It was a hot start of a typical, summer day. I squished the sleepiness from my eyes with the fingers of my hand as I let out a satisfying squeak of a yawn to start the morning. There I stood, in front of my home, on top of the slightly dead grass of a lawn that I was trying to raise back from the dead. As I waved the nozzle back and forth across the yellow blades of grass, I spotted a white, medium sized dog slowly coming down the sidewalk, jaunting along happily with its tongue out and tail wagging. Sigh, typical these days, I thought. Another dog off its leash, its owner probably ten feet behind it, eyes glued to a phone.
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In early 2026, a middle-class income in the U.S. typically earns between roughly $55,820 and $167,460, with about 51% of Americans falling into that category. Keep in mind that’s gross income. After taxes, you’re looking more at a take home income range of $42,00 – $126,000. The middle child of America, basically forgotten and ignored. Sorry, but you make too much money, so no aid programs for you. Oops, sorry again, but you also don’t make enough to get ahead in life. You’re basically on your own.
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Goodbye 2025! What a year it’s been. With Trump in office, every day was something new. Since I’ve been alive, there have been eight different presidents in the White House, and none have ever popped up in the news as much as our current president. If you combined how much people knew about every other president over the past 40 years, it wouldn’t equal what the media has thrust upon us about our current president over the span of his 5-year rule…so far.
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The concept is simple. As you upgrade your career and make more money, you’ll spend more, simply because you can. Bigger meals, bigger car, bigger house. And why not? You worked hard for it. Why not enjoy it?
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This upcoming year, I resolve to put more effort into being “in the present moment.”
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