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Friday, November 03, 2017

78% Of US Workers Are Living 'Paycheck-To-Paycheck' & 71% Of Them Are In Debt

Are you living paycheck to paycheck? If so, you are just like most other hard working Americans.

As you will see below, 78 percent of full-time workers in the United States say that they are living paycheck to paycheck. That is the highest figure ever recorded, and it is yet more evidence that the middle class is under an increasing amount of stress. The cost of living is rising at a much faster pace than our paychecks are, and more families are falling out of the middle class with each passing month. Unfortunately, this is something that the mainstream media really doesn’t want to talk about these days. Instead, they just keep having us focus on the soaring financial markets which are being grossly artificially inflated by global central banks.

When I came across the numbers that I am about to share with you I was actually quite stunned. I knew that things were not great in “the real economy”, but I didn’t expect that the number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck would actually be rising. But that is precisely what a brand new survey that was just released by CareerBuilder is saying…

Seventy-eight percent of full-time workers said they live paycheck to paycheck, up from 75 percent last year, according to a recent report from CareerBuilder.

Overall, 71 percent of all U.S. workers said they’re now in debt, up from 68 percent a year ago, CareerBuilder said.

While 46 percent said their debt is manageable, 56 percent said they were in over their heads. About 56 percent also save $100 or less each month, according to CareerBuilder.

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12 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's me!

Anonymous said...

I have no sympathy for those that have multi-hundred dollar cell phones, 50" TV's, 22" chrome rime on their Mercedes and BMW's. and no savings! If you got a degree in underwater basket weaving or women's dance studies from a high priced liberal arts college - you started off making bad decisions!

Anonymous said...

I live rent check to rent check. Another 15 more rental properties and I'll be set.

Anonymous said...

Not surprised by this.

Anonymous said...

I agree with 4:41 you can also blame Obama for taking your hard earned money and giving it to his interest. What always amazes me is that people who have no monies have more than one child. Children are expensive.

Anonymous said...

We went through a bad patch in this country not long ago and people pulled back from spending....but....as soon as the credit cards eased up again they are up to their necks in credit debt again. History repeats itself.

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile the Republican held House just defined $450,000 as middle class. Sadly not a joke

Anonymous said...

Source?

Anonymous said...

720 Not True

Anonymous said...

The proposed tax is posted on the above article on this site. Seriously do just listen what you want to hear? Democrats are running like cockroaches. Litterly eating themselves!

Anonymous said...

THank your DEMON-CRATS !!! Like Pelosi /
Shumer / Obama / Hillary and the Rest in the Swamp !!!!

Anonymous said...

HOW can anyone make it when you give 1/2 of your $$$ to
the Govt ??? Taxed to Death !! Plus Inflation to Death !

Leaves YOU 000000 !! For Living & Retirement !!