ShokWaveRider
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Let me throw a spanner in the worx. Is a professional considered the same as an executive? They tend to both be upper middle class, maybe being upper middle class is a better description.
Bottom line we all have our own perceptions (perceptions is key) of what is what and where we fit. At the end of the day as long as one is happy where they fit, does it really matter?
People do not like putting a "class" name to anything as it does imply certain things. Unfortunately, I cannot think of a better designation.
Someone who lives in a $20m home, has a $100m yacht etc. etc. that are FULLY paid for, and are easy for them to maintain, given their current regular income, are in a far better "class" than I. That is OK. Call it what you like.
At the same time, those who live in a $400k neighborhood and those who live in a $800k neighborhood are also at a different level in our pre-determined society. Whether $400k is Middle Class and $700k is Upper Middle is subject to perception again. Same criterion applies, that are FULLY paid for and are easy for them to maintain. Those who live beyond their means to "appear" to be of a certain ilk need not apply. Whether one is an Uber Driver or a Doctor is somewhat moot.
Coming into money that is unearned (Lottery) or rich Daddy IMHO has a totally different classification.
Bottom line we all have our own perceptions (perceptions is key) of what is what and where we fit. At the end of the day as long as one is happy where they fit, does it really matter?
People do not like putting a "class" name to anything as it does imply certain things. Unfortunately, I cannot think of a better designation.
Someone who lives in a $20m home, has a $100m yacht etc. etc. that are FULLY paid for, and are easy for them to maintain, given their current regular income, are in a far better "class" than I. That is OK. Call it what you like.
At the same time, those who live in a $400k neighborhood and those who live in a $800k neighborhood are also at a different level in our pre-determined society. Whether $400k is Middle Class and $700k is Upper Middle is subject to perception again. Same criterion applies, that are FULLY paid for and are easy for them to maintain. Those who live beyond their means to "appear" to be of a certain ilk need not apply. Whether one is an Uber Driver or a Doctor is somewhat moot.
Coming into money that is unearned (Lottery) or rich Daddy IMHO has a totally different classification.
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