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More than Half of High-Income Consumers Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
More than Half of High-Income Consumers Now Live Paycheck to Paycheck
January 30, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

As we move into 2023, inflation and economic uncertainty remain top concerns for most U.S. consumers. In the past 12 months, increasing prices for everything...

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Macy’s Holiday Warning Portends Pressure on Private-Label Card Spending
Macy’s Holiday Warning Portends Pressure on Private-Label Card Spending
January 08, 2023  |  Retail

Macy’s rocky holiday season signals consumers are hesitant to use plastic — particularly private-label cards. Friday after the stock markets closed, the retailing giant issued...

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23% of Single-Income Households More Likely to Struggle Paying Bills
23% of Single-Income Households More Likely to Struggle Paying Bills
January 05, 2023  |  Consumer Finance

When trying to manage the inflated prices of 2023, two paychecks are better than one. It doesn’t take a deep knowledge of economics to grasp...

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Stressed Consumers Scaling Back Retirement Planning and Funding
Stressed Consumers Scaling Back Retirement Planning and Funding
January 03, 2023  |  Economy

People living paycheck-to-paycheck are having a hard time setting financial goals, much less achieving them. According to the latest study in this long-running series, December’s...

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Credit Card Debt Pressures Millennials and Gen-Z Borrowers
Credit Card Debt Pressures Millennials and Gen-Z Borrowers
December 29, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Credit card debt is harder for younger consumers to handle amid the pressures of living paycheck to paycheck.   To that end, the Urban Institute reported that...

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High Prices Trigger Intentional Consumer Pull Back in Big Ticket Items
High Prices Trigger Intentional Consumer Pull Back in Big Ticket Items
December 28, 2022  |  Retail

Inflation and recession jitters are cutting into the spending of households that aren’t living paycheck-to-paycheck, a sign of growing uncertainty among those with disposable income...

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Good Credit Scores, Show More Credit Savvy
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Have Good Credit Scores, Show More Credit Savvy
December 27, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Characterized by weakened spending power and mounting economic uncertainty, 2022 has been an economic roller coaster. Due to rising costs, growing numbers of consumers spend...

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2023 Will Be the Year of Grocery Shopping
2023 Will Be the Year of Grocery Shopping
December 23, 2022  |  Retail

As inflation causes consumers to crimp spending, grocery shopping is seen coming out on top. With many consumers cutting out unnecessary purchases, the supermarket value...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: How Credit Unions Are Ideally Poised to Help Distressed Consumers
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Credit Unions Are Ideally Poised to Help Distressed Consumers
December 23, 2022  |  Credit Unions

By all accounts, American consumers are feeling the economic strain. More than half of Americans earning less than $50,000 annually are now living paycheck to...

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