The Daily Money: How Americans are coping with rising prices
Daniel de ViséGood morning! It’s Daniel de Visé with your Daily Money.
Esther Malkin is dipping into savings to pay the rent. Mike DeDivitis tapped his retirement account to cover repairs on his pickup. Kerigan Rosado is baking bread to save a few bucks at the supermarket.
American consumers are hard-pressed to remember a time when inflation wasn’t on their minds. My colleagues and I asked six American consumers to tell us how they’re coping with rising prices. Here’s what they said.
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Daniel de Visé covers personal finance for USA TODAY. The Daily Money breaks down complex consumer and financial news.Subscribe here.