<p>Are most Americans barely holding their head above water when it comes to personal finances?
 
That’s what various US politicians and news outlets keep suggesting. 
 
They can’t stop using a statistic about people living “paycheck to paycheck”. 
 
But what does this really mean? </p><p>We go behind the headlines to unpick the numbers.
  
Contributor: 
Ben Krauss, journalist  
 
Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Vicky Baker and Lizzy McNeill
Series Producer: Tom Colls
Production co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: Andrew Mills
Editor: Richard Vadon</p>

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