Reply #8: I've always thought it was strange to be lumped into "middle class"

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I guess for me that phrase conjures up pictures of a married couple with children who make enough money to have a home, decent (if not new) vehicles, enough food, a little left over to have some fun.

I'm thoroughly middle income for the D.C. area but because I'm single with no children, I have far more disposable income than I imagine most families do. At the same time, the propisition of ever owning a house or even a townhome or condo within reasonable commute distance in DC is almost none without two incomes.