2026 State of Co sume Fi a ce Repo t fi ds 94 pe ce t say i flatio has impacted thei fi a cial futu e, a d mo e tha 8 i 10 have cha ged how they live
NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Eco omic p essu es co ti ue to weigh o Ame ica s’ fi a cial well-bei g, with mo e tha 8 i 10 espo de ts epo ti g that they have made sig ifica t lifestyle adjustme ts i espo se to fi a cial challe ges. Additio ally, 94 pe ce t say i flatio has impacted thei fi a cial futu e a d ability to save. These fi di gs we e published today i the ew 2026 “State of Co sume Fi a ce Repo t” f om Kashable, a missio -d ive fi tech platfo m Redefi i g C edit fo Wo ki g Ame ica s™.
Kashable plays a c itical ole i suppo ti g the fi a cial well ess of wo kfo ces. Based o i sights f om Kashable custome s gathe ed betwee Septembe a d Octobe 2026, the epo t explo ed the fi a cial co ce s faced by employees today, especially as they adapt to u ique eco omic p essu es. The esults highlighted seve al c itical t e ds, i cludi g the facto s d ivi g fi a cial u ce tai ty, how p epa ed co sume s a e fo u expected eme ge cies, a d the co ectio betwee fi a cial st ess a d ove all well-bei g.
Amo g the epo t’s key fi di gs:
- Payi g off existi g debt a d the isi g cost of livi g tied fo employees’ biggest fi a cial co ce s i 2026
- Of those co sume s with some eme ge cy savi gs, 73 pe ce t have less tha $1,000 set aside; 62 pe ce t have less tha $500 set aside
- If a eme ge cy impacted thei fi a ces, 43 pe ce t of co sume s say they would withd aw f om a 401(k) o simila eti eme t accou t
- Whe asked whethe they could ha dle a u expected fi a cial expe se, 45 pe ce t of espo de ts said they eithe could ot (20 pe ce t) o we e u su e (25 pe ce t).
- Two-thi ds (66 pe ce t) of co sume s say thei fi a cial situatio egatively impacted thei me tal a d/o physical health
Kashable Co-Fou de a d Co-CEO Ei at Steklov comme ted, “Whe it comes to fi a cial esilie ce, optimism alo e is ot e ough. This yea ’s epo t u cove ed a t oubli g eality: Nea ly all espo de ts say i flatio has affected thei fi a cial outlook a d ability to save fo the futu e.”
Steklov co ti ued, “Fi a cial st ess goes fa beyo d the fi a cial bu de itself. The u ce tai ty it c eates ca dist act employees, u de mi e p oductivity, a d affect thei ove all well-bei g. As employees avigate a i c easi gly u p edictable fi a cial e vi o me t, it is mo e impo ta t tha eve fo employe s to p ovide access to the tools, esou ces, a d guida ce that ca help thei employees build fi a cial stability a d pla fo the futu e.”
To access the full i sights f om Kashable’s latest esea ch, dow load the 2026 State of Co sume Fi a ce Repo t he e.
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