This tax season, nearly two-thirds of Americans report paying bills as the highest priority for spending their refunds, according to a recent Cricket Wireless survey, a sharp increase from 2012’s 50 percent. In fact, in every region of the country, more than half will spend their tax refund to pay bills – Northeast (65 percent), South (65 percent), Midwest (60 percent) and West (59 percent).
Among these, younger people are feeling the highest pressure on their basic necessities, with 69 percent of 18-29 year-olds reporting bills as their main concern.
