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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are so many posts about the income or wealth levels associated with being middle class.  Setting aside dollar amount, what does MC mean to you.

For me:
Owning a home by your 30s, not necessarily at detached SFM
Can easily afford food, clothing, and utilities
Can afford a vehicle
Can retire someday

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To me I've always felt the best depiction of middle class is the tv show Roseanne. The majority of "middle class" descriptions outlined on this board are all forms of the upper middle class to me. [/quote]

Yea this board is full of people totally out of touch with middle class. Middle class is one car for the entire family where most repair work is done at home using your own hands, middle class is maybe owning a home, but likely renting. Middle class is family vacations that are a drive, never an airplane ride. Middle class is rec sports, not travel. Middle class is dining out only on very special occasions so maybe 6xs a year. Middle class is modest college savings for state schools with kids shouldering half the cost in the form of loans. Middle class is working until full retirement age.

Most people on here think a UMC life is middle class which shows how little they get out. [/quote]

I agree. Many of these things may not be true for every single person, but most of these things are common among the middle class. Circumstances do change and sometimes people get more money or a new job and may spend more on some things. But at the core of it middle class people are not living like many of these people on this board. [/quote]

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