Ep. 504 - The Wealth Gap of the Middle Class
The Breakdown with Shaun King
The North Star
4.8 • 12.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2021
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Keeping liquid savings on hand in case of an emergency is one area where Americans of all income
brackets are falling short--especially the "middle class." But what is this middle class? Is it defined by a salary range, household income or aspirational possessions? And is being in the "middle class" all it's chalked up to be? On this episode we answer all these questions while addressing the wealth gap of the middle class and how to thrive in it.
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| 0:00.0 | So, will it be skiing? |
| 0:03.0 | Or Christmas markets on a city break? |
| 0:06.5 | Skiing? Or a city break? |
| 0:09.0 | Some problems are good problems to have. |
| 0:12.0 | Especially with flights this winter from 29.99 one-way |
| 0:17.0 | and Package Holidays from £159 per person. |
| 0:21.0 | Get the King at EasyJet.com. |
| 0:24.0 | Selected dates, Holidays at all protected based on two adults for three nights, |
| 0:28.0 | restrictions and season C's apply. |
| 0:33.0 | Hey everybody, Sean King here. |
| 0:35.0 | We're rerunning some of our favorite episodes of the Breakdown and other North Star Podcast. |
| 0:40.0 | I hope you enjoy them and I'll see you again in August with brand new content. |
| 0:45.0 | The Breakdown. |
| 1:14.0 | Hello, hello. |
| 1:15.0 | Hey, hey, hey. |
| 1:16.0 | We're still here. |
| 1:17.0 | Yes. |
| 1:18.0 | We keep coming back. |
| 1:19.0 | Energy is on the rise right now. |
| 1:21.0 | Do you guys know that all summer we've been threatening amongst ourselves to not do an episode to skip a week? |
| 1:28.0 | Yeah, I feel like we deserve a week off. |
| 1:30.0 | That's just me. I'm just saying. |
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