live paycheck to paycheck
idiom
US
: to spend all of the money from one paycheck before receiving the next paycheck
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Earnings remain low relative to costs of living, with many Gen Z workers earning between $30,000 and $35,000 annually, while more than half live paycheck to paycheck.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
—Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
More than half of Miamians, LeFevre included, now live paycheck to paycheck, squeezed by spiralling prices and wages that haven’t kept pace.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Lim also mentioned that most of his clients who live paycheck to paycheck are largely the middle-income earners, which make up 60% to 70% of his clientele seeking consultations on how to save more.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
More than 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
—Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
More than half of Miamians, LeFevre included, now live paycheck to paycheck, squeezed by spiralling prices and wages that haven’t kept pace.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
Lim also mentioned that most of his clients who live paycheck to paycheck are largely the middle-income earners, which make up 60% to 70% of his clientele seeking consultations on how to save more.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Live paycheck to paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20paycheck%20to%20paycheck. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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