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I think we are middle class right now. I think that would be right. DH makes 50k a year, i dont make much. DH has been at the same job for 7.5 years, worked hard, got lots of raises and works long hours. Once i graduate college in a couple years ill be making as much as him so that will be wonderful!

I think (after googling American class systems) we would be classed as lower middle class - middle class.
SO has an associates and a trade though he's just started a new career in a different industry. I'm at school getting my bachelors though I have several diplomas in assistant nursing. Between us we earn about $65,000 - $70,000 a year.

Everyone should move to Guateamla.... if you make $500 a month here you are middle class!!

Guatemala is damn cheap! haaha

BoRn into it.

My husband grew up poor, he had a good mom who pushed their kids hard both are in good financial standing.

Right now we are dirt poor and live off school loans (but if you counted the school loans as income we would be lower middle class)

After DH graduates we will be upper middle class/upper class making about 250K a year.

He got to that point because of hard work, he grew up upper middle class.

I will be there because of sheer luck, I grew up lower class (and sometimes lower middle class depending on what job my dad had) And after my dad and mom divorced I was mostly lower class.

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:" Everyone should move to Guateamla.... if you make $500 a month here you are middle class!! Guatemala is damn cheap! haaha"

Cost of living is one reason I'm cosnsidering moving out of the country to India. It's cheap and I don't mind the living conditions.

We're pretty middle class. Personally I got here at 18 by marrying someone who was already well established. He got there because he went to college, got a Master's degree and made good financial choices such and delaying having children. I would NOW be able to maintain a middle class standing because I have a degree and a job and work my ass off.