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My mom worked so hard to become middle class that her application for citizenship was delayed because her fingerprints came off from all the work and cleaning. We had the good plates but never used them. We rooted for the Yankees. I walked everyone’s dog on the block in order to buy my own sneakers. Spam and eggs were high in protein. Sunday was 50 relatives packed into one small apartment, celebrating how good things were compared to where they came from. The Public Library was a refuge. The fire hydrant’s water was a treat on hot summer days. My brother and I gazed at the stars from our fire escape and also watched life unfold on the streets. The church’s bells could be heard in the living room (and the subway and neighbors) and I’d go to say thanks and please let me pass my classes. When I joined the Army at 18 my grandma said “Now you can be an American,” even though I was born and raised in New York City. Poor ? We were rich in spirit, and hopes, and love. I’m a middle class lawyer now. Thank you mom.
Lovely post! I get the feeling what she is talking about is pride in yourself. It's only because the public has a view that wealth equates pride & success. It isn't about income its about loving the life you live, dressing your best (whatever you can afford without debt) , not showing up at the airport in pyjamas as an adult - things like that. I bet your Mom looked after all her stuff with pride, especially her kids. You are wealthy indeed.
@@kautilya21 okay speak for me since you know it all. 🤣 whatever you just said only speaks volume about yourself. I'm sorry you view so lowly of yourself and I'm sorry your so miserable that you felt the need to try and bash me like that. Bye.
@K Ak Absolutely! Those figures are also tied to jobs and not income streams. When you talk income streams, it goes like this: "One of my business/income streams/assets produces a nice little income of around 100k per year." Also it is not necessary to mention stuff like this when you are wealthy. It is apparent when you are.
@K Ak Of course 😎 I was simply agreeing and adding to your comment. Just a thought... All successful people start out as "normal". Elon Musk grew up in Pretoria South Africa with a very middle class upbringing.
Dude it sucks doe being a middle class... Everything gets divided betn ur siblings and all ... For me being a middle class prsn now has high hopes to be in upper class someday ... Just hopes! All d best to all of u
Ambrish Dubey well, everything is going to be split up between you and your siblings no matter what class you’re in. If you were upper class, you’d be sad that your parents are only willing to buy a Mercedes for your birthday rather than a Ferrari because then it wouldn’t be fair to your other siblings because they wouldn’t get a car or a car as nice.
@@akvnflz if my parents bought me a Mercedes instead of a Ferari I'd thank them. It's a matter of personal choice tho, but Mercedes cars are truly luxurious while I feel like Ferari has a sorta 'look I'm rich' vibe. Which we know that true rich people aren't loud about how rich they are.
lovely littlegirl oh of course, I’d be happy with a Mercedes too, but in the eyes of a spoiled, rich brat, it would be a commoner car and low-class. And let’s be honest, all these rich parents just buy their kids whatever they want because they’re too busy to love the children themselves, they need material possessions to do that. Most rich kids end up being more attached to the housekeeper who trained them how to use a bicycle, and even then it’s not a close relationship...
The channel slogan is literally "Where future billionaires come to be inspired." So yeah, being middle class isn't bad in and of itself. But it isn't where many want to be. Nor is being middle class the inspiration of the channel.
then I am not alone if feeling like I am doing something wrong? I do get the point of this channel is to be rich and nothing else, but somethings are not that bad about not being rich
@@damasovi_travels1244 The mindset of the channel is to be extremely wealthy. However, they have said that that's not for everyone. If "middle class" is your goal, you've reached it, and you can maintain it, than that is FANTASTIC! and nothing at all wrong with that. Though for some of us, we get there, then sort if plateau, and such a video is a needed kick to get us back on track for what it is we desire. If that makes any sense.
@@rainynight02 a thanks! It does make sense. Also, I am NOT form the USA so standars in my country varies, such us Higher Education, not for the middle class, private school? even less. I do get it do, in the USA so many things are different.
Yeah, I do have a gang of plastic bags, which I forget to bring with me whenever I go shopping. I'm at the checkout line and get upset when I know I'm about to bring more bags home..
It's not that I forget to take them to the grocery store, those are meant to be used for the garbage in the car, or throwing out the used cat litter. That's where you save your money, they always give you more free ones at the grocery store
Signs I'm middle class. I own a washer and dryer. I can afford to fix my car when the engine light turns on. I have triple A (or AAA.) I can do a full grocery run every week for the entire week. I can put gas in my car at any point in the month without concern to my paycheck.
When I was broke, I dressed like I was rich. Now that I am actually NOT middle class, I pretend/dress/spend/save/invest like I'm poor lol "It's not about what you make, It's about what you keep"
@@Ch-ov3he Au contraire, mon ami. I take better care of myself than ever before, from the inside out (good personal hygiene, high quality food, a few key supplements, active lifestyle, spiritual growth). But I avoid opulence.
Same. My designer bags I just don’t carry them anymore. I bought a $20 bag and have been faithfully carrying it ever since. I’ve been just watching my spending and saving more. I feel better like I’m living for myself now versus trying to fit in.
My goal isn’t to be rich but being debt free and yes money helps with happiness but it’s not the key. The key for me is to be grateful for what I have and keep doing and challenging myself to go to the next level. It’s fun and I learn a lot from my and others mistakes and apply it where applicable.
To an extent. Data shows the only thing labeling us as such is income. After that, it really is just mindset. I've met wealthy people who act like absolute trash, and I have met low income folks that are absolutely classy well mannered people.
@@LyndaDS "luxury" is also subjective based on culture ,finances etc.. We get it, you are fancy... To some Coach is luxury. To people who have never had the LUXURY of owning a new handbag, let alone name brand, spending $150-$300 on one is definitely a luxurious self pampering experience. Try to look at the overall idea here...
I think being middle class, no matter your income, means your bills are always paid and you own everything you have and don’t need anything more in your life materially! I also think having good relationships and friends makes you wealthy!
Additional sign you are in the middle class: Alux targets you as their main market for self-help, self-improvement products knowing that those products will help Alux much more than they will help whoever buys them. 😂
This breakdown definitely made me practice more gratitude. There are times I'm very hard on myself, wondering if I'm on the right path, or if there's more I could have done, etc. I think those are recurring questions for many ppl, especially into your late 30s, entering 40. Its like a mental life assessment we do at approaching a crossroad. You begin to question yourself about the future and how to reach higher. As she pointed out in the video, I too, have a Masters Degree and a decent Government job (fitness trainer on the side outside of my main job); a roof over my head, a reliable vehicle, good healthcare, etc. Gratitude is necessary because there are so many people less fortunate in numerous circumstances, whether it be illness, loss of jobs, or extreme poverty. I am greatful for my life, indeed. I just want to do more. I want to be able to be a huge blessing to my elderly parents and other elderly family members, so I'm always seeking paths to professional advancement, additional entrepreneurship, etc. It will happen one day. ❤.
Joshua Knight why does everyone deluded themselves into thinking they are temporarily inconvenienced billionaires. Yes I said billionaires because a few million and you’re still middle class.
In summary, being middle class is having the skills to become upper-middle class or upper class, but being too burdened by debt and traditionalism to actually get there.
My father didn't even go to college. He barely finished high school. He's living off of the passive income he's created from real estate investments. He's a multimillionaire.
@@pseudonymshqipe854 I didn't go to college and I'm living with my wife in my father's section 8 rental homes. The government is paying us to live in our own family property.
The only people who don’t behave like this are crazy rich, usually futile, celebrities. The sort that will eventually run out of money or face tax evasion charges ;-) Everybody cares about this stuff.
