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Hungarians more optimistic about finances
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The Intrum Justitia surveyed 21 317 European citizens from 21 countries, including 1005 Hungarians to find out more about how people handle financial difficulties, what they save money for the most, and what they think about the financial security of their children, piacesprofit.hu writes.
The survey revealed that almost half of the Hungarian population has been in a situation where they could not meet the deadline for obligatory expenses and they could fulfil the payment only with some difficulty.
What do Hungarians do in times of financial difficulty?
In a difficult financial situation, almost half of women (47pc) turn to their family for help first, while men are more likely to go to their bank for a loan instead (33pc). The data also shows that Hungarian women trust their friends more in a difficult situation than men, who consider it a possible solution to ask a colleague or superior at work (11pc).
53pc of women would not buy durable consumer goods on credit. The majority of women (84pc) would give up plans for a holiday if they did not have money saved for this purpose and had to ask for a loan from a relative or the bank. At the same time, a quarter of women say they spend more on gifts, for instance, than they originally anticipated.