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A recent study by the Federal Reserve shows that non-housing households debt has risen 3.3 percent in the last quarter of 2013.

Much of it can be attributed to the fact that two-thirds of US households don’t have a spending plan.

Andy Mattingly with FORUM Credit Union joins FOX59 to talk about why we need a budget.