Picture this: a family station wagon loaded to the brim, kids crammed in the back seat with no seatbelts, and a cooler packed ...

The 1960s dinner table was something else entirely. Think shimmering gelatin molds next to casseroles, all promising ...

The dream of a Hawaii vacation is quickly slipping away as rising costs are pricing out middle-class travelers. What was once considered to be an attainable trip for many is quickly becoming a luxury ...

It might surprise you to learn that many everyday comforts middle-class families consider routine are luxuries for those living in poverty. While the middle class works hard to maintain their ...

In 1980 middle-class families lived in a world of Atari consoles, rotary phones and station wagons with wood paneling. The median U.S. household income was $21,020, enough to buy a modest home, a ...

America’s middle class is weary. After nearly five years of high prices, many middle-class earners thought life would be more affordable by now. Costs for goods and services are 25% above where they ...

Allison Schrager is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering economics. A senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, she is author of “An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: And Other Unexpected Places to ...

The good news is that Americans have never been richer. The bad news is that most of them don’t feel like it. There has been tremendous growth in income and wealth in the U.S. in the last half century ...

The things that scream 'we've made it' the loudest are usually the ones whispering I was at a friend's place in Silver Lake last weekend, admiring what I thought was just a nice kitchen setup. Then it ...

The gap between social classes isn't always about what you can afford - it's often about what you think is worth affording in the first place. I learned to pair wine in dimly lit tasting rooms at ...

America’s middle class—once a core pillar of Donald Trump’s political coalition—is showing signs of breaking away as frustration over living costs intensifies, according to new polling and economic ...