Kage spent a lot of his (dis)inheritance on the house (and the bribes for it).
He's found a way to make the money back and more (plus those stupid mortgages because of the cannons) but he's never flaunted that he has never been for want. He is definitely above average in terms of the gil he has to his name but he's definitely not the head of a merchant clan or artisan clan nor is he in any way affiliated with the social echelons of Ul'dah.
Think, not 1% but definitely not the main middle class or lower. High upper class.
He's found a way to make the money back and more (plus those stupid mortgages because of the cannons) but he's never flaunted that he has never been for want. He is definitely above average in terms of the gil he has to his name but he's definitely not the head of a merchant clan or artisan clan nor is he in any way affiliated with the social echelons of Ul'dah.
Think, not 1% but definitely not the main middle class or lower. High upper class.