Feeling the Squeeze? Give Me Some (Household) Breathing Room

Feeling the Squeeze? Household Budgets 2026

You leave the grocery store with 2 bags of groceries and you’re $85 lighter…sound familiar? If it feels like your money doesn’t stretch like it used to, you’re not imagining it. I looked at 10 years of household data to see who’s actually gaining breathing room, who’s losing it, and what that may mean for the economy next.