middle class

Laid-Off Workers Keep Up Appearances, Pretend To Be Employed

Laid-Off Workers Keep Up Appearances, Pretend To Be Employed

Earlier this week, the Washington Post shared the story of a man who tried hard to keep up appearances, and to carefully choreograph his routine so his friends and neighbors wouldn’t think of him differently. Finally, he tired of the charade, and outed himself. As an unemployed person.

NewsFlash: Middle-Class Borrowers Also Get Screwed

You could be forgiven for thinking that predatory lenders really only go after poverty-stricken borrowers. However, a recent study by the San Diego Business Journal found that 73% of predatory loans were made to middle and upper-class borrowers.