Amid stubborn inflation, 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck
Despite higher prices, consumers are still spending, although not as much as they were a year ago, which is giving their budgets some breathing room.As of January, 60% of all U.S. adults, including 45% of high-income earners, were living paycheck to paycheck, according to a new LendingClub report. That’s down from 64% a year earlier, suggesting […]
54% of Americans are dipping into savings to pay for everyday expenses
Inflation is still taking a hefty toll on households, recent reports show.Prices continued their upward momentum in January, rising 0.5% for the month and 6.4% over the past 12 months, according to the latest consumer price index data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.To make ends meet, 27% of Americans said they’ve had to take money […]