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• That’s a huge problem for the many workers who live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 28 Sep. 2023
• Longley doesn't want to live paycheck to paycheck as she's forced to do now.
  — jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2020
• Most are Black or Latino, and many live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2023
• More baby boomers, who are largely retired, live paycheck to paycheck than any other age group.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
• But that boost — still insufficient for many who live paycheck to paycheck — was set to expire this month.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
• Many live paycheck to paycheck and have multiple jobs -- and are at risk of losing much, if not all of their income.
  — Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
• For many, the definition of being wealthy is just not having to live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
• Many active duty troops live paycheck to paycheck and survive on only one income.
  — Dave Smith, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
• Where half of people have credit card debt, live paycheck to paycheck or don’t have any retirement savings.
  — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• But for those who live paycheck to paycheck, saving and investing are hardly options.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
• Even with raising hourly pay, workers often continue to live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
• But the real moneymaker for banks are the overdraft fees that banks charge on people who live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
• 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
• For low-income residents who live paycheck to paycheck and have to take off work to perform their civic duty, this isn’t close to enough.
  — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
• 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
• Nearly two-thirds of Americans live paycheck to paycheck–and one in seven live in poverty.
  — Daniel Greenleaf, Fortune, 28 July 2022
• More than half of that money goes toward his rent and the school fees for all five of his children, forcing his family to live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
• Some of us live paycheck to paycheck, and are willing to risk some of that money for the possibility of a once-in-a-lifetime win.
  — Anonymous, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021
• This is despite many American workers struggling to live paycheck to paycheck.
  — The Hill, 19 Sep. 2025
• American families, 60% of whom live paycheck to paycheck, are now in greater distress.
  — Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2026
• Through Che, the show has finally acknowledged that many real people live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 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
• Over 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and can’t set aside any money for short-term or long-term financial goals.
  — Joe Camberato, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Housing costs have outstripped incomes; student debt remains heavy; and too many Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Bobby Turner, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
• But lower earners increasingly live paycheck to paycheck and look for discounts — or curtail their spending to cope with rising prices.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025
• But lower earners increasingly live paycheck to paycheck and look for discounts – or curtail their spending to cope with rising prices.
  — David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Nov. 2025
• 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
• The war in Ukraine has contributed to driving up oil prices, fueling the financial squeeze being felt by those who live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2022
• But the pressure to build more housing and bring in new investment has brought fears of gentrification for some residents who live paycheck to paycheck.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
• The coronavirus pandemic had shut down the city and exposed its workforce, families who live paycheck to paycheck in the nation’s seventh-largest city.
  — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2022