Paycheck to paycheck is millennial life: Turbofucked from the start.
this post was submitted on 12 Nov 2025
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It’s been the case for me my whole life. One time I was in a spot where I was able to save a couple grand, then the transmission in my car died and since then I haven’t been able to save a dime. That was 2019.
The latest Bank of America (BofA) report reveals that 24% of American households are now living paycheck to paycheck, up slightly from 23.7% in 2024.
Since January 2025, inflation has outpaced the post-tax wages of middle- and lower-income households. The US inflation rate rose to 3% in September, up from 2.9% in August, further eroding purchasing power.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/trump-were-going-become-rich-082402744.html
Trump: 'We're going to become so rich, you're not going to know where to spend all that money'
In Trump's defense, I don't think that he ever actually defined who "we" were.
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Right. He’s not lying about it… he’s just got a huge grin.
Something is off here. It has been reported for several years that the percentage of Americans living paycheck to paycheck was well over 50%.
That article cites no source.
Kind of surprised it's only 24%. I've met both poor and well off people that lived like that.
BofA deez nuts
Wait. Wasn’t there something a while back that said 60% were?