Lower-middle-class sacrifice isn’t loud. It shows up quietly in the choices you used to make without thinking, and that ...

When more families cross into the upper middle class, that's a success. Don't let politicians sabotage upward mobility.

From factory paychecks that bought houses to pension plans that actually existed, the economic reality of 1970s working families reads like fantasy fiction to their grandchildren drowning in student ...

“Middle class” is often used as a monolithic term. When politicians invoke it, they’re referring to anyone who isn’t wildly wealthy or who wouldn’t classify as financially disadvantaged. But there’s ...

Hobbies reveal stark social divides, extending beyond income to differing views on time and investment. Upper-middle-class families treat leisure as strategic assets for networking and long-term gains ...

According to the United States Census Bureau, 1995 was a year of growth. For the first time in six years, households ...

It is possible to change your social class status but not without huge paradigm shifts, a great deal of intentional dedicated effort, acquiring new social and professional skills, and having mentors ...

Earning a household income of $150,000 might sound like a lot, but in many of the biggest cities in the U.S. it still puts you squarely in the middle class. Middle-class households earn between ...

Though terms like these can’t fully encapsulate people’s specific financial realities, they can be useful. The differences between how the lower middle class and upper middle class are living can ...