I grew up in an incredibly typical middle class setting, primarily in the 60’s. My dad was an Engineer in the Aerospace industry and my mom taught middle school English. They drove Fords, Chevys and Dodges. They always bought one of their two cars used. I grew up in a one story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath tract home built in 1956 in a suburb of Los Angeles. Sound familiar? I bet it does to a lot of the commentators here. Now, in my mid 60’s, my wife and I have a multiple 7 figure net worth, through a combination of hard work, education (we are both college graduates plus I have an MBA) conservative personal financial decisions and a dose or 2 of good luck. But.....the basis for our current financial well being is the solid middle-class upbringing we both had. We learned really good values that served us well throughout our adult lives and we are grateful for it.
A tract home is a home built as part of opening a new development. There are several models with few differences and they but handfuls or hundreds in of each depending on the size. Over decades they will look more and more individual. Eventually house flippers come, knock them down and put up custom house one by one. It’s an early stage of a neighborhood, I’ve no idea why it’s considered a pejorative.
After watching this, I felt somewhat mocked for being middle class. I felt this video also sneers at hard working people who did well in school and followed the rules. What would our society look like if everyone neglected to work hard and instead took advantage of other people for their own enrichment? It would not be a society I’d want to live in. We all strive to have more, but let’s not shame those who achieved a form of betterment in their lives.
Where you are now is only a reflection of a moment. Sounds philosophical but if you are for example a student from the upper middle class (like myself for example) you still don't have a lot of money when you are investing a bit and allow yourself to live while paying the bills and not buying stupid stuff like useless brand products or other over priced items aso. I mean, in theory I make more money than my peers but they still party more than me (mainly because I don't like partying but that's not the point). But I don't worry about my rent or have to work, I choose to. The numbers on your bank account really don't say anything if you can't read them in context.
Though I'm in the middle class, I have the heart of the poor and the mind of the rich. I live below my means and know that everything is just smoke and mirrors in order to keep you consuming.
That's sort of me, too. A few of these fit me, especially the 'secure job' part. But most of the rest really didn't. I'm not into the whole consumption mindset. I definitely don't believe in politics anymore and am totally onto the edited version of history we get in schools (if they even teach any these days).
I am from a upper middle class family in Sri Lanka. My mom is a doctor and my father is a retired civil engineer. I am also studying medicine. My parents have each an every feature you have mentioned in this video.For example yesterday my mom called tha bank for securing a credit card and also she has a habit of unwrapping gifts that you have mentioned in this video.She always says she's gonna retire at the age of 63.After that she is hoping to do nothing just to enjoy herself.In the other hand my father is more interested in making money from our estate and he buys expensive branded products. But what about me then.Even I am a 3rd year medical student. I have little bit different attitudes actually. Until 2020 I was focussing on my career. But from this year I started earning money through several passive income sources.I have plans to invest money also.Because I have a dream of getting rich and a successful person in the society.
Same. Oh my favorite to date is when some brag about having a Natuzzi leather sectional. If you asked them why this makes their couch better than others, they cannot tell you why. BTW, they purchase this Godsend at a furniture warehouse. 😂😂😂😂
Cryptocurrency mostly Bitcoin and Forex exchange has help a lot, go to it. People will be kicking themselves in few years, if they miss the opportunity to invest.
Garmin is the ultimate watch for athletes and the athletic types in middle class... like their Fenix line. 😂 Some people think Apple watch or Fit Bit are the ultimate thing, LOL.
Jeff Stone Just take a look at spending and social habits of the middle class. I’d say the video is spot on. It’s only condescending because you can relate and feel bad about it.
I dropped out of High School to see what “Independence” is like at 17, throughout the 2yrs of been dropped out, I’ve experienced a lot of setbacks, resentment, & consistent thoughts of being entitled to “Feeling like the only person to think differently than anybody else in the world”. Didn’t want to go to college because ALL I ever thought about college was “Being in Debt” so young, now being 20 for 7 months and sticking to watching Alux videos ever since, I’ve understood the differences btwn. Good/Bad Debt. Just yesterday after going to work at WingStop, my 4th day there, I realized that the successful people I look up to, went to College not for the longest, tho worked on their side-projects & passions while still at school, and thru time, they became successful. In summary, I’ve decided to complete my few credits & enroll into College following 2020. W/a Middle/Rich Class mindset, I have the wisdom to change things up for me differently. I will be featured into “15 Things You Didn’t Know About Mwinyi Israel”.
Everyone that I follow as mentors or mentors by proxy say start a business in a trade. Or work for a business that is a trade like electrician or plumber for a couple years. Then start your business. It is where the money is going to be. There is a handyman channel I follow and he says by 2025 handyman will be the top paying business. I do landscaping and handywork full time. I work for myself.
Gopneeye Duniya Highly unlikely as the middle class is a target destination or one of stasis holding on for dear life to entitlement to the professions. The middle class, now, seems more intent on protecting their base rather than opening it up to further erosion from the lower classes. Hence they're for stasis rather than raising their game. The middle class ideology is status rather than wealth which if adhered to actually erodes any wealth making potential. They'd rather appear rich than be wealthy because they despise ostentatious displays of wealth but secretly covet those spoils.
I paid cash for my home, car, and pay the gas or telephone immediately. Not into sport. Wear anything I feel the mood to wear. Don’t fast food only organic. No religion. Am boring. No friends to entertain. Family fast dwindling. 15 years of University. Live with animal not husdband. Life has been exceptionally good to me. Don’t dine out, my furniture is not covered in plastic Love your production. Aluxer.
Yes pointless and annoying, isn't it? If you want to create wealth, you have to make a plan, stick to it, work hard, save money and let nothing get in the way of your goal.
I would argue it's not pointless. The points here show how people spend their time and money- two of the biggest determinants of wealth. --From a fellow middle classer
@@JohnBowl14690 Sure, money is the ultimate determinate. But will someone working minimum wage who falls asleep watching TV every night ever become rich? No. Everything is fine in moderation. The points the video are making is that the poor and middle class spend more time doing these things thus reducing the time they have to do things like further their education and wealth building. If you spend more time doing X you'll have less time to do Y. Time is finite.
My wife and I have over 20M, and we won't ever live in San Fran. It being ridiculously expensive is one of the many reasons. If you see our cars, and house ...we're middle class. *When and if we pull out 100 million of liquidity, then we'll splurge, and become "upper Class". Maybe in our 40s. We'll see.
The middle class for me is the people that who can eat even thrice a day and has home for shelter,medicine for illness and can afford the doktor when the sickness time and the people who has heart for the poor people it's called generosity not people with luxury life but no heart for the fellow...
#4 - pretty sure the kids at the back of the class did drugs, most are in jail, dead, or working at Denny's. The kids at the front who got A and took honors classes all have 6 figure incomes.
And maybe then they got out of the jail, lost their self respect, family and everything until they realized they now have nothing to lose and only to gain. They worked hard, started a business, focused on building and became rich...
You do realize that millions of people, like me, grew up in huge cities with populations of many million? I grew up in midtown Manhattan. It's hard to move to a bigger city for more opportunity.
I have a few of these signs…. I grew up in an upper middle class white neighborhood…..and i am black! I was never poor….i don’t consider myself rich, by any means…. But the i don’t worry about the costs of things as much anymore….. i make good money…… but yes..i am looking forward to retiring….. i had higher hopes…..but i think i also think i did much better than most of my peers….i live in paradise….& i am happily single! Its all about taking care of business…..& i do that pretty well! Thnx for the video!
