[roadcat]

I think a lot of people that think they are in the middle-class, actually are in the lower-class. They just don’t want to admit it.

[Alberta's Child]

I saw a quote from a European sociologist (I think) who described the American mindset perfectly:

"Nobody in America thinks they're poor. They all just think they haven't struck it rich yet."

[Brian Griffin]

“I think a lot of people that think they are in the middle-class, actually are in the lower-class. They just don’t want to admit it.”

Class is mainly a social measure.

Your lot are actually not lower class, but working poor.