'An economic divide that is widening': Almost one third of Americans earning $150,000 a year or more say they're living paycheck to paycheck and many rely on credit cards to close the gap - eviltoast
Some say they won’t be able to pay off their credit cards by the end of the year.
    • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Especially considering that at the time they could have just bought a house minutes from their office on a year’s salary instead of being over their head in debt because they preferred living in the next city in a house worth a couple millions…

      • laxu@sopuli.xyzsuomi
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        1 year ago

        That’s why lifestyle creep is a tough one. You make more money and then start thinking you want a bigger home, nicer car, eat out a lot more etc. It’s hard to scale back from that when the times get tougher as selling a multi-million home isn’t that easy.