39% of Americans worry they can’t pay the bills | CNN Business
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Many Americans regularly worry they won’t be able to make ends meet.

Nearly four in ten (39%) of US adults say they worry most or all of the time that their family’s income won’t be enough to meet expenses, according to a new CNN poll. That’s up from 28% who expressed those concerns in December 2021, and it’s similar to the numbers seen during the Great Recession (37%).

To cope, significant shares of Americans said they are adding side jobs, cutting down on driving and putting more expenses on credit cards.

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
      26·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, you definitely read the article and didn’t jump to conclusions at all. Clown.

      Groceries are up $1k a month. They’ve cut streaming and entertainment and started relying on the library. They’ve stopped driving. They’re working 2, 3 jobs. Not sure what shitty kings you’re hanging with if this seems luxurious to you.

      • AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 months ago

        Lol that guy is crazy, probably has no clue just how expensive having a family is. Listed nothing factual at all, no statistics or avg/median prices, spending data, nothing. Probably regurgitating some fox news shit that if you have A/C and a fridge you’re better off than a 15th century peasant.

        Hope they get the help they need.

        • AA5B@lemmy.world
          15·
          2 months ago

          Who is paying $1,000 of groceries a month?

          <nervously raises hand> someone with a family, perhaps.

          • Iampossiblyatwork@lemmy.world
            5·
            2 months ago

            Right there with you. I can’t leave Costco without spending at least $200. I go every week. This doesn’t account for target. I’ve cut Starbucks out entirely though so Im pretty much set for retirement.

        • Hegar@fedia.io
          161·
          2 months ago

          Your post history makes it pretty clear that you suffer from depression - the unrealistically black and white thinking, the lack of anything but negativity - so I’m sorry about that. If you can, I’d recommend trying psilocybin. It’s helped several people I know with bad depression.

          In the meantime I’m going to block you, since 95%+ of your posts are straight trolling.

          • Donjuanme@lemmy.world
            7·
            2 months ago

            Report the troll, post for others to report and mute them, then mute them yourself, nothing but frustration will ever come from trying to reason with a troll.

            And next time you see someone -blocked- in a thread, let the community know they’re dealing with, at best, a bad faith actor.

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      11·
      2 months ago

      How about that avocado toast, or was that only expensive last year?