Curious to know how they chose the survey sample. Because other surveys say 65% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck in 2025. So, 25% feels low.
dexwiz•51m ago
You can live paycheck to paycheck and still accrue PTO. Also vacation day doesn't mean spending money on a trip.
milesvp•17m ago
Parent may be surprised how many people live paycheck to paycheck because they take vacations.
I’ve recently come across a financial audit show that might be generously described as Dave Ramsey meets Jerry Springer. I get the impression from the show’s founder that he sincerely cares about the topic and wished someone would have presented the topic to his dumb younger self the way he does now. I also don’t think it’s scripted much, other than him getting clear yes/no on which highly personal topics he can approach, and potentially joke about.
The people he has on the show, I think are representative of a certain demographic, and I’m continually amazed at the amount of financial illiteracy and lack of appreciation for the financial ramifications of their actions.
teeray•33m ago
It would be interesting to see the trend with the increasing adoption of "Unlimited PTO." Besides the accounting trick it provides, companies love that it suppresses used PTO.
pavel_lishin•24m ago
I wonder what the demographics of those employees are, in terms of where they work. Is it a bunch of white collar programmers like most of the people on HN? Does it include a lot of grocery store workers? Does it include older people, whose retirement savings don't allow them to stop working, single parents with children depending on them, etc.
jiveturkey•1h ago
dexwiz•51m ago
milesvp•17m ago
I’ve recently come across a financial audit show that might be generously described as Dave Ramsey meets Jerry Springer. I get the impression from the show’s founder that he sincerely cares about the topic and wished someone would have presented the topic to his dumb younger self the way he does now. I also don’t think it’s scripted much, other than him getting clear yes/no on which highly personal topics he can approach, and potentially joke about.
The people he has on the show, I think are representative of a certain demographic, and I’m continually amazed at the amount of financial illiteracy and lack of appreciation for the financial ramifications of their actions.