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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. stockphoto mania / Shutterstock.com Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 ...

In Massachusetts, the upper-middle class begins at $163,000.

When you ask Americans whether they’re middle class, most will say yes. In fact, according to a Pew Research survey, only 10% of Americans identify as lower class, and just 1% identify as upper class.

To be considered upper middle class in today’s economy, a study based on 2023 Census Bureau data argues you must have a median salary between $117K and $150K. Of course, income not only varies widely ...

Upper-middle class isn’t about inherited wealth anymore. It’s about strategic income moves that compound over time. These five side hustles can push household income from $75,000 to $150,000 (or more) ...

Yesterday, a reader sent me a Belfast Telegraph article about a woman (a fully qualified doctor from Northern Ireland), who was subjected to severe physical and psychological violence by her abusive ...

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 ...

"The middle class is shrinking" might be the assertion of the decade. Progressives and populists alike use it to justify nearly all government interventions, from tariffs to minimum-wage hikes to ...