She’s so out of touch that all you can do is laugh about it. Have you noticed that the more money someone makes, the more out of touch they become? There are people out there who fully believe that you cannot afford to live in New York City unless you make $250K+. They find it …
Seguir leyendo Rich 45-year-old mom guesses that the average American makes $300K annually, freaks out after discovering it’s closer to $50K: ‘I spend that much on clothes every year!’
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Man considers leaving 6-figure front desk job because he doesn’t ‘fit in’ with wealthy environment: ‘I just feel like I’m faking it all day’
Do you feel like you’re faking your personality at work? Most jobs require some level of masking, especially customer service ones. You can’t go around saying how you feel all the time because then you’d scare away all the customers. You have to pretend like you want to be there and that your true passion …
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Wealthy 20-year-old complains about credit card debt, friends complain she’s ‘cosplaying’ their real struggle: ‘Telling me I wouldn’t know difficulty if it hit me in the face’
Would you tolerate your wealthy friend complaining about money? Complaining about money is a hallmark of friendship, especially when you’re young. You’re in it together, and you have a shared struggle. Rent is always too high, and pay is always too low. You find catharsis in working through it together, and you know you’re in …
Seguir leyendo Wealthy 20-year-old complains about credit card debt, friends complain she’s ‘cosplaying’ their real struggle: ‘Telling me I wouldn’t know difficulty if it hit me in the face’
Wealthy son asks his 60-year-old parents not to leave him any money in their will because his brother and sister are greedy: ‘My parents seem offended that I don’t want their money.’
Is that really his decision to make? It’s a pretty standard rule of etiquette not to tell anyone what to do with their money. You can give well-meaning advice to your friends and family when they ask for it, but offering unsolicited money advice is almost always met with backlash. It can be frustrating to …
Seguir leyendo Wealthy son asks his 60-year-old parents not to leave him any money in their will because his brother and sister are greedy: ‘My parents seem offended that I don’t want their money.’
30-year-old boyfriend refuses to respect girlfriend because she grew up wealthy, claims she hasn’t worked for anything: ‘I’m not sure what you want me to do about my parents being rich and at this point, you have to get over it’
One of the biggest and most common roadblocks in a relationship is understanding how each other grew up. We all grew up differently, even if the superficial details are the same. Everyone has a different family and thus a different story. You could’ve grown up in the same town at the same time with the …
Seguir leyendo 30-year-old boyfriend refuses to respect girlfriend because she grew up wealthy, claims she hasn’t worked for anything: ‘I’m not sure what you want me to do about my parents being rich and at this point, you have to get over it’
Parents discuss why rich parents spend thousands of dollars annually on their children’s sports teams: ‘If you’re wealthy then $20K is a small price to pay’
If you didn’t grow up doing expensive travel sports, you probably underestimate how much it sets families back. The average extracurricular activity is a couple of hundred dollars a semester. Sure, spending $300 so your kid can play a puppy in 101 Dalmatians The Musical might sound like an exorbitant price to some families, but …
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Polite woman refuses to look after 96-year-old neighbor, after already having her 76-year-old mother live with her, she claims the elderly woman has other grandchildren and enough money for a caretaker: ‘I’m not willing to give up any more time’
Helping out a neighbor now and then is completely fair. Helping out a 96-year-old lady who lives alone is even more expected. But taking on the role of the «always-at-your-service granddaughter» crosses that invisible line between the two houses. The problem with doing a favor, and the reason many people hesitate before stepping in, is …
Seguir leyendo Polite woman refuses to look after 96-year-old neighbor, after already having her 76-year-old mother live with her, she claims the elderly woman has other grandchildren and enough money for a caretaker: ‘I’m not willing to give up any more time’
Teacher calls her 41-year-old retired husband a loser because he spends all day playing video games: ‘I make $125k/yr in income off my liquid assets. I just want to chill after working a stressful job for 15 years’
Most of us can expect to work nearly every day for at least 8 hours a day until we’re 65; for some, it’ll be even longer. There is a way out of this ratrace, but it doesn’t come easy. There’s a whole community of people who work extremely hard and make a ton of money …
Seguir leyendo Teacher calls her 41-year-old retired husband a loser because he spends all day playing video games: ‘I make $125k/yr in income off my liquid assets. I just want to chill after working a stressful job for 15 years’
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 …
Seguir leyendo 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’
‘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 …
Seguir leyendo ‘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