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6 retro dishes middle-class Americans often ate in the 1960s

Think back to a time when dinner meant gathering around the table with your whole family. The 1960s was a decade of ...

4 Money Missteps Middle‑Class Families Made in the Great Depression — And What To Learn

Consider the following four mistakes the middle class made during the Great Depression. Are you making the same ones?

How the Date Shake Became Palm Springs’ Signature Drink

The date shake, a blend of dates and ice cream, originated in the 1930s in California’s Coachella Valley and became a symbol ...
Volksgeist on MSN

The economic forces that built America’s middle class

The Great Depression reshaped America’s economy, leaving millions struggling. Yet from this hardship emerged a stronger, thriving middle class. Policies, industrial growth, and social reforms ...

The Common Cold Dish You'd Likely Be Served On An Airplane In The 1930s

Even a simple in-flight meal back in the 1930s, featuring this crisp and juicy fan-favorite cold dish, feels super luxurious ...
Benzinga.com

The Middle Class Is Shrinking As The Upper-Middle Class Booms, Grows From 10% To 31%, Report Says

More families are moving up into higher income brackets, a new report from the American Enterprise Institute said, throwing cold water on the idea that America's middle class is disappearing because ...
Morningstar

Here's where inflation is hitting the middle class the most

The latest CPI report shows the cost of living rose in December. This is where many households are really feeling the pinch. Middle-income families continue to struggle with inflation, experts say - ...
MarketWatch

Here’s where inflation is hitting the middle class the most

Financially-stressed middle-class families looking for relief in the latest CPI report probably won’t be too happy. Tuesday’s data revealed that the cost of living for Americans ticked higher in ...
Wall Street Journal

About That ‘Disappearing’ Middle Class

We’re pleased to report the American middle class is indeed “hollowing out”—because ever more Americans are earning their way into higher income brackets. That runs counter to today’s populist gloom ...
MassLive

WHS sophomore history class recreates 1930s Dust Bowl

WESTFIELD — Sophomores in Mark Dargie’s history class at Westfield High School made the 1930s come to life in the classroom with cardboard houses and a dust storm simulation. “My sophomore U.S.
Los Angeles Times

Auto sales set to slip as middle-class buyers retreat from new vehicles

Auto sales are projected to decline to 15.8 million vehicles in 2026 — the first annual drop since 2022 — as high prices deter middle-class buyers. New-car sales have soared 45% among high-income ...
AOL

The Gap Between the Middle Class and Top 5% in Every State

Discover more original studies and surveys in the GOBankingRates original research center. Methodology: For this piece GOBankingRates used the 2024 1-Year American Community Survey results as ...