Public schools were originally envisioned in the 19th century as ‘common schools’ where rich and poor kids could be educated ...

Determining whether you’re rich or part of the middle class can be tricky. So many factors can eat into your income, such as cost of living, grocery bills and how many people you have in your care. It ...

There are obvious answers that come to mind when you consider what rich people spend money on that poorer or middle-class families don’t. What’s more important to focus on, however, is what any social ...

From dining out to homeownership and travel, rising costs are putting once-common middle-class comforts out of reach for many ...

Determining whether you’re rich or part of the middle class can be tricky. So many factors can eat into your paycheck, such as the cost of living, grocery bills and how many people you have in your ...

Your net worth is the total result of your savings, investments and assets minus debts, and in retirement, it’s one of the most accurate measures of financial health after you stop working. Unlike ...

Many adults experience a loss of control later in life when they've grown up poor, according to a study from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, but when they grow up middle class, then ...

Middle-class people (and especially the wealthy) are subject to much invoking of guilt and shaming. For example, “You’re PRIVILEGED!" The implication is that making a good living doesn’t come mainly ...

The top 10 percent and the bottom 20 percent of the city are swelling.