ever PSID interview was collected. The 4,802 initial interviews lasted 63 minutes on average, and were collected in-home by paper questionnaire. #PSIDturns50 @UM_SRC