When I were a Lad we were 'land rich, cash poor'
I went off to be a Royal Marine for a year or three.
Back in civvies I worked my nuts off to achieve what we have now, seafront home, couple of nice cars etc, materialistic you might think, you may be right, but we wanted it, worked for it and got it, and yes it does make us happy.
We don't think we're a better class than someone who doesn't have any of that, or a lower class than someone who has a bigger house etc, we are what we are, the thought of class never came into it, nor should it.