If you are middle-class, then you’ll know all about the conspicuous shows of having money. Far too many people’s lifestyle is funded by debt. According to Federal Reserve data, U.S. consumer debt now ...

Every election cycle, politicians focus on talking to the middle class. Clearly, that’s where most people live. But the ...

For many upper-middle-class Americans, retirement can bring unexpected financial challenges that slowly erode wealth. Even those who have saved diligently can make costly mistakes that turn a ...

The true middle class has shrunk in recent years. While many people still classified as “middle class” are experiencing a slight shift in incomes, others are being pushed into poverty by basic ...

A lot of people believe all they need to do to become wealthy is to earn more money or to save what they do have. This isn’t all that surprising, considering how many people subscribe to the idea that ...

Many adults experience a loss of control later in life when they've grown up poor, according to a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, but when they grow up middle class, then ...

Middle-class people (and especially the wealthy) are subject to much invoking of guilt and shaming. For example, “You’re PRIVILEGED!" The implication is that making a good living doesn’t come mainly ...

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

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify ...

In a viral Reddit thread, a car rental employee shared how often customers were unable to pay a $50 car rental deposit.

In 1980, neither China nor India had much representation in the “global middle class” — people who neither belong to the bottom half of the income distribution nor rank among the top 10% worldwide.

The idea of being middle class in The Bahamas used to be relatively straightforward – you had a steady job, you could keep up ...