A boomer who lives on Social Security worries she won't get hired because she can't afford a car: 'I don't even have $1 in my wallet.'

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Virginia Hambrick, 66, (not pictured) and her husband live on her $1,615 monthly Social Security income. They struggle to afford basic necessities like rent, groceries, and healthcare.

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How to know if you're an ALICE: You're barely paying your bills but don't qualify for government assistance

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More Americans are becoming ALICEs — asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed.

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A Gen Xer who barely lives above the poverty line sells plasma to cover her rent because she doesn't qualify for government assistance: 'There's a lot of praying and just hanging on.'

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Lisa Kelley (not pictured) is low-income but does not qualify for government assistance. She sometimes sells her plasma to make ends meet.

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Elite investor Ray Dalio says risk of US civil war is up to 40% — and thinks Taylor Swift could be a good president

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Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates.

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Don't call them DINKs. Many childfree adults are ALICEs.

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Don't call them DINKs.
More Americans are becoming ALICEs — asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. They live above the federal poverty line, but struggle to afford basic necessities.

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A Gen Xer struggles to afford housing and groceries, but her income is about $100 too high to get help

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Stillwater, Minnesota

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Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose

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More Americans are becoming "disconnected youths" — Gen Zers that aren't participating in school or work.

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Many Gen Zers are teetering on the edge of economic security in their 20s. Here's why it's such a 'decisive decade.'

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Researchers are calling ages 14-24 the 'decisive decade.' Gen Zers' teenage and young adult years could determine their financial future.

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Tech titans love Modi's economic powerhouse India — despite mass unemployment and abject poverty

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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A Gen X mom makes $25,000 at Applebee's and can only afford one meal a day. She's one of many Americans who live paycheck to paycheck but don't qualify for government help.

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More Americans are becoming ALICEs — people who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed but struggle to afford rent and groceries. The subject of the story is not pictured above.

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