Better off: The percentage of workers who say they usually live paycheck-to-paycheck to make ends meet has dropped back to pre-recession levels. Forty-two percent of workers say their budgetary view extends only from one pay period to the next, according to a CareerBuilder survey. That’s down from 43% in 2010 and equal to the figures from 2007. The number of workers who have missed bill payments in the past year is also down, from 22% in 2010 to 20%. Despite ongoing money problems, people are still clinging to their standard of living. Fifty-six percent of people polled say they absolutely would not drop Internet service, regardless of financial concerns, while 46% say they would continue to drive. CareerBuilder polled more than 5,200 workers for the survey.
Could Aggies bolt Big 12? Texas Gov. Rick Perry says his alma mater, Texas A&M, is having discussions with the SEC about the Aggies possibly joining the league. Perry told The Dallas Morning News that “conversations are being had” about Texas A&M bolting the Big 12 for the SEC. “That’s frankly all I know,” Perry told the newspaper. “I just refer you to the university and the decision makers over there.” R. Bowen Loftin, Texas A&M president, recently acknowledged that there was “uncertainty” regarding the university’s future membership in the Big 12.
