If your friends, family, and coworkers always seem to be dining out, going to parties, taking exotic vacations — and maybe even paying $2,000 each for Taylor Swift tickets — while you clip coupons for groceries, you might feel like everyone you know has more money than you. This could be especially painful if you’re feeling the pinch of inflation, right down to your grocery bill. Commercial real estate has beaten the stock market for 25 years — but only the super rich could buy in.

Here's how even ordinary investors can Cost-of-living in America is still out of control — , no matter what the US Fed does or says These 5 magic money moves will boost you up America's net worth ladder in 2024 — and you can complete each step within minutes. But Americans have a lot of debt. In fact, U.

S. household debt reached in the first quarter of this year, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY). Although inflation has been mostly declining over the past two years — after pandemic highs — the Consumer Price Index during the 12 months ending May 2024.

As if the debt weren’t enough, almost half of Americans (48.6%) consider themselves “broke,” according to a MarketWatch Guides , with about two-thirds (66.2%) “living paycheck to paycheck.

” Considering the financial instability of everyday Americans, why does it appear like everyone is living the high life — except you? Americans have an enormous amount of credit card debt. Outstanding bala.