Anonymous wrote:We're definitely UMC in terms of income, but don't feel that way because we're in a very normal looking house in a neighborhood that legitimately feels middle class: no house is over 900k, all close together and suburban from the 90s. I think of UMC presenting people as much fancier in much nicer houses, and upper class I don't see as a class in the US at all, I'd just think "ultra rich" like Bezos.
We had a friend visit from the south. He was surprised at our modest house because he was able to buy a much nicer one and have a stay-at-home wife.
We both had FT jobs.
Anyway, 20 years after that visit, he was laid off and had to take a lower-paying job. His wife had to start working (at a late age in life so she doesn’t earn much). I always thought he had it better than us.
I still feel like you, PP. We have a modest lifestyle.