Pregnant stay-at-home mom of a 3-year-old with a housekeeper and nanny tells her CFO husband making 7 figures annually that she feels like a single mom: ‘I know he works hard, but it feels like he is completely absent from our lives’

Everyone has a God-given right to complain about their lives. One of the best plays of all time is about a whiny, rich, 30-year-old unemployed prince whose mother married his uncle, the very Uncle who was responsible for his father’s demise. Some might say that Hamlet is a spoiled brat, but you’d have to have …
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‘You are extremely out of touch and tone deaf’: 18-year-old landlord hides wealth from her roommates, arguments ensue when they open her mail

Growing up is realizing that everyone has their own arrangement. Sure, you might be jealous of that girl with the fabulous apartment and clothes and wonder what she’s doing better than you. Odds are… nothing. She probably just has rich parents. But some people are weird about their wealth. They try to be humble about …
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‘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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‘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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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People Who Worked With Wealthy Folk Tell All in Juicy Reddit Thread

You know what they say… they are just like us… regular people… Throughout my life, I have encountered a fair share of affluent people. There are now two categories of wealth we ought to pay attention to. Old money would be the first, and new money would be the second. There are several ways to …
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Former Spoiled Kids Share The Times Their Privilege Was Checked Hard

When you’re a kid, it’s hard to fathom that everyone doesn’t live the same way you do. You assume everyone’s parents are like yours, everyone’s circumstances are the same, and everyone has the same goals. It’s a huge part of development to realize that everyone’s family works differently… that not everybody has taco Tuesday, and …
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Redditors Share the Wildly Out of Touch Things They’ve Been Told

If you find yourself rubbing shoulders with the upper crust, it won’t be long before they say something that they think will be relatable to everyone, but actually reveal their deep ignorance. The result can be a fun mix of amusing and insulting. Of course, being out of touch is not all about wealth, it …
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Redditors Share the Quiet Luxury Brands We’re Too Broke to Know About

The phrase «quiet luxury» has entered the lexicon in the past couple of years to signify a new kind of style for the uber-wealthy. Not just for the regular rich, but for the Jeff Bezos and Logan Roy type of rich. Apparently, for the 1% of the 1%, logos are out and unidentifiable, yet somehow …
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