live paycheck to paycheck
idiom
US
: to spend all of the money from one paycheck before receiving the next paycheck
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In fact, nearly 60% of U.S. credit cardholders live paycheck to paycheck, and half carry revolving credit card debt from month to month, according to a 2024 Bankrate report.
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Pattie Ehsaei, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
More Americans live paycheck to paycheck Paycheck-to-paycheck living isn’t just for the working class anymore, according to community finance platform SoLo’s 2025 Cash Poor Report.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far too many Americans who are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, can't get ahead, can barely get by.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
In Yolo County, UCD researchers reported, 77% of extremely low-income households pay more than half of their income on housing, and nearly half of county residents live paycheck to paycheck.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Pattie Ehsaei, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
More Americans live paycheck to paycheck Paycheck-to-paycheck living isn’t just for the working class anymore, according to community finance platform SoLo’s 2025 Cash Poor Report.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
There are far too many Americans who are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck, can't get ahead, can barely get by.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
In Yolo County, UCD researchers reported, 77% of extremely low-income households pay more than half of their income on housing, and nearly half of county residents live paycheck to paycheck.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 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 21 May. 2025.
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