With all you explained here have you noticed that 1)Middle class people respect other people and always want to be good and they feel bad about hurting some one. 2)They give importance to everyone and everything. 3)they enjoy their life and are happy with it.
Seems completely opposite! No respect, snub everyone. Sneer at whomever they deem poorer. Judge those with older cars. Are less likely to tip decently/ first to complain. If they bump into someone, or cut in line, quick to get an attitude. Never give to the homeless or volunteer ar shelters or soup kitchens. A lot of this is fear...they think poverty's a contagious disease and they don't want their resious offspring to ever acknowledge its existence.
middle class is for sure fake as fuck i am not sure were you get this. honestly the happiest people i have ever met are poor people from south America, i dont know if they faked it and i was dumb but you talk about people genially seemed to understand their place in life but didn't let it stop them from being happy.
Depends on context and country. Middle class in US is credit card/student loan debt, everything on credit, trying to scrape rent together, medical bills, unnecessary clutter in garage etc. Middle class in other countries such as UK or Australia is comfortable with some wealth, outright home ownership with not a great deal of financial stress. Middle class in the US is kind of like working class in the UK and other countries.
I saw my mom bring out certain things when family and friends came by. There was always whispers that my mom was wealthy but she acted like she was middle class. It was not until I was setting up my mom new iPhone years ago and she had we going into her different brokerage accounts that I saw she was actually affluent.
This channel is interesting. The stereotypes are typically on point. As for me, I chased the dollars but was unsatisfied. I've been poor which is more unsatisfying. I'm an artist and in the median. Im okay with this. I have a passion for my work and it makes a positive difference. So yeah im honestly okay with being who I am. It's all in your perception and ego. Once you shed ego and see the beauty wherever you go, you're in better shape than a billionaire. ❤
Nailed everything about this topic from A-Z Alux, coming from a similar background can confirm everything is very real and very ture. Looking forward to make some real change. Going up! Thanks Alux, and cheers!
I was born to a middle class family, I've achieved, done, seen much more than many Rich people around me. Just because I learned 1 great habit of NOT BUYING MATERIAL JUNKS to set up a standard. I'm 45 and I feel very satisfied to look back in my memories. Peace!
Uce Hefner Actually realise that the values inherent in the lower and upper classes are the same so you may be taking the move upwards. But realise that you're never accepted in the upper classes in your lifetime but your children can rise into it. It's a sacrifice you make for your children. The middle class don't thus consigning their children to the same or dropping a class and realising that those values never worked.
The last one affected me the most. I overcame that by planning and executing. Started with small things that gave me the confidence to tackle bigger things. I can see my path on going up, I have to move forward one step at a time.
“I have to move up one step at a time” That’s they way everyone should do it rather than try the get rich quick route, which rarely works and more likely will make you poorer.
I just move out of Poverty to Income Guidelines a few yrs ago. My Mind Set is the same Bargain Shop, Coupons, Cheap Dates and Vacation. I Invest more spend less
When i was a kid , i grew up poor. Having clothes that were actually mine was a nice luxury. My mother threw all my clothes in the garbage and didn't plan get me new ones or decent thrift store ones. I had to share my older brother clothes who had behaviour problems. It didn't go well. I'm the one who was blamed for it even though it was my mother's idea.
Even if I was rich, I would rent. The ability to have an on hire work crew, move when you want, having on site security, and not have a mortage is way better than owning a house.
Wrong. Owning property builds equity. You are throwing money down a drain when you rent, you are making the landlord rich, plus you get tax write offs when you own property.
@@lisamarielund6292 1. i own an at home business, I get more tax write offs from rent 2. Whether or not I make a landlord rich is debatable. I've seen some people who rent out apartments that aren't landlords for huge corporations and they barely make it. One of my landlords (a guy who ended up becoming a good friend of mine and whom I saw his take home after he got done paying for building repairs), made about 40k a year. That is definitely not rich. 3. At this moment the real estate market is a sellers market not a buyers market, so you're paying at least twice as much than one should pay for a house. If one us being wise with their money, they either need to find golden ticket house or wait for the market to become on favor of the buyer again. 4. I could care less about equity. 5. When you rent, don't just pay the landlord you also help put the food on the table of way more blue collar workers such as maintenance men, plumbers, electricians, painters, etc. This is especially true when you rent from bigger companies. The bigger the company the more likely they are going to hire outside said company. The company I rent from hires from at least 5 outside companies of blue collar workers. 6. If you decide to move, its a lot harder to get rid of a house than an apartment, unless you yourself are rich and can afford a second house. Even then you have to either take the time to maintain that first house or hire someone to do so, or take the time to sell that house. In reality, not all houses sell right away, especially when you ask for what its worth. TLDR: there are many reasons to own a house and many reasons to rent. Not everyone wants to own a house and deal with the responsibilities of doing so. "Owning" a house is a lot more than just signing a paper. Some people enjoy coming home at the end of the day, and not having to worry about mowing the lawn, getting a light fixed, etc etc. And when you buy a house, you're making real estate agents more rich than you make landlords because the estate agents don't have to put sale money into house repairs. The sole exception of this might be landlords of higher end luxury apartments or newer buildings that are well constructed. However as even rich me wouldn't live in a posh building and would find an independent landlord to support, I definitely wouldn't be making anyone rich.
@@ManyUniqueFinds Here in California property appreciates every single year, usually much more than if you had invested in the stock market. My parents bought a house in 1968 and sold it 35 years later and made over $500,000. They added a pool and replaced appliances in the kitchen and some other minor remodeling & that's it. Great investment.
@@lisamarielund6292 yeah, when the pandemic hit, houses started to rise in price to a ridiculous amount, so definitely different times and. Areally bad time to be buying. They're expected to start lowering soon though, probably within the next couple of month, though it probably won't be a buyers market again for at least a couple years
*I'm just a pauper with a couple racks,* 💪🎭 Sidenote: Some have an upper class income but a middle class net-worth, & some have middle classe income with a upper class net-worth
You can tell a lot about somebody by what they post on social media. If you're rich, you post pictures of your expensive possessions and world vacations on private jets. If you're middle class you post pictures of your kids and pets. If you're poor, you post memes.
Don’t be fooled. Designer items can be rented and there are studios where you can take pictures in a jet scene. Travel can be work related or someone else can be footing the bill.
One of the best videos I watched since a while.. All these signs are really true ! I realized that I'm in the high portion of the middle class but on track to leave it.. Thanks Alux !
How the heck did you get that from the video? I did not. I am not in middle class and it did not make me think you are idiots. So why, do you feel that way?
Am almost guilty of everything on this list but am an Entrepreneur: i've my company, I hate betting, am not a fan of sports, I can go a month without watching TV but I can't go a day without reading at least for an hour, some people say am a minimalist I buy things I need
When I was a young girl my best friend came over to my me and parents home she thought it was neat that I had a bath tub and a regular air conditioner in our home. Which I thought everyone had in their home when I was little . Or that you can go out to eat at a nice restaurant once in a while.
You're great at majoring in the minor. Knowing how to play cards, billiards, board games, and trivia (especially sports) very well are the categories in which you excel.
Small middle class (2008-2015), I was in the middle class. Shop Ross and Marshall lot, even after TCG and gaming stuff (I don’t play, collect). I don’t have kids, but support my nephew for not giving up and becomes a stream gamer (he said this only). My brother so middle class 😞 and I’m here Sad man.
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Hey alux please make a video on developing emotional maturity thanks
Hey alux plz plz plz make the video
sign that you are rich......
