American’s Top Priority: Playing catch-Up

American’s Top Priority: Playing catch-UpWhat is the No.1 financial priority for Americans? It’s pretty simple: Catching up on their bills. Nearly half of Americans told a Bankrate.com survey that they are most concerned with either getting current of keeping current with their everyday expenses. This is up from 32 percent who named the same priority in 2012. Concern about paying bills was most commonly expressed in the 50-64 age group. Americans age 65 and older were most likely to report their top financial priority as providing help to family members. Other top financial priorities included paying down debt and saving.