Most people spend decades thinking about the middle class in terms of income: what they earn, what they spend, whether the paycheck covers the bills. After 70, that framework mostly stops applying.

American society is built around “keeping up with the Joneses,” and it naturally makes Americans curious about how their friends, neighbors and colleagues are doing financially. This is particularly ...

Lower class, middle class, and upper class are all widely used, but rarely defined terms. For some people, lower class means living in poverty, upper class means a life of luxury, and middle class is ...