Well... I earn $29 an hour, but I can choose how many hours and what hours to work, so the decision of whether to be poor or not is mine. According to your definition, right now I decided to be poor and have more free time, lol. I think from October or November I will be middle class. I could be rich (again, according to your definition) but I'll pass. I am extremely happy with my life now.
And I agree $2500 a month is not poor. Lower middle class maybe, but how many people (including in the US) would wish they earned that?
I would also argue earning over $5000 a month is not being rich, actually.
Edited, I earn $19 per 40min lesson (I'm an instructor), not per hour. So $29/h. I'm still choosing to be poor though :D
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