Middle-class Americans are discovering that the family car, once a predictable if painful expense, is turning into a ...

Experts warn middle-class car buyers about vehicles that may strain budgets in 2026, including used luxury cars, large SUVs ...

Auto sales are projected to decline to 15.8 million vehicles in 2026 — the first annual drop since 2022 — as high prices ...

Spending money on your car is a given — between the gas, insurance, maintenance and whatever else the road has in store. It’s typically expensive to own a vehicle, let alone manage the upkeep of it.

Moving up the financial ladder doesn’t always look the way people expect. According to a 2024 Gallup Poll, 54% of Americans self-identify as middle class. Going from middle class to upper middle class ...

(Stacker) - For middle-class Americans, the dream has long been a life of reasonable comfort—a stable home, the ability to save enough money to retire, and enough left over for periodic splurges like ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misspelled Jeremy Horpedahl's name. America’s middle class is spooked about the economy. Consumer confidence has been falling for most of ...