COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — The government shutdown means in a week or two a lot of people will possibly be without a paycheck and short on funds.

“We're anticipating, depending on the length of this that it will interrupt some families,” said Ent Credit Union, Director of Financial Well-being, Bree Schellito.

A large part of Shellito’s job is financial education with goal of guiding members of the community toward financial stability.

She cites data showing, as many as 75 percent of Americans are in a paycheck-to-paycheck situation.

It means the government shutdown cuts off their cash flow need to meet financial obligations like payments for loans and bills.

Now that the shutdown is reality, the advice is creating an immediate financial survival plan

“We recommend even just an

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