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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is not middle class lifestyle. [/quote]

NP. In what ways is that not a middle class lifestyle?

OP, you need to clarify this ask more. Do you mean a single income household living within the city limits? No middle class people can do that without making some serious sacrifices and compromises. Normal middle class people live in the suburbs and commute, and need two incomes to maintain that lifestyle. And many normal middle class people are getting priced out of home ownership right now because of rising interest rates. Interest rates are adding an extra $1,500 a month to your mortgage payment, and normal middle class people can't absorb that without making cuts elsewhere. I have teacher friends in other states that try to support their families on just a teachers salary and receive public benefits to do so. Teaching in the US isn't a high paying career and lower paying careers in general require a higher income spouse or a lower standard of living. But yes, two teachers making $100k+ (since they should have a few years as DINKS to work their way up the salary scale) and commuting from the suburbs should be fine if they stick with biannual family beach trips and cheap extracurriculars for their kids. That's what middle class people everywhere do.
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