<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:06:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/middle-class/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From Oil War to Food Crisis | How Iran Conflict Is Driving Global Hunger Risks | Gravitas...The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Just Triggered a GLOBAL Food Shock...Food Bank Lines Are EXPLODING WITH MIDDLE CLASS WORKERS...2027 Food Inflation: What's Coming]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Oil War to Food Crisis | How Iran Conflict Is Driving Global Hunger Risks | Gravitas The Strait of Hormuz Crisis Just Triggered a GLOBAL Food Shock Food Bank Lines Are EXPLODING WITH MIDDLE CLASS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@sadcorp/from-oil-war-to-food</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@sadcorp/from-oil-war-to-food</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sadcorp]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHCGZaWytFSBrhPMELGJXroVnhFz1Ky6obt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE "STAGFLATION" TRAP: Why Middle-Class Purchasing Power Just Hit a 40-Year Low...THE 2026 RESET: Why 84% of the Middle Class Won't Survive the "Interest Rate" Trap...US Dollar COLLAPSE! 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Most of the average family I call]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/the-middle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-146620/@dwayne16/the-middle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-146620]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dwayne16]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 16:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4EufsPhBnhmrLwi1f1GdWVn8qYfLUJJQHFvwsMQ5qjqKrRtmQumLSkGWM7wXUXGXQNbvTft8Eq1tUCyxA4JnFUV1WmkYuFHiv6bNA32ke27MSBgnb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[About pi π network ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is where we see Hive's middle class developing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@kissblogger/about-pi-p-network</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@kissblogger/about-pi-p-network</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kissblogger]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:29:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC98Xr9LuRJ3VS4kPFQcHxuXYieoaC5vsQCRHzrFPuwNsCWxE1TdbByQLSSzQ2xyUYBzN564emr5p5rHkd1TTWURQDELRyMZd1nEAm3pFSV1xW7JN1LMKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Common financial behaviours of middle-class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Common financial behaviours of middle-class: '1. Having trouble understanding how money works and the rules that govern it. *The guidelines governing the dynamics of money management. Learning about money]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/honouree/@doctorgen/common-financial-behaviours-of-middle-class</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/honouree/@doctorgen/common-financial-behaviours-of-middle-class</guid><category><![CDATA[honouree]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[doctorgen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 01:13:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Middle-Class Dilemma: Balancing passion and Responsibilities..]]></title><description><![CDATA[source As we grow up, we are often told to follow our dreams and pursue our passions. However, for many middle-class individuals, the reality of life can force us to sacrifice our dreams for practicality]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@pawanbhatt/the-middle-class-dilemma-balancing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-177682/@pawanbhatt/the-middle-class-dilemma-balancing</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-177682]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pawanbhatt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:03:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89GbVW14jSZbSxphkrcgH7XEMzMgj8cHieAr9nDerHT2TcNwEJ63AWEnwTz55XAumK7WEZZHPKjcBRwwwEi1oErLXD9UFKb5SR5gDzpEeuaP5hWP5DSgN2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American Middle Class: Struggling to Survive in a Sea of Rising Costs and Income Inequality]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fall Of The Shining City On A Hill The United States is known as the top economic superpower in the world, but it may come as a surprise to some that the country also has one of the fastest declining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shakavon/the-american-middle-class-struggling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@shakavon/the-american-middle-class-struggling</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shakavon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoGCCgZvnxnNWEmSsYcUaCKXuXWWo3mEhH6fPg2vcG5XkytmnE4WYmfUn6KTWy38YsBiYHnv3B8GDbydpp4ENG9eY4639k3g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Great Reset | Conspiracy theory or conspiracy fact?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Great Reset FROM CONSPIRACY THEORY TO REALITY? Greetings, In this video I talk about the so-called "Great Rest". I've heard it referred to by several other names including "the big]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@adetorrent/the-great-reset-or-conspiracy-theory-or-conspiracy-fact</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@adetorrent/the-great-reset-or-conspiracy-theory-or-conspiracy-fact</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adetorrent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQRoHXKcPLwaU31eR7LmLM8aquxhv5EUe7G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[macOS a fetish object for the Bourgeois - macOS vs Unix]]></title><description><![CDATA[macOS a fetish object for the Bourgeois - macOS vs Unix #macOS #fetish #fetish-object #Bourgeois #middle-class #fetish All the platforms I Am on:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/macos/@periodic.reset/macos-a-fetish-object-for</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/macos/@periodic.reset/macos-a-fetish-object-for</guid><category><![CDATA[macos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[periodic.reset]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCbee5hzZJ19JZfuFzCeUv7mVFKdbzGzZGU739zVGRJT4GZZXVB3xTPtwrJLALVA8p6Z6YBVgjxyCixwU6T1Qu4zbroy3AxdDUp6EQVTXCfYk68s2z5L6yDVnUE6kW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sunday Reflection: The Way of (Work) Life in the Modern USA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our 32-year old son left today, to go back "home." He lives with us every winter, moving in around mid-December and moving back out around March 20th when Spring arrives. Buds on our apple tree...