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In reply to the discussion: What did "middle class" mean to you when you were 20-30 something? [View all]liberal N proud
(60,334 posts)When I was 30, I saw the middle class as being able to own your own home, 2 cars (a new one every few years), a descent job that allowed you to pay the bills and take a few weeks off every year and travel. Maybe a trip to a national park, or just a week at a lakeside/seaside resort and maybe a trip to Disney World while the kids are still small enough to enjoy it. And then afford to send the kids to college without either them or me going into debt for the rest of our lives.
It meant that when I turned 63, I would be able to retire and enjoy the things I want to do and not work for someone else.
So much for that dream!
Now that I am approaching 55, I would just like to not have to worry about slipping from that middle class, that I didn't have to worry about how my kids are going to pay those student loans and will there even be retirement.
They are crushing the middle class!