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Until quite recently, the term “paycheck-to-paycheck” conjured images of subprime consumers with especially bad money management skills. We now know that this portrait is far from accurate, with our data finding 58% of all U.S. consumers just making ends meet. Get the Full Story Complete...
Personal savings serve key purposes, chief among them as a financial safety net. But runaway inflation has started to eat away at consumers’ cash reserves, which spiked when government stimulus was abundant — and are now getting more and more difficult to replenish. Get the...
Today is Tuesday, July 5 and on this day in 1946 — the first war-free summer since World War II ended in September 1945 — the bikini hit the summer fashion scene in Paris. The two-piece swimsuit wouldn’t overcome America’s prudish ways until the early...
Many pressures are putting a pinch on paychecks, the latest unwelcome arrival being runaway inflation that’s compounding a seemingly endless state of financial dismay for millions of Americans, including some of the highest earners in the nation — those making $250,000 a year or more....
With recession looking more probable by the day, consumers who are already financially strapped are looking at ways of managing money when there’s less of it, and everything costs considerably more than it did even six months ago. Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The share of consumers living paycheck to paycheck increased by 4 percentage points between May 2021 and May 2022, according to “The New Reality Check,” a PYMNTS and LendingClub collaboration based on a survey of 3,708 consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
An inflationary shock is adding to the difficulties of consumers living paycheck-to-paycheck, often with little or no savings, with challenging life events compounding these problems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
