live paycheck to paycheck
idiom
US
: to spend all of the money from one paycheck before receiving the next paycheck
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But lower earners increasingly live paycheck to paycheck and look for discounts – or curtail their spending to cope with rising prices.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The reduction in benefits will end in hunger for SNAP families who live paycheck to paycheck and, in some cases, hand to mouth, said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist at Georgetown University.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
At the heart of this challenge is the health care tax credit in the individual marketplace—a financial lifeline for hardworking Americans who live paycheck to paycheck.
—David Merritt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Many active duty troops live paycheck to paycheck and survive on only one income.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
The reduction in benefits will end in hunger for SNAP families who live paycheck to paycheck and, in some cases, hand to mouth, said Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, an economist at Georgetown University.
—JosÉ Luis Villegas, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025
At the heart of this challenge is the health care tax credit in the individual marketplace—a financial lifeline for hardworking Americans who live paycheck to paycheck.
—David Merritt, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Many active duty troops live paycheck to paycheck and survive on only one income.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 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 Nov. 2025.
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