Figuratively speaking.

• Author: MacIntyre, John
• Position: NEWS

10

Percentage of people who say they have made purchases they can't afford in order to be perceived as having a certain lifestyle, according to a COUNTRY Financial Security Index survey.

20

Percentage of 18- to 29-year-olds who stretch their paychecks because they feel pressure to keep up appearances.

1981

Year the Xerox Corporation, then a major developer, introduced the mouse to the commercial computing world, according to the Census Bureau.

$20,000

Cost of the mouse at that time and perhaps the reason it didn't catch on.

93

Percentage of consumers who believe that saving money in their everyday lives is...