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Sushmita Century they have
Please make video on investment for 18yr old boy
Please make a video about the hobbies of the rich
You missed one sign Alux:
17. You're watching this video right now.
JDLS Agreed 😂
Aha 😂😂 they can't say it though
Excuse me ? I'm at the public library using a public computer
Brandon Gutierrez you have a library...with computers. You’re middle class 🤣
@@lola2837 tax payers of Texas have allowed me to watch this video , Including my broke ass n what ever taxes Texas takes from me
"you pretend to be rich"
Lol pretending to be rich is sooo 2016 being cheap is the new rich now!
LMAOOOO
‘You pretend to be rich’
Truuuuuu
Oh yay I did not notice that BS was over now.
Wow I’m the new rich?
My mom worked so hard to become middle class that her application for citizenship was delayed because her fingerprints came off from all the work and cleaning. We had the good plates but never used them. We rooted for the Yankees. I walked everyone’s dog on the block in order to buy my own sneakers. Spam and eggs were high in protein. Sunday was 50 relatives packed into one small apartment, celebrating how good things were compared to where they came from. The Public Library was a refuge. The fire hydrant’s water was a treat on hot summer days. My brother and I gazed at the stars from our fire escape and also watched life unfold on the streets. The church’s bells could be heard in the living room (and the subway and neighbors) and I’d go to say thanks and please let me pass my classes. When I joined the Army at 18 my grandma said “Now you can be an American,” even though I was born and raised in New York City. Poor ? We were rich in spirit, and hopes, and love. I’m a middle class lawyer now. Thank you mom.
Lovely post! I get the feeling what she is talking about is pride in yourself. It's only because the public has a view that wealth equates pride & success. It isn't about income its about loving the life you live, dressing your best (whatever you can afford without debt) , not showing up at the airport in pyjamas as an adult - things like that. I bet your Mom looked after all her stuff with pride, especially her kids. You are wealthy indeed.
What an amazing woman 🙌🏾
Respect!!!
You sound like a well-grounded person, not like some spoiled, wealthy people I know. I commend you and wish you well!!!
omg god, bless her, thank you for sharing your story, Sir.
Middle class... my fiancee and I grew up very very poor and it feels so nice living in middle class
That is the problem with it. Comfort zone. It helps you be the vanilla. A good little drone. I grew up upper-middle class.
You have low expectations about yourself. I was middle class and I hated it.
@@kautilya21 okay speak for me since you know it all. 🤣 whatever you just said only speaks volume about yourself. I'm sorry you view so lowly of yourself and I'm sorry your so miserable that you felt the need to try and bash me like that. Bye.
@K Ak Absolutely! Those figures are also tied to jobs and not income streams. When you talk income streams, it goes like this: "One of my business/income streams/assets produces a nice little income of around 100k per year." Also it is not necessary to mention stuff like this when you are wealthy. It is apparent when you are.
@K Ak Of course 😎 I was simply agreeing and adding to your comment. Just a thought... All successful people start out as "normal". Elon Musk grew up in Pretoria South Africa with a very middle class upbringing.
As someone from the lowest end of low income growing up, being middle class is satisfying. Few people get out of where I’m from, so I’m happy I did.
Yeah, my parents were just like you but through education and hard work they made it into the middle class. The class which I'm born into.
Dude it sucks doe being a middle class... Everything gets divided betn ur siblings and all ... For me being a middle class prsn now has high hopes to be in upper class someday ... Just hopes! All d best to all of u
Ambrish Dubey well, everything is going to be split up between you and your siblings no matter what class you’re in. If you were upper class, you’d be sad that your parents are only willing to buy a Mercedes for your birthday rather than a Ferrari because then it wouldn’t be fair to your other siblings because they wouldn’t get a car or a car as nice.
@@akvnflz if my parents bought me a Mercedes instead of a Ferari I'd thank them. It's a matter of personal choice tho, but Mercedes cars are truly luxurious while I feel like Ferari has a sorta 'look I'm rich' vibe. Which we know that true rich people aren't loud about how rich they are.
lovely littlegirl oh of course, I’d be happy with a Mercedes too, but in the eyes of a spoiled, rich brat, it would be a commoner car and low-class.
And let’s be honest, all these rich parents just buy their kids whatever they want because they’re too busy to love the children themselves, they need material possessions to do that. Most rich kids end up being more attached to the housekeeper who trained them how to use a bicycle, and even then it’s not a close relationship...
They made this video like if being middle class is something wrong...
The channel slogan is literally "Where future billionaires come to be inspired."
So yeah, being middle class isn't bad in and of itself. But it isn't where many want to be.
Nor is being middle class the inspiration of the channel.
then I am not alone if feeling like I am doing something wrong? I do get the point of this channel is to be rich and nothing else, but somethings are not that bad about not being rich
@@damasovi_travels1244
The mindset of the channel is to be extremely wealthy.
However, they have said that that's not for everyone.
If "middle class" is your goal, you've reached it, and you can maintain it, than that is FANTASTIC! and nothing at all wrong with that.
Though for some of us, we get there, then sort if plateau, and such a video is a needed kick to get us back on track for what it is we desire.
If that makes any sense.
@@rainynight02 a thanks! It does make sense. Also, I am NOT form the USA so standars in my country varies, such us Higher Education, not for the middle class, private school? even less. I do get it do, in the USA so many things are different.
I didn't know it was possible to sound both so positive yet so condescending.
Felt personally attacked when she said you probably have a plastic bags full of other plastic bags that you forget to take to the grocery store. 😟
Me too lol 😆
Yeah, I do have a gang of plastic bags, which I forget to bring with me whenever I go shopping. I'm at the checkout line and get upset when I know I'm about to bring more bags home..
It's not that I forget to take them to the grocery store, those are meant to be used for the garbage in the car, or throwing out the used cat litter. That's where you save your money, they always give you more free ones at the grocery store
I use the plastic bags to clean my cats' litter boxes. LOL
I have a rich millionaire uncle but they still have a plastic bag full of plastic bags. Most likely bc he’s asian
You know you're middle class when you actually watch alux videos. 😂
I feel personally attacked by this comment I dunno why 🤪🤪🤪
oh come on........
You stole my thought lol
🤣
I was just waiting to see if they were going to mention my name,So I would know
Signs I'm middle class.
I own a washer and dryer.
I can afford to fix my car when the engine light turns on.
I have triple A (or AAA.)
I can do a full grocery run every week for the entire week.
I can put gas in my car at any point in the month without concern to my paycheck.
You're rich in North Korea.
No you are poor
Another sign: You don't pay overdraft fees.
When I was broke, I dressed like I was rich. Now that I am actually NOT middle class, I pretend/dress/spend/save/invest like I'm poor lol "It's not about what you make, It's about what you keep"
Ha ha, me, too. It's like you become genuinely confident in yourself and don't care about impressing morons anymore.
You got it right it’s not what you make it’s what you keep specially from the government.
So do you not treat & care about yourself anymore?
@@Ch-ov3he Au contraire, mon ami. I take better care of myself than ever before, from the inside out (good personal hygiene, high quality food, a few key supplements, active lifestyle, spiritual growth). But I avoid opulence.
Same. My designer bags I just don’t carry them anymore. I bought a $20 bag and have been faithfully carrying it ever since. I’ve been just watching my spending and saving more. I feel better like I’m living for myself now versus trying to fit in.
17: You think the richer class should give their money to the poor class but you don't give money to poor people because you think you are poor.
Me! Hahahhahaha
No, those are called "democrats".
