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"You're making $130,000 a year, and you're freaking broke," Dave Ramsey says

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60% Informative

A mental health therapist and her husband are stuck in a cycle of paycheck-to-paycheck living.

Despite their combined income of $ 130,000 , they barely make ends meet.

They owe $ 60,000 on cars, have a $ 240,000 mortgage, and are burdened by $ 140,000 in student loan debt.

According to a 2023 survey by Payroll.org , 78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

VR Score

51

Informative language

48

Neutral language

10

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

34

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

External references

17

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