We recently moved back to the U.S. to be closer to our aging parents and did plenty of hand-wringing about how much more we’d spend living in the States. While we do spend more than we did overseas, ...

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 ...

Upper middle class professionals are largely self-directed workers with postgraduate degrees, where educational attainment serves as the main distinguishing feature. This group prioritizes continuing ...

Recent analyses have highlighted the nuanced distinctions that separate the upper-middle class from the broader middle class in America. According to a Pew Research Center report, upper-middle-class ...

With recession worries at an all-time high, you might be wonder what counts as being upper class. Different people tend to disagree on what exactly rich or upper class means in 2025, in terms of ...

It's hard to determine a person's status based on their appearance alone, as not all wealth is flashy. Some of the most telling habits of upper-class people have nothing to do with showing off. They ...

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 ...