Good stuff! These are the tiny steps you can take to become financially secure. Like I’ve said in the past… Getting your finances straight is the first step to owning a home and growing your wealth. Myranda Griebel's avatar[Survive Today](http://survive-today.com/2021/01/26/are-you-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/) If you are an American reading this, then it’s about a 50-50 chance that you are living paycheck to paycheck. [Yahoo Finance](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/49-americans-living-paycheck-paycheck-090000381.html) did a survey that found that a whopping 49% of respondents were living paycheck to paycheck. Read that again. Almost _half_ of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. I knew that there were many Americans living paycheck to paycheck, but coming across this article made my heart sink. We can fix this. First, let’s look at why almost half of the country is living paycheckto paycheck. Then, let’s work through how to_not_live paycheck to paycheck. Here are the reasons that the people who participated in Yahoo Finance’s survey reported for why they are living paycheck to paycheck: **They don’t make enough money.**For the person that feels that they are living paycheck to paycheck because they don’t make enough money: you have one of two options… [View original post](http://survive-today.com/2021/01/26/are-you-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/) 751 more words * * * ### Discover more from Muskegon Real Estate Agent, Chris Simpson,Homes For Sale, Muskegon Homes,Muskegon House For Sale, Muskegon Real Estate, West Michigan Real Estate Agent, Muskegon Realtor Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email. Type your email… Subscribe ### Share this: - [X](https://chrissimpsonwestmichiganrealestate.com/2021/01/28/are-you-living-paycheck-to-paycheck/?share=twitter&nb=1)
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