It's a question that Vermont Public reporter Erica Heilman has been asking Vermonters from all sorts of backgrounds for a series about money and class and privilege.
Explore the full series below.
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In this episode of "What Class Are You?" Kaye Phipps talks about why eating the marshmallow right away instead of waiting to get two makes sense in a world where nothing's promised.
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Amanda Eldridge talks about growing up very Christian and very poor in this episode of "What Class Are You?"
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Erica Heilman has a conversation with Steve Giroux about work ethic and class in this installment of "What Class Are You?"
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Darlene Carey took care of her father after her mother died, and it changed her financial life for good.
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Maddie Cobb paid off her school debt in 10 years, and spent a lot of nights in the woods.
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Bill Barbot discusses what he's learned about class perceptions since moving to Vermont, and the value of living in a place where towns are not divided starkly by class in this latest episode of "What Class are You?"
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Rumble StripEven though Kaye Phipps sometimes works multiple jobs, she often comes up short. In this episode, she talks about how having limited income can make her feel like a child, long into adulthood.
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Jordan Hepburn talks about the challenges of starting a farm in Vermont without land or capital in the next installment of "What Class Are You?"
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Siblings Arwa Mint Meiloud and Habib Ould Meiloud share their perspectives on the roles that race and class have played in their lives so far for the latest installment of "What Class Are You?"
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When you work in the trades, your income depends on your body's ability to do the work. In this installment of "What Class Are You," Jules Guillemette talks about the challenges of having income that relies on good health, and difficult questions about holding onto a valuable farm that has passed down through generations.