Are You Normal About Money? - (Do You Behave Like Everyone Else?)

A treasure trove of fascinating statistics. This is entertaining, humorous, and informative peek into the darkest corners of America's pocketbooks and wallets (where 72% of us keep our bills in denominational order). Drawing on exclusive Bloomberg surveys and other industry sources, marketing diva Bernice Kanner shows us how we really think and feel about investing, saving, insurance, credit cards, bills, taxes, buying a home, gambling, jobs, shopping, retirement, tipping, and many other money matters. Conversation starters include: -More than half of all college students expect to be millionaires by age 40 -44% of people reuse tinfoil -For $1 million, 65% of those polled would live on a deserted island for 1 yr; for $10 million, one in 14 of us would commit murder. -Each of us has, on average, between $30 & $50 worth of coins at home. That's more than $7 billion in change sitting idle across the country This book is filled w/hundreds of fun facts and interesting tidbits.