If you had to guess an exact dollar amount, what do you think it costs to live the American Dream today?
$50,000 per year? $75,000? Six-figures? More?
HOW MUCH MONEY IS ENOUGH?
HOW MUCH DOES IT REALLY COST TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM?
If you knew the exact amount, could you afford it? What about the average American?
What are we all striving for in this country? To live the American Dream! Will you and your family miss out because you won’t have enough money to live the life you’ve always wanted, give your children the future they deserve, or make a difference as you’ve
always imagined?
always imagined?
What exactly is the The American Dream? It may mean a lot of different things to many different people. According to a recent survey by Xavier University’s Center
for the Study of the American Dream1, Americans themselves gave the following four definitions for the Dream:
for the Study of the American Dream1, Americans themselves gave the following four definitions for the Dream:
A GOOD LIFE FOR MY FAMILY
FINANCIAL SECURITY
FREEDOM
OPPORTUNITY
FINANCIAL SECURITY
FREEDOM
OPPORTUNITY
The survey reveals that the American Dream today centers around the pursuit
and protection of one’s personal values, experiences, and individualism. It’s not
about ‘having it all.’ It’s about having it your way.
and protection of one’s personal values, experiences, and individualism. It’s not
about ‘having it all.’ It’s about having it your way.
Today, the good life is whatever Americans – as individuals – want it to be. All they ask
for is the chance to live it for themselves and preserve it for their families.
for is the chance to live it for themselves and preserve it for their families.
As reasonable a request as this new dream is, it comes with a hefty price tag that may
still be out of reach for most Americans.
still be out of reach for most Americans.
An explanation for why it’s so high can be found in the ruins of the old model
of retirement and the fallout from The Great Recession.
of retirement and the fallout from The Great Recession.
We now know that according to Americans themselves, the new American
Dream is characterized as having financial security and personal freedom for
themselves and their families. We’ve also established that since the old model of
retirement has collapsed, achieving financial security and personal freedom
may still be too big of a dream for most Americans. To know if it is or isn’t, we
must return to our central question… HOW MUCH DOES IT ACTUALLY COST TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM TODAY?
Dream is characterized as having financial security and personal freedom for
themselves and their families. We’ve also established that since the old model of
retirement has collapsed, achieving financial security and personal freedom
may still be too big of a dream for most Americans. To know if it is or isn’t, we
must return to our central question… HOW MUCH DOES IT ACTUALLY COST TO LIVE THE AMERICAN DREAM TODAY?
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Ed Frye 