CTL:
You said: “Class and income are not the same thing. I’ve met many a wealthy person who is low class and many a poor person who is refined and well bred.”
But earlier in this thread you said: “The most important thing about family money and financial background is that you and your eventual bride should not come from a very different socio-economic background. There are enough other problems in a marriage without this type of huge roadblock to happiness.”
So which is more important: refinement and good breeding, or money?
Friday’s Daf Yomi, Bava Basra 110, seems to favor the former.