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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over 200k is rich.  I don't care if that means you can't afford 40k per year private school.[b] You have choices, you are not struggling, none of your bills should be a struggle.[/b]  So what you cannot afford vacations in Aspen and EU.  That doesn't qualify you for middle class.

Any HHI can be on a budget.

There is no 300k middle class. I don't care where you live. You chose your home and your mortgage.

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This used to be the definition of middle class. Now it's rich?[/quote]

Yes. Lots of middle class Americans still struggle with paying bills. Middle class is going on vacation one state over, in a cheap motel, staying with family, or even camping in a tent.  They are not on government assistance, but when that $500 medical bill comes in, they have to make a payment plan or struggle to pay it off. If you do not feel that dread of an unforeseen expense, because you have savings, a good career, and plenty of options, then you are not really middle class. Sure you aren't Bill Gates, but you are incredibly wealthy in many ways. [/quote]

But this is insane. According to this definition, I was "rich" when I was in grad school making $9000/year because I had expenses low enough that I could still save money. This definition of "middle class" doesn't make sense. [/quote]

Okay you were not making over 200k.  You were lower middle class.  But if you were hit with a $500 bill it would be painful to spend 5% of your HHI on your own.   [/quote]

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