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 ...

Growing up middle-class taught me that the way we talk about money reveals more about our possibilities than our bank ...

From the uncle who insists on fixing your car himself to the aunt who arrives with enough casseroles to survive an apocalypse ...

Does your annual salary place you among the lower-middle class? It depends on the state you live in, according to GOBankingRates data. The minimum income threshold for the lower-middle class in states ...

The American middle class once defined economic security, yet today a large majority of households are stretched so thin that ...

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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 ...

“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 ...