Remember when kitchens didn’t have Instant Pots and Wi-Fi-connected fridges, but they did have a phone cord long enough to lasso your little sister? The 1980s kitchen was full of cooking gadgets, ...

From today’s beige, sleek, and everything-must-match perspective, the 1970s kitchen feels like another planet. Back then, everything was a focal point at once, and yeah — it was kind of a sensory ...

Data now shows that comfortable amenities like gym memberships and rooftop solar panels are no longer as commonplace in the ...

The 1970s kitchen told a story of convenience wrapped in casserole dishes across suburban America. These bubbly, one-pan wonders turned dinner prep into a simple formula: layer, top with cheese, bake ...

Step into any suburban kitchen in 1975, and you'd catch the unmistakable aroma of comfort food bubbling away in casserole dishes. This was the decade when busy middle-class moms perfected the art of ...

It sits in millions of American pantries right now—a mundane item that instantly reveals which side of the economic divide ...

To be considered upper middle class in today’s economy, a study based on 2023 Census Bureau data argues you must have a median salary between $117K and $150K. Of course, income not only varies widely ...

At first glance, it might not look like there are that many differences between upper middle class homes and middle class homes. Both can be quite extravagant-looking and lavish, but compared to upper ...

(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 ...