The Secret Shame of Middle Class Americans

[Amit P.]

This might be one of the bravest articles I have read in a long time.  Without blaming anyone else and taking full responsibility, the author really lays out the plight of the American Middle Class (and himself).

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/my-secret-shame/476415/

Inspires me to keep investing and building assets and saving so I can spend on what I need and in times of emergencies.  

[Omar Khan]

@Amit P. I agree with your assessment: it inspires me to keep investing and building my asset base. But I am not in the camp of blaming society, government or the education system. This is a case of not understanding simple arithmetic - literally, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Any 5th grader understands the basic concept. 

If people refuse to take personal responsibility, then what can one do?