Living paycheck to paycheck gets harder

Story date: 2007-10-19 02:35:00
Added on: 2007-10-19 15:00:17

Houston Chronicle - Industry analysts and some economists fear the strain will get worse as people are hit with higher home heating bills this winter and mortgage rates go up. It's bad enough already for 85-year-old Dominica Hoffman. She gets $1,400 a month in pension and ...


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