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How much you need to earn to be upper-middle class in every U.S. state
Earning more than $110,000 in household income doesn't make you rich — but in most states, it means you're upper-middle class ...
The middle class is spending less on 'aspirational' luxury, and it's threatening a yearslong boom in the high-end market
The global luxury market contracted for the first time in 15 years in 2024, with "aspirational" consumers tightening their ...
Luxury Bubble Bursts as Middle Class Abandons High-End Spending
The luxury bubble bursts with a 2% market drop in 2024 as middle-class shoppers abandon high-end purchases amid economic woes ...
America’s Middle Class Should Be Wealthy, According to Grant Cardone — Here’s Why
Grant Cardone is a real estate investor, equity fund manager, author and founder of the 10X Growth Conference and other 10X ...
10 School Items Every Middle-Class Kid Had in the ’90s
FG Trade Latin/istockphotoFor most middle-class families in the ’90s, back-to-school shopping was a ritual filled with ...
Here’s how much money you need to earn in SC to be in the middle class, new analysis shows
Living costs have surged in recent years, making it harder for some to reach middle-class status in the U.S. The latest data ...
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Building a Strong U.S. Middle Class Requires High-Productivity, High-Dignity Service Jobs
President Donald Trump’s drive to rebuild the U.S. manufacturing sector ignores the reality that expanding manufacturing jobs ...
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Sen. Slotkin says Democrats need to get ‘Alpha energy’ and fight for middle class
As Democrats grapple with President Trump’s first 100 days in office, they also contend with a minority in both the House and ...
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Here’s the Line Between Middle Class and Upper-Middle Class in Every State
GOBankingRates was able to find each state’s middle-class income range by sourcing the median household income, total population and households. The middle-class income was then calculated using ...
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In Parts of Texas Middle‑Class Starts at $31,666—$15K Less Than An Average New‑Car Today
The American middle-class are generally understood as a socioeconomic group that falls somewhere between the working and upper classes. Due to the relative nature of the term, however, what may be ...