“Money Talks, Wealth Whispers”: 30 People Are Sharing Small Things That Scream “I’m Rich”

There are plenty of stories about the lavish spending of the rich and famous. Athletes, movie stars, and business moguls love to flash their designer clothes, sports cars, and yachts. But some of them, often the most successful, live incredibly basic lives, just like the rest of us do. Just not out of necessity. They have the cash to bathe in splendor and excess; they just choose not to.

There's a recent discussion on Reddit, that started with a question from a now-deleted user that asked: "They say 'Money talks but wealth whispers,' what are the subtle signs of wealth?" and people who have identified them in real life are illustrating the differences between those who desperately want others to know they have money and those who are content with how well off they truly are.

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Ohh I can definitely answer this one! I used to do remodeling/carpentry in very wealthy town here in New Jersey. Depending on the job/task at hand I’d spend anywhere from 6 months to a year inside multimillion dollar homes, 8am-6pm, I’d pretty much be a witness to a lot of rich folks entire days. Not to mention I also was able to interact with these folks.

Here are things I noticed beside their beautiful homes & cars that hinted to me they are very well off:

Extremely intellectual conversations.

During my lunch breaks I’d always chat with clients & man when I tell you these people could dive DEEP into almost ANY subject. Especially the more finance/money/economic related topics. These people were all well versed and decently knowledgeable in many areas.

They never raise an eyebrow to any price.

I had one client be quoted $16,000 USD for an exquisite living room rug (including its installation), & with no hesitation he had the check written out within minutes. To this day that experience still numbs my mind.

They dressed like normal people.

I never caught any of these people wearing clothes covered in LV logos, or Gucci signs. If they werent dressed down in a suit for work, they wore solid color t shirts w/ khakis or jeans and running shoes. Though I did have one client who would often wear blazers over his t-shirts.

They traveled… A LOT.

Had one job where the client was traveling the world. Literally. His maid would allow me and the crew access to the home during the day and we would lock up on our way out. We kept contact and communicated job updates through facetime & pictures. Had another client where him and his wife literally would leave the country every week to give me and the guys “space to work”. Talk about F-U money.

Their kids, if they had any, were very well mannered and well spoken.

I’m talking as young as 6 years old. These kids would consistently greet me and the crew properly & be able to hold good conversations. And express no shyness or timid behavior, very well spoken kids. Sometimes it would be so odd to me that an 8 year old would be able to talk to us like a 30 year old.

They have a lot of books.

Every home I worked in there was a library somewhere within it.

I could list so many more but these are just some! If you made it this far thanks for reading!

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“Money Talks, Wealth Whispers”: 30 People Are Sharing Small Things That Scream “I’m Rich”

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