<p>I think it doesn’t matter either way, but on principle it seems a bit too much information coming from a teacher rec. Your teacher could do a better job showing that you are hardworking (when it comes to money) by elaborating about how you pay for your own stuff, not that you <em>WILL</em> need scholarship money. At the very least your teacher could soften it by using qualifiers like “probably,” or “possibly,” or not use such definitive terms as “middle income.” Something like, “Although this student does not come from the most financially secure/wealthy background, she insists on furthering her education by going to these conferences and pays for them by …” so on.</p>