New Survey Shows People Are More Likely to Ask for Financial Advice than Relationship Advice
Americans are traditionally the types of people that prefer to handle
things all on their own, and a recent survey commissioned by AmeriLife and conducted
by OnePoll seems to confirm this with all things having been considered
and taken into account. According to the results that can be seen in
this survey, just 22% of respondents said that they like to ask anyone
for help.
In spite of the fact that this is the case, 75% said
that they themselves are great at helping others. What’s more, when
viewed in the lens of financial management, 55% said that they don’t
have much trouble asking for help in that regard. However, one thing
that might change their view is if they are undergoing a period of
financial strife.
36% of the people that responded to this
survey stated that they would find it more challenging to ask for the
aid of another individual during financial struggles. Interestingly, 30%
of women said this as compared to 24% of men.
With all of that
having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that
more Americans would be willing to give a public speech than ask someone
that cares about them for some financial assistance. This might stem
from 69% of Americans being of the opinion that they possess a superior
level of financial know-how to anyone else around them, which could make
it difficult for them to admit when they are in a precarious position
financially speaking.
Also, 27% of Americans said that they found
financial management to be stressful, which might also explain why they
are so hesitant to ask anyone to lend them a helping hand. 26% said
that they would prefer to just have someone teach them the fundamentals
about financial management, with 23% stating that they would rather just
receive money. Such trends can have an enormous impact on society,
since they can determine what people will do whenever there is a global
economic crunch such as the one that the world has been experience since
the pandemic wreaked havoc.
