Half Of Young Adults Admit To Faking Wealth

 Study Finds 

• Half of Gen Z and millennials admit to lying about their wealth or financial success, with 37% willing to overdraft their accounts or go into debt just to impress a date
• Credit scores have become dating credentials: Over 50% say a high credit score makes someone more attractive, and 1 in 5 want dating apps to display credit scores upfront
• Men take bigger financial risks for romance: 46% of men would overdraft to impress a date compared to 28% of women, and men are nearly twice as likely to overlook a partner’s bad credit
• Money talk remains taboo among friends: 70% of women and 60% of men almost never discuss finances with friend groups, despite widespread financial anxiety

... A new Credit One Bank survey of 1,000 young adults reveals that 51% admit to faking their wealth or exaggerating their financial success. Gen Z leads the pack at 54%, compared to 48% of millennials. And it gets worse. A staggering 37% say they’d be willing to overdraft their account or plunge into debt just to impress someone on a date.