The growth of the womanâs movement, and its impact on the consciousness of African-American women in particular, helped fuel a âblack womenâs literary renaissanceâ of the 1970s, beginning in earnest with the publication of âThe Bluest Eyeâ (1970), by Toni Morrison.
Even if you started saving every month since your childâs birth and earned an annualized average return of 7 percent, you have to put away $215 each month for college savingsâand thatâs for only one child attending a public college.
Average Savings Account Balance in the United States The median savings account balance of $5,200 was calculated from over 6,000 weighted responses to the 2013 Survey of Consumer Finances, a triennial survey run by the U.S. Federal Reserve. This figure only reflects responses from households that had active savings accounts at the time of the survey.