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Fortune
Alicia Adamczyk

Being single is so expensive that women’s financial confidence plummets if they’re unmarried, survey says

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Women in the U.S. have been making strides when it comes to finances, investing and earning more, and saving for retirement earlier than older generations, among other promising behaviors. Still, their confidence in money management lags men—and is highly dependent on their relationship status, a new report finds.

The survey, from financial services company Equitable, of over 1,200 U.S. women aged 18 to 77 and 500 men explores how personal relationship status can change women's relationship with and management of her finances.

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