A new Careerbuilder survey shows that 47 percent of Americans live [1] paycheck to paycheck; those results are right in line with the 49 percent of you [2] who admitted you're living in anticipation of your next check.

Perhaps more surprising is the discovery that 21 percent of those making $100,000 or more annually are also living paycheck to paycheck. Here are some other interesting findings from the study.

• 25 percent of workers never save any of their paychecks.
• 34 percent of those who do save put away less than $100 a month and 18 percent save $50 or less.
• One third of workers don't contribute to retirement savings.

Forty-two percent of workers surveyed said they would need up to $500 more per paycheck to live comfortably; how much extra would you need per paycheck?

Source [3]