<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><title>pipe wrote</title><author_name>pipe (npub1qf…fj6kq)</author_name><author_url>https://yabu.me/npub1qfkcklnmes45z75y7y8dkud5yll8vp5eq5ysk9rmgqdxeasv8unsrfj6kq</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://yabu.me</provider_url><html>1. Meaningful healthcare insurance (i.e. not phantom coverage that only kicks in after thousands of dollars are paid in cash).&#xA;&#xA;2. Significant equity (25%-50%) in a home or other real estate.&#xA;&#xA;3. Income/expenses that enable the household to save at least 6% of its net income.&#xA;&#xA;4. Significant retirement funds: 401Ks, IRAs, etc.&#xA;&#xA;5. The ability to service all debt and expenses over the medium-term if one of the primary household wage-earners lose their job.&#xA;&#xA;6. Reliable vehicles for each wage-earner that are fully covered by insurance.&#xA;&#xA;7. If a household requires government assistance (SNAP, Medicaid, rent subsidies, etc.) to maintain the family lifestyle, their middle class status is in doubt.&#xA;&#xA;8. A percentage of non-financial hard assets such as family heirlooms, precious metals, [Bitcoin], business equity, rental income property, land, etc. that can be transferred to the next generation, i.e. generational wealth.&#xA;&#xA;9. Ability to invest in offspring (education, extracurricular clubs/training, etc.).&#xA;&#xA;10. Leisure time devoted to the maintenance of physical/spiritual/mental fitness.&#xA;&#xA;11. Continual accumulation of human and social capital (adding new skills, expanding social networks and markets for one&#39;s services, etc.)&#xA;&#xA;12. Family ownership of income-producing assets such as rental properties, bonds, etc.</html></oembed>