Summer Expenses Will Follow 77% of Gen Z Into Fall

The biggest threat to the summer budget may be the expenses consumers can’t cancel. New PYMNTS Intelligence data suggests that groceries, utility bills and transportation costs are putting more pressure on household budgets than vacations, camps or back-to-school shopping. The findings come from “New PYMNTS Data Shows Basic Expenses Breaking the Summer Budget,” the latest installment of The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Report.