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Those Raised Lower-Middle-Class Who Later Became Financially Stable Often Still Carry These 8 Ingrained Habits

I make good money now. More than my parents ever did. More than I thought I would when I was growing up. But I still can’t ...
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9 Home Items Lower-Middle-Class Families Love That Wealthier Families Throw Out

My aunt had a gravy boat she’d been using since 1987. It had a hairline crack along the handle that she’d glued back together at some point in the nineties, and the pattern on it was faded in a way ...

Where Do I Fall in the American Economic Class System?

When asked how they identify their social class 54% of Americans said they belong to the middle class, according to one survey.
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I Asked ChatGPT What’s Separating the Lower Middle Class and Upper Middle Class in 2025: Here’s What It Said

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 ...

Here’s the Line Between Middle Class and Upper-Middle Class in Every State in 2026

The delineation between America’s middle class and its subset of “upper-middle” class can be a murky one, especially on a ...
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The American middle class really is shrinking — but probably not for the reasons you think

The middle class is indeed shrinking, but new research reveals the trend is actually good news.

How Much Income Puts You in the Upper, Middle, or Lower Class?

Curious where your income falls? Here's how upper, middle, and lower class incomes break down using Census data analyzed by Motley Fool Money.
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Philly Paycheck Whiplash: What Middle Class Money Buys on Each Side of the River

How far a “middle class” paycheck takes you around Philadelphia changes fast once you cross a bridge. In Pennsylvania, the ...