Your living room from the 1980s to early 2000s was more than decor—it chronicled family finances, priorities, and resilience ...

Growing up lower-middle-class leaves fingerprints that do not fade easily. If you recognized yourself in these signs, you are not alone.

You can often tell who grew up lower-middle-class in a hotel by the small, unconscious habits they carry, from ...

“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 ...

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 ...

GOBankingRates referred to the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle class as two-thirds to double the median household income to determine the cities where a six-figure income is considered ...

When you look at your paycheck, chances are a solid chunk goes straight to taxes. If you’re in the lower-middle class, you probably know the feeling. However, billionaires often pay a lower effective ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...

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 ...