Commentary: Today there are fewer Americans in the middle — largely because many have joined the ranks of the upper-middle ...

By Allison Schrager The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it. There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in ...

Gen Z has a surprisingly specific number in mind for when a paycheck stops feeling merely "comfortable" and starts looking ...

Six figures used to mean you’d made it. But in 2025, earning $100K puts you in a middle zone where you’re doing better than ...

Here are seven spending habits that quietly signal you have moved into that upper-middle-class zone, even if you still feel ...

In British society, first names are often a marker of class - representing where you come from, and often indicating where ...

In 1980, the median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a reliable car and take a family vacation without much debt.

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Marrying into a different class background is like moving to a new country without a guidebook; you learn the rules by ...

The original “rich auntie,” Domique Deveraux was brought to life by the incomparable late Diahann Carroll, who shattered ...

The quality of life has genuinely improved in this sliver of Mumbai—a rarity in urban India. What explains this? It’s not the ...