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One Out Of Every Three Americans Who Make Over $250,000 A Year Says They Live Paycheck To Paycheck

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Sarah Wilder Social Issues Reporter
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A third of Americans making more than $250,000 a year say they are living paycheck to paycheck, according to a survey from Pymnts.com and LendingClub Corp.

Among millennials, more than half of those making more than $250,000 say they spend all or most of their earnings each month, Bloomberg reported. (RELATED: ANALYSIS: Dems Face A Ticking Time Bomb That Might Blow Up Their Midterm Dreams)

Those making more than $250,000 represent the top 5% of earners in the United States, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

As gas prices rise and inflation skyrockets, many Americans are finding it harder to buy a home. Sales of new homes have fallen 16.6% in the last month, the biggest month drop since 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal. Home prices have risen by 18.8% last year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, the Wall Street Journal reported.

United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted that she “was wrong” about the path inflation would take in a Thursday interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, after Blitzer asked if she made a mistake in downplaying the risk of inflation.

Some gas stations have taken to adding an extra digit to their pump meters, in preparation for gas prices reaching $10, according to the Post Millennial. The average price of gas has shot up to a record high number, at $4.37 per gallon.