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/sunday-reflection-the-way-of-work-life-in-the-modern-usa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-114105/@denmarkguy/sunday-reflection-the-way-of-work-life-in-the-modern-usa</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-114105]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2021 21:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6htgV6iyUUSiLQKXLFfk8ze6t4eWRPCcY2Kiv1GzXFRakcRQAf8sF1N8oKgHcVh3HxV3j8MjgZL9aN4ftej2j5rdMXPxCyyGwp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Vanishing Middle Class... neh.  The Covertly Destroyed Middle Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Middle Class What a fascinating concept. The economy is doing GREAT! The stock market is UP! GDP is STRONG! Inflation is low! Unemployment is low! That is what the main stream media is saying. But]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/middle-class/@builderofcastles/the-vanishing-middle-class-neh-the-covertly-destroyed-middle-class</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/middle-class/@builderofcastles/the-vanishing-middle-class-neh-the-covertly-destroyed-middle-class</guid><category><![CDATA[middle-class]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2019 23:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4gsR8FiyvUssnwkBbxrsLNX7t1od6Cny6LMz7VEz6JaQtrr8WmS3ux8Wy4LC5TfUaWKH26kYFJKLKLk2ni?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don't You Love It When A Plan Comes Together, We Are On Track - Episode 1705a]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US is hurting, this is not something that just happened, it happened when politicians sold out and gave control of a monetary system to a private western central bank. Wages and jobs have been declining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/housing/@x22report/don-t-you-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together-we-are-on-track-episode-1705a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/housing/@x22report/don-t-you-love-it-when-a-plan-comes-together-we-are-on-track-episode-1705a</guid><category><![CDATA[housing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x22report]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 00:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJkAH8VCBZrQDJbdbwT6kzEc443dGVFBTPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say “I” If you have more than 1000 SP]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was setting many rules for commenting on my posts ever since I started my full-time Steem journey. Then after a while it made sense to not to set rules because creative people doesn’t like rules. Certainly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@nathanmars/say-i-if-you-have-more-1000-sp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@nathanmars/say-i-if-you-have-more-1000-sp</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nathanmars]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:13:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjwCsqFUhSkrpY5CVDTVJJCDKL21sLS3avGRMpCJ9EmWAbUsXBYpShdw94oPm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Central Banker Warns Of Evaporating Dollar Funding, Global Turmoil Could Follow  - Episode 1584a]]></title><description><![CDATA[The central bankers/establishment are now warning that if the BREXIT moves forward and the UK just breaks away from the EU the economy will implode. There would be shortages of almost everything. The middle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/brexit/@x22report/central-banker-warns-of-evaporating-dollar-funding-global-turmoil-could-follow-episode-1584a</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/brexit/@x22report/central-banker-warns-of-evaporating-dollar-funding-global-turmoil-could-follow-episode-1584a</guid><category><![CDATA[brexit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x22report]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 22:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4DoGkWTys1mpMnxxe1vUhgy8HcGYruSUW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norwegian Middle Class Area - Photography]]></title><description><![CDATA[FREE to use and DOWNLOAD (CC-BY License) - No Attribution Required Location: Sandnes, Norway License: CC-BY Photographer: Steffen Engman Attribution/Give credit: None Required Resolution: 5184 × 2920 Tags:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creative-commons/@steffenengman/norwegian-middle-class-area-photography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creative-commons/@steffenengman/norwegian-middle-class-area-photography</guid><category><![CDATA[creative-commons]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steffenengman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 15:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5Gksps1yHBsUgNmZPWzCpGJJHRZrWAYUH69fqPZfbS8EwrhoLpZ6EHjM85JSUJEQ9WZcHRB19ccbp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise Man Words About Middle Class]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sometimes it takes a lowly, title-less man to humble the world. 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