Upper-middle-class status has always been a moving target, but the next year will be especially pivotal as inflation, wage growth and housing costs collide. To get a realistic picture of where the bar ...

Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 Gallup Poll, 54% of Americans self-identify as middle class. Going from middle class to upper middle class ...

For 10 years, my wife and daughter and I lived overseas. We lived an upper-middle class lifestyle on my wife’s teacher salary of around $50,000, while saving and investing every penny of my income. We ...

Upper-middle-class Americans fall into a gray zone between financial comfort and extreme wealth. They don’t necessarily have to worry too much about money — but they can’t afford to be reckless with ...

While the bill has been touted as a way to offer financial relief to Americans, it doesn’t exactly give much help. “This thing is mostly smoke and mirrors for upper middle class families (that ...