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A chat on subreddit /r/NoStupidQuestions
human
Better to talk about working class or not. 
 
No matter how glamorous your work is - if you can't take a year off working to just chill, you are working class. You are the class that has to work. It doesn't matter if you make 100k a year in software dev - you're still a lot closer to the guy checking out your groceries then you are to the next level up the chain.  

If your money instead comes from your investments and you don't need to work for a living, you are middle-class.  

If your donations influence elections and you speak with politicians, you are upper-class.
gpt
If you have $100 in the bank, and the ability to live the rest of your life without tapping into it, what class are you? 

I’m to the point where I’m considering retirement and the math is thusly: You can retire when you have enough money to live in a fashion you wish to live…that can be $.60 a day, or $7500 a day. People have different standards of living. 

My mother, at 80, still hasn’t retired…and I think the accounting job she holds is helping her to stay vital.