Rising costs could make these six once-attainable luxuries unaffordable for the upper middle class in five years—see which ...

Hobbies reveal stark social divides, extending beyond income to differing views on time and investment. Upper-middle-class ...

The foods that lived in your childhood fridge reveal more about your class background than you might realize—here are eight staples that marked an upper-middle-class upbringing ...

You might not notice it at first glance, but something's changing in how the upper middle class spends. The once-free-flowing ...

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 ...

In the past, being considered upper-middle class meant being able to afford the kind of comfort that isn’t cheap or common. But now, according to Mafe Aclado, finance expert and general manager of ...

“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 ...

Some childhood weekends quietly reveal how you grew up. If these eight activities were normal for you, chances are you had an ...

Throughout the 2024 campaign trail and continuing after his return to the White House, President Donald Trump has floated the notion of discontinuing the federal income tax, suggesting the income ...

A Business Insider analysis finds varying income levels between states that qualify as middle class, lower class, and upper class.

A Business Insider analysis reveals the household income needed to be middle class in major US cities, and it's highest in California and Virginia.

Rising costs, inflation and shifting economic realities are pushing once-affordable lifestyles out of reach — even for ...