{"id":4532,"date":"2026-07-13T13:06:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:06:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:06:42","slug":"nc-residents-say-these-6-everyday-expenses-are-unaffordable-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4532","title":{"rendered":"NC residents say these 6 everyday expenses are \u2018unaffordable\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More than half of North Carolinians say some of the most common expenses are \u201cunaffordable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4531\">NC residents say these 6 everyday expenses are \u2018unaffordable\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s according to a new Catawba College-YouGov <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catawba.edu\/news\/all-news\/2026\/yougov-29\/\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">survey<\/a>, which polled 1,000 North Carolinians online between June 1 and June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly 75% of survey respondents said they were cutting back on regular purchases, an increase of eight percentage points from January.<\/p>\n<p>And high prices are even affecting people who don\u2019t have trouble making ends meet. According to the survey, more than 50% of them limited their spending within the past month.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4529\">Back to school at 26: Former UNC two-sport commit returns to college football<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what to know about the survey.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article316397159.html\" rel=\"Follow\" target=\"_blank\">Here are the everyday expenses North Carolina residents say they can\u2019t afford<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The summary points above were compiled with the help of AI tools and edited by Renee Umsted and Thad Ogburn. Umsted also reported, wrote and edited the full story in the link at the top, with help from Jessaca Giglio.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/durhammovinghub.com\/?p=4528\">NC has changed teacher licensure laws. 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