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If you were to stack a million $1 bills, it would be around 361 feet high. Find more fun facts about money at financialexcellence.net.

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Abraham Lincoln was the first person to appear on a regular US coin in 1909. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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Before the days of paper money, Americans traded animal skins, including deer and elk bucks, for goods and services. Hence the word “buck” to describe money. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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60% of working Americans experience moderate to high levels of financial stress. One-fifth of those believe their financial stress has gotten worse in the last 18-24 months. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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A piece of currency can be folded forward and back 4,000 times before it will tear. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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In 2007, total consumer debt was $2.5 trillion. Consumer overall indebtedness (including mortgages) increased from $1.4 trillion to $11.5 trillion from 1980 to 2005. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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53% of Americans have less than $25,000 in retirement savings. 43% of those people are over 55! 30% believe that they only need $250,000 or less in total retirement savings. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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When asked how they make their retirement planning decisions, 44% of working Americans say they guess. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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The savings rate for 2006 was -.6% – the lowest since the Great Depression. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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70% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Find more fun facts and statistics about money at financialexcellence.net.

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