- Time is the new money. People want to simplify their lives. In fact, most people are willing to spend money to save time.
(Source: Faith Popcorn, author and trends expert) |
- Free time falls as an individual moves up the income scale.
(Source: Graeme Leach, economist and consultant) |
- Many Americans consider time their scarcest resource due to the increase in dual-income households and demanding work schedules.
(Source: Leisure Trends/Gallup survey) |
- U.S. employees work 320 more hours per year than their German or French counterparts.
(Source: Juliet B. Schor, author of "Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure") |
- Half of all Americans surveyed said they were planning to make a New Year's resolution regarding better management of their personal finances; this took priority over losing weight (40 percent), quitting a bad habit (37 percent), and advancing at work or in a career (31 percent).
(Source, VISA USA Survey) |
