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Fed workers face a zero-dollar pay stub

As the shutdown continues, nonessential workers face their first pay period without paycheck.

A national survey by the job site Career Builder found that almost 80 percent of American workers live paycheck to paycheck. So, as many federal workers face not getting one during the shutdown, how are they navigating this financial reality?

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