Hard times: 7 in 10 Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck now

February 09, 2022

In fact, seven in 10 Americans say they’re living paycheck to paycheck. What does financial comfort really look like? To educate themselves en route to financial comfort, most turn to social media (45%), their family (44%), or online media such as financial news websites (42%). However, seven in 10 confess their understanding of personal financial comfort kept changing after they reached adulthood. Regardless of age, the vast majority of Americans (82%) believe that financial comfort is important to their mental and emotional well-being.