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A new study released by RACQ Bank revealed one in three Queenslanders were struggling financially and had no savings.
RACQ’s Financial Fears Survey also found one in four Queenslanders had their financial goals
affected by COVID-19 and almost 20 per cent would not set financial goals in 2021.
RACQ Bank spokesperson Lucinda Ross said the biggest concerns people with no savings had
were cost of living and paying bills.
“We know many Queenslanders are still feeling the financial impacts of COVID-19, so it’s not
surprising they’re struggling with saving and everyday expenses,” Ms Ross said.
The RACQ s Financial Fears Survey also revealed one in three Queenslanders were currently struggling financially and had no savings in the wake of the pandemic. One in four Queenslanders had their financial goals affected by COVID-19 and almost 20 per cent will not set financial goals in 2021, according to a new RACQ survey. RACQ spokesperson Lucinda Ross said the biggest concerns people with no savings had were cost of living and paying bills. We know many Queenslanders are still feeling the financial impacts of COVID-19, so it s not surprising they re struggling with saving and everyday expenses, Ms Ross said. When we asked what Queenslanders most wanted to achieve in 2021, the overwhelming answer was to increase their savings and reduce debt.
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Subscriber only ALONE and stranded nearly 400km from home, Warwick grandmother Marlene Vincent knew it was going to take a near miracle to make it back safely. What she was not expecting was to strike up an unlikely friendship with her RACQ hero. Marlene was halfway through the 10-hour journey home after visiting family in Rockhampton earlier this month, when her car unexpectedly broke down just outside Biggenden. Stranded at a service station with her suitcase, pet budgerigar, and no nearby friends or family, Marlene said she felt totally lost. I was very distressed. I was shaking, and I was just trying to figure out what the hell I was going to do, Marlene said.
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