live paycheck to paycheck
idiom
US
: to spend all of the money from one paycheck before receiving the next paycheck
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According to a 2024 Bank of America report, approximately 25% of households live paycheck to paycheck, which has forced retailers to go on the offensive.
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Atal Bansal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Still, Latinos are the ethnic group most likely to live paycheck to paycheck, according to the report.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Democrats might not have gotten this impression from the Harvard faculty lounge, but over half of Americans these days live paycheck to paycheck.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
These families, who live paycheck to paycheck and have little to no savings, are left financially exposed if tragedy unexpectedly strikes.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 June 2025
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Atal Bansal, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
Still, Latinos are the ethnic group most likely to live paycheck to paycheck, according to the report.
—Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Democrats might not have gotten this impression from the Harvard faculty lounge, but over half of Americans these days live paycheck to paycheck.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
These families, who live paycheck to paycheck and have little to no savings, are left financially exposed if tragedy unexpectedly strikes.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for live paycheck to paycheck
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“Live paycheck to paycheck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/live%20paycheck%20to%20paycheck. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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