Image via Wikipedia At one time in America, there was a generally accepted picture of what constituted a middle class family - two kids, owning a home, two cars in the driveway, access to material wants and money in savings. Today, that definition has become blurred because the times have changed and defining middle class has become "a squishy concept." Simply stated, it depends... According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2005 the middle class income range was $36,000 to $57,657. If the range is expanded to include the lower and upper-middle class, it expands dramatically on either end … [Read more...]