It is no secret that a lot of millennials and Gen Z have thus far struggled to reach the levels of social mobility and financial security that were enjoyed by many in the generations that came before them. It’s long been accepted that the privileged few who do escape this downward trend usually have ample …
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17-year-old inherits his wealthy grandpa’s estate then gets hounded by greedy family members who all want ‘their cut’: ‘[I’m] not sharing my trust fund with my step siblings’
If you ever won the lottery, you’d probably have distant cousins hitting you up out of nowhere to ‘catch up’. Decades have crawled by without a word from any of your distant family members and now that you’re a millionaire, everyone seems really interested in how you’re doing. This teenager in our next story realized …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old inherits his wealthy grandpa’s estate then gets hounded by greedy family members who all want ‘their cut’: ‘[I’m] not sharing my trust fund with my step siblings’
‘They’re ‘retired’ but in their 30s’: 20+ Phrases only wealthy people say that make us feel like bumpkins
Rich people love to be covert about how rich they are. Maybe they’re scared to be too braggadocious or offend someone. Maybe they’re trying to be relatable to the common man. Maybe they’re worried that people are going to ask them for money if they know how rich they are. Or maybe they’re afraid to …
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Sibling Rivalry Turns Nuclear When Brothers Feud Over Their Mother’s Inheritance, Leaving Back-Stabbing Siblings Without a Designated Gravestone at the Family Mausoleum: ‘[My brothers] don’t deserve to be buried next to Dad’
These back-stabbing brothers learned that if you play dirty with the executor of your mother’s will–your responsible sibling–there’s a chance you’re throwing away your chances of becoming an heir to the family fortune. Money makes everyone crazy. Although we like to think that we can keep our heads on straight when it comes to inheritances, …
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‘They think I don’t need the money’: Babysitter Gets Short-Changed by Cheap Parents After They Find Out She Drives a Nice Car
If you went to the gas station and tried to give the cashier $1 for a gallon of gas, they’d probably laugh at you and send you packing. We learn from an early age that goods and services cost money, but somehow, once entitled parents spawn an expensive baby, normalities don’t apply to them anymore. …
Seguir leyendo ‘They think I don’t need the money’: Babysitter Gets Short-Changed by Cheap Parents After They Find Out She Drives a Nice Car
‘It’s extremely poor etiquette’: Woman’s buffet behavior causes stuck-up friend to call her ‘disgustingly low class’
Certain pockets of the world are weirdly obsessed with etiquette. I recently stumbled across a video where a woman was teaching how to let «the bag serve you» or «the water bottle serve you» rather than «serving the water bottle.» It was all about not paying too much attention to your purse or your water, …
Seguir leyendo ‘It’s extremely poor etiquette’: Woman’s buffet behavior causes stuck-up friend to call her ‘disgustingly low class’
Redditors Reveal Their Everyday Luxuries That Turn Every Day into a Delight
Without those brief, ephemeral moments of happiness, how can you get through the daily grind? We need something to look forward to. Anything could work, that includes a movie, dinner, vacation, or even a date. The options are unlimited. However, it’s important to remember that you can treat yourself from time to time, the world will …
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Bride and groom gift $800 to each wedding guest, pay for their first-class flights: ‘For a 100 guests that’s like half a million alone’
Many people dream of their fairytale wedding. Movies and TV shows put big ideas in our heads about over-the-top ceremonies in exotic, far-flung locales, huge couture gowns, and all the bells and whistles. Weddings capture our imaginations: they’re parties, yes, but they’re also public displays of love, family, and most importantly, of wealth. They’re opportunities …
Seguir leyendo Bride and groom gift $800 to each wedding guest, pay for their first-class flights: ‘For a 100 guests that’s like half a million alone’
Boss chews out employee for buying $10 soap despite buying $100k luxury car for himself: ‘How do you think I got so rich?’
Hypocrisy is a common disease in the contemporary workplace. And we all fall victim to its wiles every now and then. Like when I tell my cat, who is whining to be fed at midnight that «food is over for the day,» when I’m jauntily cracking open a bag of fresh potato chips. Or when I’m driving, …
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Millionaire chews out friend for asking to borrow $5: ‘She’s posh now, and is not of your world anymore’
«Friends and money should never mix,» said the subject of this recent Reddit post. Whether or not they are ultimately in the wrong… that’s still up for debate, but that statement remains true. Like business and pleasure or oil and water, some things are better left un-mingled. Of course, it’s hard to avoid sometimes. If you ever go …
Seguir leyendo Millionaire chews out friend for asking to borrow $5: ‘She’s posh now, and is not of your world anymore’