Another common middle class behavior is to rely on debt to afford their lifestyle. This includes high-interest credit cards, ...

While there are a number of lifestyle choices and mindsets that play a role in keeping lower-class households living in financial uncertainty, the state of the current economy — riddled with wealth ...

If you haven't heard it before, you've probably seen it in practice amongst wealthy people: money simply can't buy class. It may buy comfort, luxury, and choice, but it hardly ever teaches people how ...

When it comes to personal finance, there’s often a significant difference between how the middle class and wealthy ...

As the host of “Money Rehab” and the best-selling author of books like “Miss Independent” and “The Money School,” Nicole Lapin is acutely aware that many habits middle-class people think are keeping ...

My first exposure to the stock market was as a ninth-grader in Mr. Kronenberg's civics class. He announced a contest in which students would each be given $10,000 in imaginary money. We were to trade ...

You’re making the right moves with your money — or so you think. You’ve worked hard to earn a solid, middle-class income. You prioritize saving. Budgeting has become a habit. You don’t splurge often.