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.

  • anon_8675309@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Why would you put more on credit??? The interest rates on credit cards are fucking criminal.

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      3 months ago

      Necessities are necessary. If you don’t have the money for said necessities, what do you do? Borrow money, and worry about it tomorrow.