Consumer News More Consumers Lived Paycheck To Paycheck In June, Report Finds

More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, putting retirement out of reach, report finds

Roughly 42% of younger working adults — spanning Gen Z, millennials and Gen X — report having no money left over after covering their daily expenses. Read More

Goldman Sachs study finds more Americans living paycheck-to-paycheck

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. households now live paycheck to paycheck, squeezed by high costs for essentials and slower wage growth. Credit card debt has hit a record $1.13 trillion, with more families - ... Read More

More Americans live paycheck to paycheck, shrinking retirement savings

With more Americans living paycheck to paycheck, a new report suggests retirement security may be slipping further out of reach. Read More

Four in 10 workers earning more than $500,000 a year are living paycheck to paycheck—and ‘lifestyle inflation’ is keeping them broke

America’s top earners feel just as broke as workers scraping by on less than $50,000, thanks to soaring food, housing, and luxury item costs. Read More

52% of Americans are stuck living paycheck to paycheck, says new Ramsey Solutions report — and they don’t expect relief anytime soon. Here’s why

The report, entitled The State of Personal Finance in America (Q2 2025), reveals that while fewer households are struggling to pay bills (with 43% finding it tough, the lowest percentage in two years) ... Read More

More Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, putting retirement out of reach, report finds

Many Americans are eager to put money away for retirement, but that goal is increasingly out of reach because more workers are living paycheck to paycheck, a new Goldman Sachs study finds. Roughly 42% ... Read More