The number of Americans living paycheck to paycheck has increased over the last year, with more than half of consumers left with little money to spend at the end of the month, a new survey has found.
The survey, conducted by Pymnts and LendingClub, was published on Jan. 30 and is based on a survey of 3,989 U.S. consumers conducted from Dec. 8 to Dec. 23, as well as an analysis of other economic data.
It found that at the end of last year, around 64 percent of consumers said they were living paycheck to paycheck, marking 9.3 million more than the year before. That figure includes around 8 million consumers making more than $100,000 per year….