Economists have officially declared that you've peaked in life if you can afford YouTube Premium. Forget home ownership or retirement; the true hallmark of the upper-middle class is never having to sit through a thirty-second insurance commercial again.

<p>NATIONWIDE &#8211; A recent study of Canadian living standards has found that the modern-day equivalent of being in the lower end of the upper social classes is spending money on a monthly YouTube Premium account. “When we interviewed households across the country regarding economic health, we found that most Canadians consider the $8 a month [&#8230;]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.thebeaverton.com/2026/06/upper-middle-class-redefined-as-being-able-to-watch-youtube-without-ads/" rel="n...