Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by SoftTalker on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @04:57PM (#42322479)

When I hear "living paycheck to paycheck" I think it means your recurring expenses (rent, utilities, food, etc.) consume all your income every month and you have nothing left to save. No savings. No investments. No 401K. If you don't get your next paycheck you can't pay the rent.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by bpt3 on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:29PM (#42322766)

That's what it's supposed to mean, but because so many people don't report it that way the resulting data is meaningless.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by jvanderbot on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:32PM (#42322801)

What you think and what each individual reply to the survey indended are bound to be wildly different.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by spookie on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:59PM (#42322986)

Sure. But it would be strange to assume _most_ think of it any other way.

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Re:Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals by notJim on Wednesday December 04, 2024 @05:55PM (#42322961)

I think your definition is completely reasonable, but it's not how people answer the question (again, based on reading the report, which has a lot more detail.)

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