Takeaway: Average Americans' cost of living is running right around the all-time highs.

Cartoon of the Day: Going Nowhere - Middle class 08.26.2014

"[D]espite falling interest rates, not as many Americans are either able or in the mood to lever themselves up on a new home these days," wrote CEO Keith McCullough in today's Morning Newsletter. "With cost of living running right around the all-time highs, many of your median income earning neighbors are broke too."