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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Jamie Dimon thinks he knows why people are so gloomy about the economy

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.

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Support like child tax credits and basic income reduces child abuse, researchers found

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Financial assistance could limit rates of child abuse and neglect, a new study from doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia finds.

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America's economy is being wildly mismeasured

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The surveys and polls that help us understand the lived experience of Americans are getting less reliable.

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When was the last time you picked up a phone call from an unknown number?

Meet the 'forgotten middle' of Americans over 75 about to face a rocky retirement

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