4 Money Missteps Middle‑Class Families Made in the Great Depression — And What To Learn

Consider the following four mistakes the middle class made during the Great Depression. Are you making the same ones?

6 "Responsible" Financial Moves That Hold The Middle Class Back

According to financial planners, the issue is often not bad habits. It is a set of well-intentioned money moves that once ...

Here’s the Minimum Net Worth Considered To Be Middle Class in Your 20s

“You’re on middle-class footing in your 20s when your net worth is positive, an emergency fund is real and liquid, retirement ...

‘Am I doomed forever?’ Credit card debit is overwhelming wealthier, educated Americans as prices stretch middle-class budgets. How to tackle your debt

Even households long considered financially secure are feeling the pressure.
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They're middle-class and insured. Childbirth still left them with crippling debt.

Jessica Hurley eyed the stack of medical bills in her purse as she held one of her twin babies, blue from lack of oxygen, in the neonatal intensive care unit. She prayed that the boys, Perry and ...
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How Middle-Class Income in 1980 Compares to 2025

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...
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They’re middle-class and insured. Childbirth still left them with crippling debt. – NBC ...

Jessica Hurley eyed the stack of medical bills in her purse as she held one of her twin babies, blue from lack of oxygen, in the neonatal intensive care unit. She prayed that the boys, Perry and ...
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Borrowing to survive: Indian households are saving more, why are they still in debt?

RBI data shows personal loans tripled in six years, with rising slippages; real wages halved as middle class uses loans to ...
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2 Key Signs You’ll Move From Middle Class to Upper Middle Class in 2026 — and 3 Ways To ...

Looking ahead to 2026, you might be realizing that you’ll have more money than you did in 2025. This is an exciting realization, but it’s important to be prepared so you stay in solid financial ...
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Basic Market Logic Tells Us the Middle Class Won't Pay Off the National Debt

The $37 trillion national debt will not be paid for by America’s middle class. How we know this is the $37 trillion in debt itself, along with the accepted truth that soon enough $37 trillion will be ...