When researchers use an “absolute definition” instead — one that holds purchasing power constant over time — a different ...

The gap shows up in everyday problems. One person budgets and waits, another fixes it instantly. Here are eight purchases ...

Middle-class retirees are poised to benefit from a rare alignment of technology, competition and policy that is pushing ...

When wealthy friends invite you somewhere expensive, the awkwardness is rarely spoken, but it’s almost always felt. From ...

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 ...

A six-figure income may be enough to live comfortably in some places, but this amount is considered lower-middle class in 50 popular cities with high cost of living. This is especially pronounced in ...

It is possible to change your social class status but not without huge paradigm shifts, a great deal of intentional dedicated effort, acquiring new social and professional skills, and having mentors ...

“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 ...

GOBankingRates referred to the Pew Research Center’s definition of middle class as two-thirds to double the median household income to determine the cities where a six-figure income is considered ...