Is a house cleaner a necessary expense that saves couples a lot of time, or is it something middle class households can easily live without? This debate made its way into the Middle Class Finance ...

For the American middle class, it has been a summer of cooling confidence. Consumer sentiment dropped nearly 6% in August, after trending up in June and July, according to a closely watched index from ...

If you’ve lived in California for a while, you’ve probably noticed that what once felt “comfortable” financially doesn’t quite stretch as far as it used to. Prices for housing, groceries and even a ...

The very rich often live in expensive houses, but that’s not where most of their wealth is. In fact, for the wealthiest 1% of Americans, only about 9% of their total net worth is tied up in their home ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. Critics are calling the GOP’s recent tax bill the ...

Even Democrats admit the tax policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill are needed and popular — but they still oppose the bill.

We know there are real problems people are facing right now, and we don't want to downplay them — but sometimes being upper-middle-class comes with its own quietly tragic dilemmas. For instance, when ...

President Trump has once again defied the odds and the Washington establishment. With the stroke of a pen, the “big, beautiful” budget bill became law on July 4, delivering a stunning victory for his ...