Trends Coming Up For Air: How Americans Are Getting on Top of Their Finances Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Written by Chelsea Dehner Published Apr 28, 2010 1 min read Advertising Disclosure The views expressed on this blog are those of the bloggers, and not necessarily those of Intuit. Third-party blogger may have received compensation for their time and services. Click here to read full disclosure on third-party bloggers. This blog does not provide legal, financial, accounting or tax advice. The content on this blog is "as is" and carries no warranties. Intuit does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the content on this blog. After 20 days, comments are closed on posts. Intuit may, but has no obligation to, monitor comments. Comments that include profanity or abusive language will not be posted. Click here to read full Terms of Service. Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Sign up for Free One upside to The Great Recession has been a notable shift in how most people view their finances. While just a few years ago it was OK to support an otherwise unaffordable lifestyle with credit cards and home equity loans, these days Americans are more determined than ever to live within their means. In fact, according to data collected from Mint.com’s 2.5 million users, American consumers are actively slashing their debt and refilling their savings tanks. Between February 2009 and February 2010, Mint.com users reduced their debt by 14.3% and upped their cash savings by 3.2%. As a result, liquidity (cash minus credit-card debt) increased by 18.4%, to an average $7,460. And thanks in large part to the stock market rally (the period under review includes its bottom in March 2009), investment assets grew by more than 33%, to an average $94,555. Embed the above image on your site<a href=”http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MNT-SAVINGS-R7-1.png” mce_href=”http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MNT-SAVINGS-R7-1.png”><img src=”http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MNT-SAVINGS-R7-1.png” mce_src=”http://www.mint.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/MNT-SAVINGS-R7-1.png” alt=”” title=”MNT-SAVINGS-R7-1″ width=”900″ height=”998″ class=”alignnone size-full wp-image-10390″ /></a><br /><a href=”http://www.mint.com/” mce_href=”http://www.mint.com/free-online-financial-calculator/”>Budget Calculator</a> Mint.com Save more, spend smarter, and make your money go further Sign up for Free Previous Post Who is Feeling The Pains of Unemployment and Why Next Post Lessons From Japan’s Economic Recovery Written by Chelsea Dehner More from Chelsea Dehner Browse Related Articles How To Using Credit Wisely: Mint’s Personal Finance Roun… Family Finances Mint Money Audit: 4 Steps for Getting Out of Debt Once … Press Provider of Award-Winning Money Management and Budgetin… Financial Planning When Paying Down Debt Doesn’t Make Sense Financial Planning Mint Money Audit 6 Month Check-In: Was Rebecca Able to … Debt Common Reasons You’re in Debt (and What to Do Abo… Student Finances How to Spend Your Student Loans: Do’s and Dont… Ask Farnoosh Ask Farnoosh: How to Help My S.O. with His Debt? Financial Planning How to Prepare for a Recession: 8 Tips You Can Start No… Financial Planning The Top Money Fears Facing Americans — And How to…