Even as inflation continues to cool into the second half of 2024, many Americans say they’re still struggling to make ends meet.

Roughly one-third of U.S. workers say they’re living paycheck to paycheck and have nearly no money for savings after paying their monthly bills, according to a survey from personal finance website Bankrate.

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    4 months ago

    % change is a pretty wild metric. It becomes unwieldy at longer time spans, and does a pretty poor job at comparisons.

    Can we get like wages vs cost of living, or rent/mortgage as a percentage of income?

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      4 months ago

      What I linked was wage growth vs inflation, especially among generally lower paid workers (hourly).