A fragile balance : emergency savings and liquid resources for low-income consumers /: emergency savings and liquid resources for low-income consumers. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: J. Michael Collins, editor.
• Editors: Collins, J. Michael
• Contents: 1. Paying for the Unexpected: Making the Case for a New Generation of Strategies to Boost Emergency Savings, Affording Contingencies, and Liquid Resources for Low-Income Families; J. Michael Collins -- 2. Liquid Savings Patterns and Credit Usage Among the Poor; Leah Gjertson -- 3. Upside Down: The Failure of Federal Tax Policies to Support Emergency Savings; Ezra Levin -- 4. Save at Home: Building Emergency Savings One Mortgage Payment at a Time; Stephanie Moulton, Anya Samek, C̃zilia Loibl -- 5. The SaveUSA Coalition: Using Behavioral Economics to Build Unrestricted Savings at Tax Time; Jonathan Mintz -- 6. Refund to Savings: Creating Contingency Savings at Tax Time; Michal Grinstein-Weiss, Krista Comer, Blair Russell, Clinton Key, Dana Perantie, Dan Ariely -- 7. Enhancing Financial Capability TANF Bank Accounts; Karan Gill, Dana Mills, Margaret McKenna -- 8. Building Emergency Savings Through 'Impulse Saving'; Kim Manturuk, Jessica Dorrance, Jayson Halladay -- 9. Prosperity SmartSave Card: An Incentivized Emergency Savings Strategy; Sharon Henderson -- 10. Accelerating Savings Among Low-Income Households; Ed Khashadourian -- 11. Start2Save: Helping Working Families Meet Unexpected Expenses and Opportunities; Ingrid Holguin -- 12. Incorporating Savings into the Debt Management Plan; Karen Heisler, Seth Lutter -- 13. Who Said Pigs Can't Fly? A Learner-Centered Approach to Emergency; Sonya Caesar -- 14. Epilogue: Emergency Savings as a Central Component of Family Financial Security; J. Michael Collins, Thomas Shapiro.
• Publisher Details: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 332.0240086/942; Finance; Saving and investment; Low-income consumers; Poor -- Finance, Personal; Investment banking; Securities; Finance, Public; Management; Business; Low-income consumers; Poor -- Finance, Personal; Saving and investment; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance; Business & Economics -- Public Finance; Business & Economics -- Management; Business & Economics -- General; Public finance; Management & management techniques; Business & management; Business & Economics -- Investments & Securities; Investment & securities; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137482372; 1137482370
• Related ISBNs: 9781349503988; 1349503983
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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