The Finances of the American Household, in 3 Charts
Three absurd pie charts of household assets (gift cards), liabilities (including the pet's mortgage) and creditors (including a witch).
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2024-07-16-the-finances-of-the-american-household-in-3-charts/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Post subtitle] "The cold, hard truth."
[1] Assets of the U.S. Household [pie]: Unredeemed Gift Cards (largest) · Change Jar · Airline Miles · "old family jewelry which, when cradled in one's hand, begins a lengthy flashback"
[2] Liabilities of the U.S. Household [pie]: Mortgage · Student loans · Medical debt · Credit card debt · Pet's credit card debt · Pet's medical debt · Pet's mortgage · Pet's student loans · "Payments to witch in exchange for magical elixirs"
[3] Creditors to Whom the U.S. Household Owes Money [pie]: Big Banks · Little Banks · "Lil' Banks, an up-and-coming rapper" · "China, presumably" · "The witch, who is permitted by bankruptcy law to confiscate illiquid assets such as first-born children and the power of speech"