
Middle-class Americans have one thing on their minds as 2023 ends and the country prepares to enter an election year: the economy. More specifically, their own personal finances.
More than their families, work pressures, health care costs, or politics, the top concern for 39% of Americans making $50,000 to $150,000 was money, according to a survey published Tuesday by investing app Stash. Survey respondents had to work at least 30 hours weekly and self-identify as either “hard-working,” “industrious,” “ambitious,” or “self-made.”