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Welcome to the ‘upper-middle-class trap’: why $300,000 a year doesn’t feel like winning anymore

ByW.B.D. Editorial Desk· August 27, 2026
Welcome to the ‘upper-middle-class trap’: why $300,000 a year doesn’t feel like winning anymore

Investopedia put a $5 million price tag on the American Dream, but Nick Maggiulli says six-figure earners are more financially fragile than they look.

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