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Study: 33% of MI households forgoing necessities to pay utilities. ( Michigan )
WOOD TV ^ | Nov 14, 2022 | James Tompkins

Posted on 11/15/2022 3:55:39 PM PST by george76

A new study shows that more than 30% of households in Michigan are going without necessities like food and medicine in order to pay the utility bills.

Researchers at lendingtree.com looked at a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. They found that just over 21% of household in Michigan were unable to pay at least part of one energy bill in the past 12 months. More than 20% of households kept their home at a temperature that felt unsafe or unhealthy due to the high cost of utilities.

News 8 spoke with Lending Tree’s chief credit analyst about some of the ways people have been getting by during this time.

“It just has a ripple effect across everything, because it’s not like you can just stop paying your utility bill, like you would cancel your Spotify or Netflix subscription. What people really need to do is they need to revisit that budget that they have,” Matt Schulz said. “Because if you haven’t looked at that in the last six or nine months, chances are, a lot of the assumptions that you made about what things are going to cost are now blown out of the water, because prices of things have risen so quickly.”

Schulz said it’s important if you’re struggling to take some sort of actions to help yourself and your family’s finances because inflation issues could end up getting worse.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Massachusetts; US: Michigan; US: New Jersey; US: New York
KEYWORDS: food; inflation; medicine; michigan; utilities
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To: george76

You voted for it and now you own it


21 posted on 11/15/2022 4:44:46 PM PST by Lod881019
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To: george76

Am I supposed to have sympathy? None here. By their votes they say they love Democrat policies that are creating they problems — so tough


22 posted on 11/15/2022 4:47:59 PM PST by falcon99 ( )
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To: george76

“A new study shows that more than 30% of households in Michigan are going without necessities like food and medicine in order to pay the utility bills.”

Hope they are all democrats.


23 posted on 11/15/2022 4:52:43 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: george76

That isn’t likely to improve. They were probably cheated . Whatever.


24 posted on 11/15/2022 4:54:29 PM PST by dforest
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To: george76

Color me unconcerned. They arent hurting that bad if they continue to vote for the same people that created this mess


25 posted on 11/15/2022 4:54:47 PM PST by SoftballMominVA (No longer in VA. Living the OBX life now!)
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To: SoftballMominVA

That is what happens when one votes Democrat. Enjoy!


26 posted on 11/15/2022 4:58:57 PM PST by sport
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To: george76

It’s ok, they voted Dem so they must be happy.


27 posted on 11/15/2022 4:59:44 PM PST by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: george76

Elections have consequences, even shady ones. You brought it on yourselves, you ‘RATS.


28 posted on 11/15/2022 5:05:08 PM PST by wetgundog
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To: george76
Why should Michigan residents bother to pay for heat?
It's not as if the winters are all that bad, really...

/sarc


29 posted on 11/15/2022 5:07:09 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: blueplum

VFW’s in MI and there are many deserve better than abortions and pot.


30 posted on 11/15/2022 5:07:44 PM PST by cnsmom
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To: Reily; All

Yup. You can’t fix stupid.


31 posted on 11/15/2022 5:11:17 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: george76

So much self-pity for a state full of people who voted Dem again.

54.5% Whitmer Dem.
2,427,985

Tudor Dixon
Republican Party
43.9%
1,958,311

Mary Buzuma
Libertarian Party
0.9%


Just a few years ago GOP had Gov (a jerk-—Snyder, though), AG, Sec of State, the state House and state Senate majorities and county leadership in major regions.
ALL of those went Dem. now. All.

I’m in a rotten state called Michigan (as well as in the state of depression.)


32 posted on 11/15/2022 5:17:22 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: GaltAdonis

49% of Michigan people believe it will snow a lot this winter.
48% do not.


33 posted on 11/15/2022 5:18:34 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: george76

34 posted on 11/15/2022 5:18:39 PM PST by No.6
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To: george76

As long as Governor Cruella is got enough to buy her groceries, everything is good.


35 posted on 11/15/2022 5:20:05 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: beaversmom

*has got...


36 posted on 11/15/2022 5:23:35 PM PST by beaversmom
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To: george76

My heating oil bill doubled in Maryland. I can’t believe what is happening


37 posted on 11/15/2022 5:26:22 PM PST by STJPII ( )
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To: STJPII

Any ability to burn wood? According to Eurocrats it’s considered “carbon neutral”, although Greta is campaigning to change that.


38 posted on 11/15/2022 5:27:35 PM PST by nascarnation (Let's go Brandon!)
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To: BookmanTheJanitor

As Steve Bannon said, “the people don’t hurt enough” to vote for change. So, I don’t feel sorry for them. Let them whine and cry. Until they do something to change the status quo, they’ll just eat more of the sh*t sandwich they’re served by the Dems.


39 posted on 11/15/2022 5:30:18 PM PST by duckbutt (I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery - T. Jefferson)
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To: frank ballenger

What do the remaining 3% predict for this winter’s weather?


40 posted on 11/15/2022 5:33:07 PM PST by GaltAdonis
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