How to Use live paycheck to paycheck in a Sentence

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  • Longley doesn't want to live paycheck to paycheck as she's forced to do now.
    — jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Many live paycheck to paycheck and have multiple jobs -- and are at risk of losing much, if not all of their income.
    — Stephen Collinson With Caitlin Hu, CNN, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Brother & sister-in-law earn $160k/yr but live paycheck to paycheck with nothing saved for school.
    — The Washington Post, 30 July 2020
  • Some of us live paycheck to paycheck, and are willing to risk some of that money for the possibility of a once-in-a-lifetime win.
    — Anonymous, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2021
  • By comparison, about half of baby boomers live paycheck to paycheck, compared to 64% of Gen Xers and 66% of Gen Z.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2023
  • But that boost — still insufficient for many who live paycheck to paycheck — was set to expire this month.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • For low-income residents who live paycheck to paycheck and have to take off work to perform their civic duty, this isn’t close to enough.
    — Justin Phillips, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2021
  • Nearly two-thirds of Americans live paycheck to paycheck–and one in seven live in poverty.
    — Daniel Greenleaf, Fortune, 28 July 2022
  • Over 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and can’t set aside any money for short-term or long-term financial goals.
    — Joe Camberato, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
  • About two thirds of Americans now live paycheck to paycheck, a June LendingClub survey found.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 23 June 2022
  • The war in Ukraine has contributed to driving up oil prices, fueling the financial squeeze being felt by those who live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2022
  • But for those who live paycheck to paycheck, saving and investing are hardly options.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • Many people live paycheck to paycheck with little savings.
    — CBS News, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Through Che, the show has finally acknowledged that many real people live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Vicki Shabo, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Even with raising hourly pay, workers often continue to live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Mark Heymann, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2022
  • Like many people, Bug and his family live paycheck to paycheck, and a storm of financial problems threaten his solid life.
    — Oline H. Cogdill Sun Sentinel, Star Tribune, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The coronavirus pandemic had shut down the city and exposed its workforce, families who live paycheck to paycheck in the nation’s seventh-largest city.
    — Elaine Ayala, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2022
  • As the Court is aware, several Plaintiffs in this lawsuit also live out of state, and most live paycheck to paycheck unlike Defendant Watson.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 7 May 2022
  • For many parents who live paycheck to paycheck, taking a few days off when schools close can mean the difference between having groceries or not and making rent or not, Rodrigues said.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2022
  • But the pressure to build more housing and bring in new investment has brought fears of gentrification for some residents who live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2022
  • While many financially secure families were able to work from home, those who live paycheck to paycheck were more likely to work essential jobs that exposed them to the virus.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • Tied to the antiquated 2-4 week pay cycle, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
    — David Ossip, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2021
  • More than any large American city, New York is made up of millions of renters, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck and pay a significant portion of their monthly income for an apartment.
    — Matthew Haag, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2020
  • The company mostly generates revenue from financial products that serve the needs of roughly 11 million customers, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Kristin Broughton, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021
  • Many are immigrants, some of whom are undocumented, speak languages other than English or live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Jamie Goldberg, oregonlive, 25 July 2021
  • Many workers live paycheck to paycheck, so when an unexpected expense comes up before payday, they may be forced to take out expensive loans or rely on credit cards that can sink them into debt.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Murphy described the neighborhood as lower-income and working class, saying many residents there live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The early direct deposit feature — which goes into place next year at Chase but is being advertised by others such as Chime and Huntington Bank — is another piece of the puzzle to help some consumers who live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 Dec. 2021
  • But predictability delays burnout and eases financial stress for employees who may live paycheck to paycheck, reducing turnover and replacement costs.
    — Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The burden has fallen most heavily on Latinos, African Americans and other racial minorities, who are disproportionately more likely to live paycheck to paycheck.
    — Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2020

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