“A Messy Garage With A Refrigerator”: 86 Things That Scream “I’m In The Middle Class”

Growing up, my family definitely wasn’t rich. We weren’t jetting off to Europe during the summer or visiting a ski lodge over Christmas break. We might have had one domestic vacation

But we did have a cluttered garage with an extra refrigerator for drinks, a lawnmower that my dad was proud to use and a grill that cooked more burgers, salmon and veggies than I can count. We were the quintessential middle class family. And, of course, my upbringing wasn't unique; there are millions of other families around the globe who had nearly the exact same experiences.

a year, often a road trip, and we’d spend most of our summers at the neighborhood pool doing cannonballs until the sun went down.