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According to an Urban Institute study, one in four American families are hit with unexpected disruption in income every year. For some, this volatility exists year-to-year, others see it as much as month-to-month or week-to-week. In this post, Tishaura O. Jones, Treasurer of the City of St. Louis, Missouri, discusses income volatility in her city and her work with EPIC's Finance Forward series.