Rich people don’t owe poor people anything
😂 Damn
Instead of giving money to the unfortunate, why not teach them how to make money ? Don't give someone a fish . Teach them how to fish .
My goal isn’t to be rich but being debt free and yes money helps with happiness but it’s not the key. The key for me is to be grateful for what I have and keep doing and challenging myself to go to the next level. It’s fun and I learn a lot from my and others mistakes and apply it where applicable.
So can we all agree the middle class ain’t hurting the environment. We save our damn plastic bags! 😂
I say eat the rich
not really their hurting the enviroment the most
lol
Correct 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Conjure Queen facts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just realized that being poor or middle class or rich is a state of mind
VANESSA EKPE 🎯
Nice thought.
To an extent. Data shows the only thing labeling us as such is income. After that, it really is just mindset. I've met wealthy people who act like absolute trash, and I have met low income folks that are absolutely classy well mannered people.
This is so true
Sad you can't pay stuff with mind state.
“Michael Kors” is not luxury.
CoCoMe Exactly tacky was never luxury.
It's the poor man's Louis
Goyard is luxury : )
@@LyndaDS "luxury" is also subjective based on culture ,finances etc.. We get it, you are fancy... To some Coach is luxury. To people who have never had the LUXURY of owning a new handbag, let alone name brand, spending $150-$300 on one is definitely a luxurious self pampering experience. Try to look at the overall idea here...
I never get why people line up for Michael Kors... its products are so bad quality and they’re ugly too! 😬
I think being middle class, no matter your income, means your bills are always paid and you own everything you have and don’t need anything more in your life materially! I also think having good relationships and friends makes you wealthy!
lol middle class own liability like a house or car on a loan.
I agree
Additional sign you are in the middle class: Alux targets you as their main market for self-help, self-improvement products knowing that those products will help Alux much more than they will help whoever buys them. 😂
Middle Class is just a buzzword. American middle class is all running themselves on debt. Mortgage,auto loans,credit cards,etc.
It should be No. 1 You think you're middle class.
I made it out of poor into middle class. 🙌🏾 Time to keep moving. Going Up!
i am middle class depressed traumatised and falling fast lol
@@Wood-inthe-Hood I feel you, but keep going.
@@Wood-inthe-Hood same
This breakdown definitely made me practice more gratitude. There are times I'm very hard on myself, wondering if I'm on the right path, or if there's more I could have done, etc. I think those are recurring questions for many ppl, especially into your late 30s, entering 40. Its like a mental life assessment we do at approaching a crossroad. You begin to question yourself about the future and how to reach higher. As she pointed out in the video, I too, have a Masters Degree and a decent Government job (fitness trainer on the side outside of my main job); a roof over my head, a reliable vehicle, good healthcare, etc. Gratitude is necessary because there are so many people less fortunate in numerous circumstances, whether it be illness, loss of jobs, or extreme poverty. I am greatful for my life, indeed. I just want to do more.
I want to be able to be a huge blessing to my elderly parents and other elderly family members, so I'm always seeking paths to professional advancement, additional entrepreneurship, etc. It will happen one day. ❤.
Same here.
I feel like an infinite amount of memes could be made from this content. 😂
An infinite amount of memes can be made from anything.
Why would you say something so controversial
Yet so true
🤣🤣
Please dooo and share them 😂
This channel just lowkey called their whole entire audience middle class, and statistically that's true. Buy this VPN now to keep your data secure
Haha ikr 😂
Lmaooo
Joshua Knight why does everyone deluded themselves into thinking they are temporarily inconvenienced billionaires. Yes I said billionaires because a few million and you’re still middle class.
@@lorenrenee1 *sigh*
Majority are poor and middle large minority are privlaged regular minority rich small minority are super rich
In summary, being middle class is having the skills to become upper-middle class or upper class, but being too burdened by debt and traditionalism to actually get there.
Oh deep
Nicely worded 👏
Yep, you pretty much did a better job on defining middle class that this video. You summed it up pretty good.
*sounds well summed up, nfesis on burden, married too early, kids too early, aye ya yay* 🤣🤣
@Geoffrey Harris then your life begins, it's like when you finally done with school, now what? *You live your life* 🤣👑
So I just learned that I spent my whole school life getting straight A's only to work for the people sitting in the back 🤔
My father didn't even go to college. He barely finished high school. He's living off of the passive income he's created from real estate investments. He's a multimillionaire.
@@pseudonymshqipe854 I didn't go to college and I'm living with my wife in my father's section 8 rental homes. The government is paying us to live in our own family property.
Dam that's sad 😂💀
The people sitting in the back? Who’s that then
@@-mushroom7757 New World Order
That was the most depressive thing I have ever seen.
lol low key yes lol
Yes. I agree.
no kidding
Lots of people are even middle class ...
The only people who don’t behave like this are crazy rich, usually futile, celebrities. The sort that will eventually run out of money or face tax evasion charges ;-) Everybody cares about this stuff.
I grew up in an incredibly typical middle class setting, primarily in the 60’s.
My dad was an Engineer in the Aerospace industry and my mom taught middle school English.
They drove Fords, Chevys and Dodges. They always bought one of their two cars used.
I grew up in a one story, 3 bedroom, 2 bath tract home built in 1956 in a suburb of Los Angeles.
Sound familiar? I bet it does to a lot of the commentators here.
Now, in my mid 60’s, my wife and I have a multiple 7 figure net worth, through a combination of hard work, education (we are both college graduates plus I have an MBA) conservative personal financial decisions and a dose or 2 of good luck. But.....the basis for our current financial well being is the solid middle-class upbringing we both had. We learned really good values that served us well throughout our adult lives and we are grateful for it.
Well done! Enjoy! Die besten Wuensche fuer 2020.🌍🍁
Owning 2 cars in 1960s meant super rich in my country.
A tract home is a home built as part of opening a new development. There are several models with few differences and they but handfuls or hundreds in of each depending on the size. Over decades they will look more and more individual. Eventually house flippers come, knock them down and put up custom house one by one. It’s an early stage of a neighborhood, I’ve no idea why it’s considered a pejorative.
My parents are both working class/low income. It’s a struggle
Would you give all your money to be 30 years younger if life gave you the choice?
The good plates, good shoes, keeping original boxes thing is soooo true 💀
16. You're Middle Class If you're watching on Alux about Middle Class.
She is so stupid
Lol
Watching TH-cam for timepass definitely defines middle class.
Many poor guys are jobless and watch TH-cam
@@84Terminator Poor's don't have money for mobile and internet brother.
ThArKi where r u from? In Arabic gulf you can have a car and a mobile yet you’re considered poor. I think poverty is a relative concept.
@@84Terminator i am from india
No why ? TH-cam is great, you learn a lot , u reflect ..etc better than all social media and better than partying. ..etc I disagree
After watching this, I felt somewhat mocked for being middle class. I felt this video also sneers at hard working people who did well in school and followed the rules. What would our society look like if everyone neglected to work hard and instead took advantage of other people for their own enrichment? It would not be a society I’d want to live in. We all strive to have more, but let’s not shame those who achieved a form of betterment in their lives.
this channel is full of pretentious and obnoxious videos like this one lmao
THEY CALL IT "THE AMERICAN DREAM" , BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO BE ASLEEP TO BELIEVE IT !!!
- GEORGE CARLIN -
It's now a dream. A very old dream about 40yrs ago ! Pretty 😥
LMAO!!!
It's a BIG Club; and you ain't in it.
My wife and i grew up middle class. We are now poor as adults, striving to make it back into the middle class.
