Meet a couple with 5 kids who are barely making it despite working 4 jobs: 'It shocks me that $100k feels like poverty'

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April Schultz and her husband
April Schultz and her husband make about $130,000 a year but barely have money for savings.

April Schultz

A low-income millennial mom was evicted from her apartment but isn't 'homeless enough to get help'

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Melissa in a cap and gown
Melissa Hedden's household income is above the poverty line, but she struggles to afford housing and healthcare.

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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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Aerial view of Stillwater, Minnesota
Stillwater, Minnesota

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As high-paying jobs become harder to get, more Americans are looking to Uber and Lyft for extra income

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uber lyft driver
New Bank of America Institute data reveals gig driving continues to get more popular.

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A 62-year-old employed 'peak boomer' in California makes too much for affordable housing but lives in her car: 'I'll work until I drop'

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Cheryl Simmons
Cheryl Simmons is a peak boomer who thinks she'll never be able to retire.

Cheryl Simmons

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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Woman in a grocery story holding an empty basket
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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Meet the typical ALICE: Americans struggling to afford basic necessities but making too much to get help

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A cashier rings up a customer's groceries
ALICE workers often are in retail and food services.

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More and more Americans are becoming 'ALICEs.' They can't afford rent and groceries but are falling through the cracks in the country's safety net.

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ALICE mom and child

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Disneyland Paris Gets an Adventure World Makeover in This Week's Theme Park News

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Bob Iger and Josh D’Amaro were serious when they said they were “turbo-charging” progress at Disney Parks as Disneyland Paris sets out to reinvent its second park into Disney’s Adventure World. This new park transformation will feature its own World of Frozen and more experiences from Disney’s legacy.

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