live paycheck to paycheck



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live paycheck to paycheck

To spend all of the money one earns by or before the next time one is paid, thus saving none or very little in the process. Primarily heard in US. We're already living paycheck to paycheck, so I don't know how we'll manage this sudden increase in our rent.
See also: live, paycheck

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RodgeRAHJEnglish
JoshuaJAH-shə-wə (English), JAW-shwə (English)English, Biblical
LuzLOOTH (Spanish), LOOS (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
EmersonEM-ər-sənEnglish
MaverickMAV-ə-rikEnglish
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