The top financial mistakes US adults made in 2019 and 2020

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US adults made fewer financial missteps in 2020 than the year before, but 1 in 3 say they did not stick to a budget in 2020. Surprisingly, impulse buying decreased from 2019 to 2020, despite roller skates, bread-baking gear, and other pandemic purchases starting to collect dust in people's closets.

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