Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dean Mitchell / iStock.com Are you in the middle class? In recent years, the lines between classes have gotten blurred, especially ...

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Rising costs make traditional milestones like homes, kids, and cars harder for middle-income families to reach. Geography now defines middle-class life as much as income does. Shrinking middle class ...

According to a project by the Institute for Policy Studies, "The United States exhibits wider disparities of wealth between rich and poor than any other major developed nation." This trend was ...

WASHINGTON – The American Council of Life Insurers released its July 2025 Financial Resilience Index measuring middle-class households’ ability to manage financial challenges and plan for a stable ...

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54% of Americans believe they are in the middle class, and 52% of them actually are. Middle class status varies with location, with higher levels of income needed to make the cut in more expensive, ...

The friendly rivalry between the East Coast and the West Coast of America runs deep. Whereas the East Coast has a reputation for being fast-paced, hard-working and steeped in tradition and colonial ...

Defining yourself within the American middle classes can be tricky. Your social class is based on more than just your salary; it depends on everything from where you live to how you live. In the U.S., ...

As the economy continues to shift and inflation and the cost of living have become exponentially high, the middle class has shrunk considerably. Families and households once regarded as middle-class ...

Are you in the middle class? In recent years, the lines between classes have gotten blurred, especially with inflation and other economic factors eroding your money. According to the Pew Research ...