paycheck to paycheck economy

Soaring Food and Housing Costs Strain Lower-Income Households
Soaring Food and Housing Costs Strain Lower-Income Households
September 25, 2024  |  Economy

The latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Consumer Expenditures underscores what PYMNTS Intelligence has found for months: Food and shelter, among the...

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Revolving Debt Hits $1.36T in July, Soars 25% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
Revolving Debt Hits $1.36T in July, Soars 25% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels
September 09, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

Monday (Sept. 9) offered up a snapshot of consumer sentiment on where inflation is headed, their overall feelings about managing a mounting debt load, and...

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Big Bank Earnings Show Mixed Signals on Consumer Credit Health
Big Bank Earnings Show Mixed Signals on Consumer Credit Health
July 15, 2024  |  Earnings

Get enough data points in place, and you have a trend. As bank earnings have started to roll in — thus far, from JPMorgan, Wells...

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25% of High-Income Consumers Work Side Hustles
25% of High-Income Consumers Work Side Hustles
June 26, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Amid news that the U.S. job market is cooling, first-time unemployment claims are up and 64% of Americans now live paycheck to paycheck, comes this...

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Meet the 27 Million Americans Who Drive 8% of Consumer Spend but Struggle to Pay Their Bills
Meet the 27 Million Americans Who Drive 8% of Consumer Spend but Struggle to Pay...
June 21, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

The big consumer news last Friday was that the University of Michigan’s June Consumer Sentiment Index hit a seven-month low. Many scratched their heads, particularly...

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Consumers May Dig Into Savings as Long-Term Inflation Expectations Creep Up
Consumers May Dig Into Savings as Long-Term Inflation Expectations Creep Up
June 10, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Through scores of reports on the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, PYMNTS Intelligence has found that there’s a commonality across income levels and demographics:  Most of our collective...

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Congress Advances Earned Wage Access Bill as Popularity Grows
Congress Advances Earned Wage Access Bill as Popularity Grows
April 18, 2024  |  Personal Finance

When is a loan not a loan? That is, in one sense, the question at the heart of proposed new federal legislation around earned wage access (EWA)...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy Moves to Higher-Income Brackets
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy Moves to Higher-Income Brackets
April 05, 2024  |  Consumer Finance

The good news is the U.S. economy added more than 300,000 jobs last month and many U.S. workers are now earning higher wages.  The not-so-great news...

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Wage Growth May Not Rescue Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
Wage Growth May Not Rescue Paycheck-to-Paycheck Economy
April 05, 2024  |  Consumer Insights

Wages are increasing.  The unemployment rate’s lower.  The U.S. economy added more jobs in March than had been expected. And yet, it all may not...

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