Survey reveals housing struggles for low-income Americans and Gen Z - ConsumerAffairs

Millennials are not far behind, with 65% struggling to pay for housing. Among them, 23% have skipped meals, 21% have delayed medical treatments, 19% have worked side jobs, and 13% have tapped into ... Read More

American Consumers Felt Worse Off in June—What It Means for the Housing Market

The Consumer Confidence Index shed 5.4 points month over month, to 93 in June, reflecting Americans’ growing pessimism about the economy. Read More

Study shows nearly half of renters in DC struggle to pay

An analysis by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute shows 44.7% of all renters in D.C. are “rent burdened,” meaning they pay more than 30% of their income to rent. Read More

Nearly half of credit card users are carrying debt — it may take months, or years, to pay off - NBC4 Washington

Many Americans are starting 2025 a little worse off than before, at least when it comes to credit card debt. Almost half of cardholders — 48% — now carry debt from month to month, according to ... Read More

Single Homeowners Struggle To Make Mortgage Payments

A majority of both single and married people are struggling with their housing payments, whether for rent or mortgages, according to a survey released today by real estate brokerage Redfin.. The ... Read More

America's wealthiest households driving nearly half of consumer spending: Moody's - Fox Business

The top 10% of American households in terms of income earned are driving nearly half of all U.S. consumer spending, according to a new analysis by Moody's Analytics. Read More

Nearly 1 in 4 Utahns struggle to pay electric bill in full, census survey shows - MSN

Electricity bills have placed a burden on Americans' shoulders, including for 25% of Utahns who say they struggle to pay their electric bill in full each month, the census report notes. Read More

Inflation is cooling, yet many Americans say they're living paycheck to paycheck - CBS News

U.S. inflation is cooling faster than expected, but will consumers feel it? 03:16 Even as inflation continues to cool into the second half of 2024, many Americans say they're still struggling to ... Read More

Half of credit card holders carry debt from month to month, Bankrate survey says - Baltimore Sun

People are still spending, but consumer sentiment is in the dumps. And mounting credit card debt is a concern, as some Americans struggle to make ends meet. One financial expert said, many have … ... Read More

Nearly half of Mecklenburg County renters struggle to pay housing costs, census finds

What’s more, nearly 52,000 renters pay more than half their earnings toward housing. That’s about 1 out of ever 4 households that rent in the county. Advertisement ... Read More

More Americans are financing groceries with buy now, pay later loans — and more are paying those bills late, survey says - NBC New York

In a survey conducted April 2-3 of 2,000 U.S. consumers ages 18 to 79, around half reported having used buy now, pay later services. Of those consumers, 25% of respondents said they were using ... Read More

More Than Half of Americans Struggle to Pay Bills and Save Money - Mint

(Bloomberg) -- Millions of Americans are struggling to pay bills and save money despite not living in extreme poverty, according to a report published Tuesday by the Urban Institute. In 2022, 52% ... Read More