44% Say All Money Goes to Living Expenses

Publication Date: 04/05/2026 5:00 AM CST

44% Say All Money Goes to Living Expenses

Publication: 04/05/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Forty-four percent (44%) of registered voters say all their money goes to living expenses.
- This is down 5 points from 2 weeks ago and down 2 points from a month ago.
- A slim majority (51%) say they can set aside money for savings, up 6 points from 2 weeks ago and up 3 points from a month ago.
- Seven in 10 postgraduates (69%) say they can regularly set aside money.
- At least 52% of voters making under $75K say all of the income goes to living expenses.
If a surprise expense of $1,000 came up, 41% of voters say they would need to cut back on their lifestyle.
- This is down 8 points from 2 weeks ago and down 3 from a month ago.
- Meanwhile, 54% said they could make the surprise payment without cutting back, up 10 points from 2 weeks ago and down 2 points from a month ago.
Slightly more than half (52%) of voters say they paid off their credit cards in full over the past month, up 4 points from 2 weeks ago and up 2 points from a month ago.
- A large majority (81%) of postgraduates say they paid off their credit cards.
- More men (60%) than women (45%) say they paid off their credit cards in full.
- Thirty-eight percent (38%) of voters say they had to make partial payments, down 4 points from 2 weeks ago.
These results come at a time when other indicators on voters' personal finances seem to be nearing historic lows.

See also: Opinions on the Economy, Personal Finances, and Recession.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, March 30-31, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.