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Saturday, December 8, 2018

Honolulu Scores Well for 'Wallet Fitness'

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2018’s Best & Worst Cities for Wallet Fitness

From Wallet Hub, December 5, 2018

Wallet Fitness is about turning one of Americans’ top stressors, money, into one of your biggest strengths. It means building an excellent credit score and never again overpaying for financial products. It means minimizing debt and protecting yourself with adequate insurance coverage. Most importantly, it means spending modestly while saving aggressively for retirement and emergencies.

But Wallet Fitness levels vary widely across the U.S. As we prepare to make resolutions for self-improvement, it’s fair to wonder who’s best positioned for financial success and who has the most work to do. To find out, they compared more than 180 U.S. cities based on 32 key indicators of Wallet Fitness….

read … Wallet Fitness

(Pearl City scored lowest percentage of Uninsured.)

Overall Rank City Total Score ‘Credit Standing’ Rank ‘Responsible Spending’ Rank ‘Savings’ Rank ‘Risk Exposure’ Rank ‘Earning Power’ Rank
(1 = Best)
10 Pearl City, HI 60.94 6 32 36 31 69
19 Honolulu, HI 58.95 4 78 26 34 128
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