I wish you're doing well now
@@faiahippy4683 Thank you. We are still poor, but my wife is in medical school.
How did you and wife become poor ? Kids ?
Same, had poverty income as an independent adult, lower middle class as of 2022.
You'll get there work hard and budget learn as much as possible
According to this I’m rich, but my bank accounts would disagree 😂
iris shalurhad lmao me rn I’m broke because I’m investing
iris shalurhad class is a state of mind.
Where you are now is only a reflection of a moment. Sounds philosophical but if you are for example a student from the upper middle class (like myself for example) you still don't have a lot of money when you are investing a bit and allow yourself to live while paying the bills and not buying stupid stuff like useless brand products or other over priced items aso. I mean, in theory I make more money than my peers but they still party more than me (mainly because I don't like partying but that's not the point). But I don't worry about my rent or have to work, I choose to.
The numbers on your bank account really don't say anything if you can't read them in context.
Number 17. You know you're broke when you have to resort to buying used homes
I feel like Alux is watching me, this video was so accurate 🥴😂😂😂
True true true
Alux.com 🙏🏽
@@alux to
I feel so bad for being depicted so perfectly. It's time for me to write and act on GOING UP!
Me too, you nailed it.
Though I'm in the middle class, I have the heart of the poor and the mind of the rich. I live below my means and know that everything is just smoke and mirrors in order to keep you consuming.
🎯
That's sort of me, too. A few of these fit me, especially the 'secure job' part. But most of the rest really didn't. I'm not into the whole consumption mindset. I definitely don't believe in politics anymore and am totally onto the edited version of history we get in schools (if they even teach any these days).
@@mysticaltyger2009 🎯
I am escaping from the rat race too.
I am from a upper middle class family in Sri Lanka. My mom is a doctor and my father is a retired civil engineer. I am also studying medicine. My parents have each an every feature you have mentioned in this video.For example yesterday my mom called tha bank for securing a credit card and also she has a habit of unwrapping gifts that you have mentioned in this video.She always says she's gonna retire at the age of 63.After that she is hoping to do nothing just to enjoy herself.In the other hand my father is more interested in making money from our estate and he buys expensive branded products.
But what about me then.Even I am a 3rd year medical student. I have little bit different attitudes actually. Until 2020 I was focussing on my career. But from this year I started earning money through several passive income sources.I have plans to invest money also.Because I have a dream of getting rich and a successful person in the society.
One of the greatest achievements knowing how far you've come when you become 1st class.
Funny how the richest men of history were common citizens with a dream, and filled with passion
Retr0 funny how the real rich are private and control the publicly open rich
What screams middle class in my neck of the woods? When the locals go to the olive garden or red lobster thinking they're dining in style!!!😂😆🤣
Same. Oh my favorite to date is when some brag about having a Natuzzi leather sectional. If you asked them why this makes their couch better than others, they cannot tell you why. BTW, they purchase this Godsend at a furniture warehouse. 😂😂😂😂
Jfc I hate those people lol (not literally) but its sad when theres ACTUALLY people who think those are "fancy" restaurants, like wow wtf...
I remember when my family was broke, we would dress in our best clothes to places like golden corral.
I thought it was fancy
THAT is SO true.
I'd rather impress and impact people by creating value to their lives which is the only true and honest path to wealth and abundance.
Cryptocurrency mostly Bitcoin and Forex exchange has help a lot, go to it. People will be kicking themselves in few years, if they miss the opportunity to invest.
Nice video! very engaging from the beginning to the end, nevertheless business and investment are easiest way to make money.
@@williamadams2361 Investing in cryptocurrency is one of the best chance of making money
stocks are good, crypto is better.
I wanted to trade crypto but got confused by the fluctuations in price.
My question is, what class does the narrator fits to
kejorafall alien
😂😂😂 we need answers
R u jealous? Ya we middle class tend to ... 🙂
Ambrish Dubey Middle class means nothing. All debt fueled.
@@lefthanded5473 same ... It sucks
I think that nowadays the smart watch screams: I am middle class. Really rich people would more wear a classic Swiss made watch.
And because I am middle class and don't want to be seen as such, I wear a Japanese made Seiko...:-)
At least it has some form of heritage and history
I got an Apple Watch to track my steps. I also own a more expensive watch that I rarely wear. Thant to this video I know why 😆
NOT TRUE
Garmin is the ultimate watch for athletes and the athletic types in middle class... like their Fenix line. 😂 Some people think Apple watch or Fit Bit are the ultimate thing, LOL.
*Why does it bother me the 'THE' in the title got separated?*
Rihan Sotelo it probably means you're middle class
Most people don’t understand that this video is condescending towards the average person’s life.
Jeff Stone
Just take a look at spending and social habits of the middle class.
I’d say the video is spot on.
It’s only condescending because you can relate and feel bad about it.
It was quite condescending. The screed on patriotism was bizarre.
Haters gonna hate.
Ur afraid of the mirror
@@mariobrosxsuper
Said Mario brosx Super?
Jeff Stone no, it’s pretty clear.
I dropped out of High School to see what “Independence” is like at 17, throughout the 2yrs of been dropped out, I’ve experienced a lot of setbacks, resentment, & consistent thoughts of being entitled to “Feeling like the only person to think differently than anybody else in the world”. Didn’t want to go to college because ALL I ever thought about college was “Being in Debt” so young, now being 20 for 7 months and sticking to watching Alux videos ever since, I’ve understood the differences btwn. Good/Bad Debt. Just yesterday after going to work at WingStop, my 4th day there, I realized that the successful people I look up to, went to College not for the longest, tho worked on their side-projects & passions while still at school, and thru time, they became successful. In summary, I’ve decided to complete my few credits & enroll into College following 2020. W/a Middle/Rich Class mindset, I have the wisdom to change things up for me differently. I will be featured into “15 Things You Didn’t Know About Mwinyi Israel”.
Everyone that I follow as mentors or mentors by proxy say start a business in a trade. Or work for a business that is a trade like electrician or plumber for a couple years. Then start your business. It is where the money is going to be. There is a handyman channel I follow and he says by 2025 handyman will be the top paying business. I do landscaping and handywork full time. I work for myself.
You woke-up!
So the future billionaire is also a middle class now 😂
Well... you gotta start somewhere don't you?
Or the lower class.
😂😂
Well yes i am
Gopneeye Duniya Highly unlikely as the middle class is a target destination or one of stasis holding on for dear life to entitlement to the professions. The middle class, now, seems more intent on protecting their base rather than opening it up to further erosion from the lower classes. Hence they're for stasis rather than raising their game. The middle class ideology is status rather than wealth which if adhered to actually erodes any wealth making potential. They'd rather appear rich than be wealthy because they despise ostentatious displays of wealth but secretly covet those spoils.
I paid cash for my home, car, and pay the gas or telephone immediately. Not into sport. Wear anything I feel the mood to wear. Don’t fast food only organic. No religion. Am boring. No friends to entertain. Family fast dwindling. 15 years of University. Live with animal not husdband. Life has been exceptionally good to me. Don’t dine out, my furniture is not covered in plastic Love your production. Aluxer.
Imagine if the Gov banned pets in flats......🍺
Any nest eggs from family? inheritance? No shame in it if so, just curious.
This video is pointless. Building wealth takes time, and you have to live below your means in the meanwhile.
Yes pointless and annoying, isn't it? If you want to create wealth, you have to make a plan, stick to it, work hard, save money and let nothing get in the way of your goal.
