@fmsmith319: Why many American families are living paycheck to paycheck

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Monday 02 February 2026 16:41:25 GMT
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chicagoburbs.expl
Chicago-burbs explorer :
Meanwhile we are subsidizing the billionaires
2026-02-02 16:52:25
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y3ll0wartistry
Yellow :
$800 for a family of 4? I spend close to $400 on my family of me myself and I and I still struggle. How the hell are 4 people supposed eat off $800?!
2026-02-02 19:26:06
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imiller1221
imiller1221 :
2k for housing including utilities!?!? Where?
2026-02-02 19:03:19
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valerie.chad
valerie.chad21 :
My total compensation is $82.5k/year - I bring home $38k/year into my bank account.
2026-02-02 19:01:07
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zigs0905
Zigs❌ :
that's not the only reason. you left out utilities are out of control and so is food cost. everything is so expensive. if you don't get inflation under control you can pay somebody $100 an hour it doesn't matter.
2026-02-02 19:00:07
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vesperdawnxo
VesperDawn :
Freddie could you do a break down i can send my boomer parents about single income no kids millennials, they can’t understand how im making 70k and cant afford anything outside of bills loans and essentials ☠️they want me to date and have kids when im working multiple jobs just to support myself when am i supposed to be dating my lunch break?
2026-02-02 16:57:14
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jbhayes88
J.b. Hayes :
but yet Universal Healthcare would be too much
2026-02-03 14:20:29
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bpal276
Bpal :
And most utility companies are gouging the hell out of us. Prices going to continue to go up
2026-02-04 13:16:18
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ehschavez16
Jonathan Chavez :
Paycheck the paycheck? We're living off of Credit
2026-02-03 02:01:48
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user1319717268331
user1319717268331 :
no pension plans was the start then health insurance skyrocketed. Now we have bad 401ks and high deductible insurance plans. These are where it started. Taxes is big too. Daycare as well.
2026-02-02 19:08:41
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lilo_the_floof
Lilo 🇺🇲🆘 :
don't forget the student loans and deductibles. I still have to pay money out of my pocket on top of insurance for deductibles
2026-02-02 18:46:04
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iambossie1
Jacksonville Bird Nerd :
I wish my bills were that low.
2026-02-02 22:28:15
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terwont
Terwont :
Yall got health insurance?
2026-02-02 19:49:58
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damonw98
DDubs❌ :
I’m one flat tire away from bankruptcy
2026-02-16 21:47:38
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miekokay
Mieko Kay :
When people tell me “you really want to move to a place where 50% of your income goes to taxes”… my response is “after healthcare costs (premiums +deductible, not including copays) and taxes I am only getting 50% of my check anyway, and in other places, property, electricity, and transportation do not eat up the rest of the salary”. I’ve calculated it out and even making less money there, you usually can still save more because the food is better and more filling, you don’t need a car EVERYDAY, and not everything is centered around consumerism.
2026-02-03 00:19:05
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justjessicarr
JustJess 🫶🏻 :
Those are conservative figures too….
2026-02-05 04:14:36
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kristen_not_kristin
Kristen Janeice Gorley :
We are a third world country.
2026-02-02 19:29:10
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thismessmotherhood
Meg :
And any raise is based on the total employer cost which gets whittled down to nothing by the time it reaches your actual bank account
2026-02-02 18:34:38
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nymd1977
Ya tú sabe 🇵🇦 :
I made 74,000 last year... took home 54,000.... hoping I dont owe this year and I claimed ZERO all year...taxes are a scam
2026-02-03 22:33:35
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nem78992
Nick :
Taxes of all types and Insurance of all types are my biggest non-investment, non appreciating expenses. They are like flushing money down the toilet.
2026-02-02 17:59:43
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auntmollieisjolly
Aunt Mollie :
Universal healthcare is a necessity
2026-02-03 03:23:52
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mewithouth
MeWithoutH :
Yup
2026-02-04 02:24:13
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insurancereport
insurance366 :
Thanks for sharing
2026-02-10 13:04:14
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_theshelbymarie_
_theshelbymarie_ :
$1400 for dc 🫠
2026-02-03 21:12:27
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oldbdan
Old B. Dan :
Also unreasonable prices during record corporate profits. They get us from all sides.
2026-02-03 04:56:48
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