The Dilemma of Middle-Class People

SEVERAL weeks ago, I read an article on the dilemma faced by the middle-class community. The article was appealing to me because it was relevant to my situation: we do not receive social assistance, we do not have side income and we have mounting debts with limited savings. Even the small business I was running went bankrupt. Now at 35, I am not economically stable yet. I am not sure about my skills either