You don't have to have a net worth of $1.7 million to be financially comfortable if you

have margin, if you're following the baby steps, and you're doing the things that you have

to do for yourself in the present and the future.

You actually can start achieving those things right now.

Hey guys, welcome to this episode of the Rachel Crucio podcast.

I'm so glad that you're here.

In this episode, we're going to talk about how inflation has affected the middle class.

I'm going to go over what it means to be, quote unquote, financially comfortable.

Some people think it means having over a million dollars in the bank, but is that true?

Let's talk about it.

We all love going to the movie theater, but doesn't make sense financially.

We're going to talk through a few sneaky ways that movie theaters try to get you to spend

more money, and I'll give you some insider tips of how to get around those tactics.

But first, let's go over some ways on how to budget on a change of income due to inflation.

So take a listen.

So the middle class today, the income range is considered middle class for a single American,

is about $30,000 to $90,000.

For a three-person family, it's about $52,000 to $156,000.

That range is considered a middle class, again, for a three-person family.

Now, think back to 2010, and the median income for middle class was a little under $80,000

for a family of three.

So $80,000, now it's $156,000 on the high end.

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