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"title": "Americans Living Comfortably"
"description": "That's the number of adults in this country who say they are living comfortably; another three-in-ten (28%) say they have enough money to meet expenses with a little left over for extras."
"date": "2007-06-20"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Pew Research Center"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/short-reads/2007/06/20/americans-living-comfortably/"
---

# Americans Living Comfortably

About four-in-ten (38%) adults in this country say they are living comfortably; another three-in-ten (28%) say they have enough money to meet expenses with a little left over for extras; and about one-in-three (32%) say either that they are just meeting basic living expenses or that they don’t have even enough for the basics. A similarly stark division emerges when employed Americans are asked whether they earn enough money to lead the life they want. Just under half (46%) say they do, while 53% say they don’t.[Read More](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/pubs/324/most-americans-moderately-upbeat-about-family-finances-in-2007)