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New data from the Pew Research Center shows that 27 percent of U.S. adults say they can’t fully pay some of their bills in a typical month. For households struggling with choosing which bills to pay, here’s what you should know:

washingtonpost.comThis is what you should pay for first when money is tightFor households struggling with choosing among which bills to pay, the question becomes which ones should be paid first and what to do about the rest.

26/10/26, 8:00 am19 reposts42 likes

Dave S

@dmstraker.bsky.social

19h

In winter, it can be heat or eat. Poverty is grinding.

GroundTruth OSINT

@groundtruthosint.bsky.social

That 27 percent figure is striking. I wonder how much of the pressure is housing and medical costs versus other bills, since the order people pay in probably says a lot about which costs feel most urgent first.

robjrii.bsky.social

@robjrii.bsky.social

Whoo boy, that took a turn. Hey WaPo, I think you are missing the fucking point here.

doasadi.bsky.social

@doasadi.bsky.social

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