I would argue it's not pointless. The points here show how people spend their time and money- two of the biggest determinants of wealth. --From a fellow middle classer
@@mikebevan1034 - Mike, this video has a lot of flaws. Net worth determines what class you're in, not whether you save boxes or watch sports.
@@JohnBowl14690 Sure, money is the ultimate determinate. But will someone working minimum wage who falls asleep watching TV every night ever become rich? No. Everything is fine in moderation. The points the video are making is that the poor and middle class spend more time doing these things thus reducing the time they have to do things like further their education and wealth building. If you spend more time doing X you'll have less time to do Y. Time is finite.
In Zambia, a classic sign that you're in the middle class is having a second hand Japanese car
Ballin with the Toyota
@@alux 🤣
Hahaha very accurate😂😂😂😂😂
So true
Cars are depreciating. Unless you’re making millions of dollars a year, I think it’s dumb to spend a lot on a new car.
Alux: *talks like a rich*
also Alux: lemme introduce NordVPN
Welcome to San Francisco where making $100k a year is considered “low income”
Damn that city got outrageously expensive!
vaderladyl california in general is expensive especially the Bay Area lol. You can find houses in the ghetto where it’s super dangerous for 800k...
That's much more than my family's net worth
Nah, ull stick with são paulo
My wife and I have over 20M, and we won't ever live in San Fran. It being ridiculously expensive is one of the many reasons.
If you see our cars, and house ...we're middle class.
*When and if we pull out 100 million of liquidity, then we'll splurge, and become "upper Class". Maybe in our 40s. We'll see.
Warren buffet still live in the same house from his 30tns
And using the same car for about a decade
There's outliers for everything.
Yeah...but he's NOT middle class!😂
So what? Live your own life. The way warren buffet lives doesn’t define the life you want.
😂😂😂 he is lower middle class
Going up.
I’m a Christian. I believe in and love God. I may be middle class, but I’ll still have my faith when I’m rich.
May Allah guide you to the right path 🙏🤲😊
As a member of the middle class, everything in this video is truly relatable!
"If you enjoy the music they play in supermarkets..." Ouch!
I enjoyed the music they play now when I was 14 years old, back in the 1970s.
Wait y'all supermarkets play music?
Ouch a lot! I have fun there bc of the music. End up bobbing up and down...it's usually oldies, of course. Sorry...I'm not sorry.
@Scott Summers haha
I m also a Millionair but i dont care about music in a Supermarket 😅
Well that escalated very smoothly from confirming being Middle Class to subscribing VPN service...
These are covert ads.
I'm so happy someone said it 😂😂😂
I though I was the only one to notice. I bet the sells wil be great though
Congratulations 😂
The sale of the VPN service was the only goal of this entire video.
It’s terrifying how well they know the middle class
that's how they make their marketing
The middle class for me is the people that who can eat even thrice a day and has home for shelter,medicine for illness and can afford the doktor when the sickness time and the people who has heart for the poor people it's called generosity not people with luxury life but no heart for the fellow...
Really?
It is more terrifying how they stereotyped the middle class.
Because they are also the middle class 😀👌🏽
#4 - pretty sure the kids at the back of the class did drugs, most are in jail, dead, or working at Denny's. The kids at the front who got A and took honors classes all have 6 figure incomes.
Congratulations to everyone that attend class and doing as they desire
And maybe then they got out of the jail, lost their self respect, family and everything until they realized they now have nothing to lose and only to gain. They worked hard, started a business, focused on building and became rich...
You do realize that millions of people, like me, grew up in huge cities with populations of many million? I grew up in midtown Manhattan. It's hard to move to a bigger city for more opportunity.
Hong Kong 😂😂😂😂
Bigger does not = opportunity Where to go depends on what you want to do, Growing up in NY, there are many better places.
Then that aspect of the video doesnt apply to you.
Noah Bodhi 😂
@@douglasroth9143 You have to find your niche, trouble is everyone follows the same path which is why they don't succeed too much competition.
I have a few of these signs…. I grew up in an upper middle class white neighborhood…..and i am black! I was never poor….i don’t consider myself rich, by any means…. But the i don’t worry about the costs of things as much anymore….. i make good money…… but yes..i am looking forward to retiring….. i had higher hopes…..but i think i also think i did much better than most of my peers….i live in paradise….& i am happily single! Its all about taking care of business…..& i do that pretty well! Thnx for the video!
Did she say, the students in the front of the class end up working for those in the back. Wow, I'm totally assaulted 😂
fried
I'm A student in the back and sometimes in front. who knows?
D students can't compete with A students in the job market. So they make their own business which, if successful, they then hire the A students.
“so far behind you and you never want to go back.” This video reeks of socio-economic prejudice. 2019 vibes.
This video's just terrible all around
With all you explained here have you noticed that
1)Middle class people respect other people and always want to be good and they feel bad about hurting some one.
2)They give importance to everyone and everything.
3)they enjoy their life and are happy with it.
Agree
Seems completely opposite! No respect, snub everyone. Sneer at whomever they deem poorer. Judge those with older cars. Are less likely to tip decently/ first to complain. If they bump into someone, or cut in line, quick to get an attitude. Never give to the homeless or volunteer ar shelters or soup kitchens. A lot of this is fear...they think poverty's a contagious disease and they don't want their resious offspring to ever acknowledge its existence.
middle class is for sure fake as fuck i am not sure were you get this. honestly the happiest people i have ever met are poor people from south America, i dont know if they faked it and i was dumb but you talk about people genially seemed to understand their place in life but didn't let it stop them from being happy.
If being upper class means leaving my family, I’m glad I am not rich.
Jesus even left his family to fulfill his purpose. I'm not saying he didn't have love for his parents. Stop speaking crap into your life!
@@lexisojay I'm not religious but exactly.
This is the type of conversations the government has. They have a true understanding of how all this works.
Getting the new iPhone screams I’m in the middle class
Same
I'd think poor. I've seen most poor people get the new iPhones. I'm taking 12 an hour kinda deal
local grocery store clerk was flashing her iphone 11. I walked up and paid for my groceries with my iphone se. My net worth is over $15 mill
Rudy Rude really??? Usually the poor are rocking the latest cell phones, and designer clothes and handbags.
Really? Well then either I'm too poor or you're too rich to be in middle class
In future there’ll be no middle class, just rich and poor. I got this from my dream last night
Bro Ama In fact, middle class is a new thing. There was almost no middle class before the Industrial Revolution began in the 1830s.
Rich, rich adjacent, working poor and bosses of working poor; that will basically be it. With the vast majority being working poor.
The world's central banks are seeing to that.
Depends on context and country. Middle class in US is credit card/student loan debt, everything on credit, trying to scrape rent together, medical bills, unnecessary clutter in garage etc.
Middle class in other countries such as UK or Australia is comfortable with some wealth, outright home ownership with not a great deal of financial stress.
Middle class in the US is kind of like working class in the UK and other countries.
Well said
I saw my mom bring out certain things when family and friends came by. There was always whispers that my mom was wealthy but she acted like she was middle class. It was not until I was setting up my mom new iPhone years ago and she had we going into her different brokerage accounts that I saw she was actually affluent.
This channel is interesting. The stereotypes are typically on point. As for me, I chased the dollars but was unsatisfied. I've been poor which is more unsatisfying. I'm an artist and in the median. Im okay with this. I have a passion for my work and it makes a positive difference. So yeah im honestly okay with being who I am.
It's all in your perception and ego. Once you shed ego and see the beauty wherever you go, you're in better shape than a billionaire. ❤
It's a 50 50
As long as you are comfortable.
This made me realize both the good and not so good things about being middle class . Thank you.
