live paycheck to paycheck
idiom
US
: to spend all of the money from one paycheck before receiving the next paycheck
Examples of live paycheck to paycheck in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Where half of people have credit card debt, live paycheck to paycheck or don’t have any retirement savings.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Most are Black or Latino, and many live paycheck to paycheck.
—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Eighty-five percent of federal workers live outside of the Washington area and many of them live paycheck to paycheck.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
That’s a huge problem for the many workers who live paycheck to paycheck.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
Pendergrass says most of the residents on her street are also from the islands, and many live paycheck to paycheck.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Through Che, the show has finally acknowledged that many real people live paycheck to paycheck.
—Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
For many parents who live paycheck to paycheck, taking a few days off when schools close can mean the difference between having groceries or not and making rent or not, Rodrigues said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Like many people, Bug and his family live paycheck to paycheck, and a storm of financial problems threaten his solid life.
—Oline H. Cogdill Sun Sentinel, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Most are Black or Latino, and many live paycheck to paycheck.
—Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
Eighty-five percent of federal workers live outside of the Washington area and many of them live paycheck to paycheck.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2023
That’s a huge problem for the many workers who live paycheck to paycheck.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
Pendergrass says most of the residents on her street are also from the islands, and many live paycheck to paycheck.
—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
Through Che, the show has finally acknowledged that many real people live paycheck to paycheck.
—Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
For many parents who live paycheck to paycheck, taking a few days off when schools close can mean the difference between having groceries or not and making rent or not, Rodrigues said.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
Like many people, Bug and his family live paycheck to paycheck, and a storm of financial problems threaten his solid life.
—Oline H. Cogdill Sun Sentinel, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
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