This is actually really making me think.
Ok how cute is this comment?
I feel that, tho.
This video truly tells a lot about my lifestyle and the people around me.
Thanks for making me aware I better get rid of it
Nailed everything about this topic from A-Z Alux, coming from a similar background can confirm everything is very real and very ture. Looking forward to make some real change. Going up!
Thanks Alux, and cheers!
Super glad we hit the right spot
You’re only “Going Up” from this point now 🙏🏽
Hope you do too mate. Best of luck!
I was born to a middle class family, I've achieved, done, seen much more than many Rich people around me. Just because I learned 1 great habit of NOT BUYING MATERIAL JUNKS to set up a standard. I'm 45 and I feel very satisfied to look back in my memories. Peace!
I realized I grew up middle class and now in lower class 😭
Uce Hefner really sorry to hear that! Keep your head up, keep learning, keep trying to create a business and eventually you’ll be rich!
Uce Hefner You’re only “Going Up” from this point now 🙏🏽
Uce Hefner Actually realise that the values inherent in the lower and upper classes are the same so you may be taking the move upwards. But realise that you're never accepted in the upper classes in your lifetime but your children can rise into it. It's a sacrifice you make for your children. The middle class don't thus consigning their children to the same or dropping a class and realising that those values never worked.
What screams “I’m in the middle class” living in a safe neighborhood.
The rich don't live in safe neighborhoods?
Leah b u < 35?
When you were a front seater getting all A’s just to work for the back seater C student 😅...that’s not being middle class, that’s called life!
I'm embarrassed to find out HOW middle class I am. I aspire to more, so I have to change my behavior.
The last one affected me the most. I overcame that by planning and executing. Started with small things that gave me the confidence to tackle bigger things. I can see my path on going up, I have to move forward one step at a time.
*affected.
“I have to move up one step at a time”
That’s they way everyone should do it rather than try the get rich quick route, which rarely works and more likely will make you poorer.
I just move out of Poverty to Income Guidelines a few yrs ago. My Mind Set is the same Bargain Shop, Coupons, Cheap Dates and Vacation. I Invest more spend less
When i was a kid , i grew up poor. Having clothes that were actually mine was a nice luxury. My mother threw all my clothes in the garbage and didn't plan get me new ones or decent thrift store ones. I had to share my older brother clothes who had behaviour problems. It didn't go well. I'm the one who was blamed for it even though it was my mother's idea.
There’s also “your parents where middle class, but now they are muti-millionaires, so they act the same”
"so... They buy the fakes." 😭😭😭😭
The mere fact that this popped up in my suggested means that I’m middle class 😑
This could easily be the intro scene to a horror film
I am definitely rich at heart...I don't resonate with middle class, even though I am not rich yet!
Girl, you will be rich.
@@locutusdborg126 see you at the top !
Even if I was rich, I would rent. The ability to have an on hire work crew, move when you want, having on site security, and not have a mortage is way better than owning a house.
Wrong. Owning property builds equity. You are throwing money down a drain when you rent, you are making the landlord rich, plus you get tax write offs when you own property.
@@lisamarielund6292 1. i own an at home business, I get more tax write offs from rent 2. Whether or not I make a landlord rich is debatable. I've seen some people who rent out apartments that aren't landlords for huge corporations and they barely make it. One of my landlords (a guy who ended up becoming a good friend of mine and whom I saw his take home after he got done paying for building repairs), made about 40k a year. That is definitely not rich. 3. At this moment the real estate market is a sellers market not a buyers market, so you're paying at least twice as much than one should pay for a house. If one us being wise with their money, they either need to find golden ticket house or wait for the market to become on favor of the buyer again. 4. I could care less about equity. 5. When you rent, don't just pay the landlord you also help put the food on the table of way more blue collar workers such as maintenance men, plumbers, electricians, painters, etc. This is especially true when you rent from bigger companies. The bigger the company the more likely they are going to hire outside said company. The company I rent from hires from at least 5 outside companies of blue collar workers. 6. If you decide to move, its a lot harder to get rid of a house than an apartment, unless you yourself are rich and can afford a second house. Even then you have to either take the time to maintain that first house or hire someone to do so, or take the time to sell that house. In reality, not all houses sell right away, especially when you ask for what its worth.
TLDR: there are many reasons to own a house and many reasons to rent. Not everyone wants to own a house and deal with the responsibilities of doing so. "Owning" a house is a lot more than just signing a paper. Some people enjoy coming home at the end of the day, and not having to worry about mowing the lawn, getting a light fixed, etc etc. And when you buy a house, you're making real estate agents more rich than you make landlords because the estate agents don't have to put sale money into house repairs. The sole exception of this might be landlords of higher end luxury apartments or newer buildings that are well constructed. However as even rich me wouldn't live in a posh building and would find an independent landlord to support, I definitely wouldn't be making anyone rich.
@@ManyUniqueFinds Here in California property appreciates every single year, usually much more than if you had invested in the stock market. My parents bought a house in 1968 and sold it 35 years later and made over $500,000. They added a pool and replaced appliances in the kitchen and some other minor remodeling & that's it. Great investment.
@@lisamarielund6292 yeah, when the pandemic hit, houses started to rise in price to a ridiculous amount, so definitely different times and. Areally bad time to be buying. They're expected to start lowering soon though, probably within the next couple of month, though it probably won't be a buyers market again for at least a couple years
Hello 911: Yes I’d like to make a report 😂
*I'm just a pauper with a couple racks,* 💪🎭
Sidenote: Some have an upper class income but a middle class net-worth, & some have middle classe income with a upper class net-worth
Black Vito - Moneyology Definitely agree onto that.
You can tell a lot about somebody by what they post on social media. If you're rich, you post pictures of your expensive possessions and world vacations on private jets. If you're middle class you post pictures of your kids and pets. If you're poor, you post memes.
Don’t be fooled. Designer items can be rented and there are studios where you can take pictures in a jet scene. Travel can be work related or someone else can be footing the bill.
One of the best videos I watched since a while.. All these signs are really true ! I realized that I'm in the high portion of the middle class but on track to leave it.. Thanks Alux !
I’m upper-class and I still do many of those things lol.
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You may leave middle class, but middle class never leaves you
US middle class: yeti cups, crocs, and Oakley's
What in the hell did I just watch as if being middle class means you’re a loser 🤔 because you work hard to take care of you and yours!
A boi, this is labeled middle class for ever. Please do some more reading to start with rich dad, poor dad. Thank me later
How the heck did you get that from the video? I did not. I am not in middle class and it did not make me think you are idiots. So why, do you feel that way?
Am almost guilty of everything on this list but am an Entrepreneur: i've my company, I hate betting, am not a fan of sports, I can go a month without watching TV but I can't go a day without reading at least for an hour, some people say am a minimalist I buy things I need
When I was a young girl my best friend came over to my me and parents home she thought it was neat that I had a bath tub and a regular air conditioner in our home. Which I thought everyone had in their home when I was little . Or that you can go out to eat at a nice restaurant once in a while.
I thought I was poor!
I feel poor!!!
This video was an eye opener!
At least now I know I’m closer to success than I thought!
You're great at majoring in the minor. Knowing how to play cards, billiards, board games, and trivia (especially sports) very well are the categories in which you excel.
Small middle class (2008-2015), I was in the middle class. Shop Ross and Marshall lot, even after TCG and gaming stuff (I don’t play, collect). I don’t have kids, but support my nephew for not giving up and becomes a stream gamer (he said this only).
My brother so middle class 😞 and I’m here Sad man.