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Wealth—whether it’s generational, inherited, self-made, or based on luck—can have a bizarre effect on some individuals. While some folks do their best not to let their riches change who they are, others slowly lose perspective and have less and less in common with the rest of society.
Today, we’re looking at some of the most out-of-touch and tone-deaf things that internet users have ever heard rich people say aloud, as shared in an intriguing thread on AskReddit. You’ll find their insights below.
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#1
A boyfriend of a former friend of mine was angry because his grandmother had bought him a house of his own but it didn't have a pool. She seemed to agree and think it was unfair. I can't even comprehend being that picky about just being given a no-strings attached house.
TeenieMeanie 8 months ago
20 years later, I am still grateful for the 10 yr old Honda Civic junker Mom and Stepdad got for me for my first car.
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
My first car I bought from my brother for $100. I loved that car.
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Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
Well if he's going to be paying property taxes, I could understand refusing a "free" house, but whining about a pool is just obscene, imho
Tom De Paul 8 months ago
In 1980 I was a freshman scholarship student at Stanford. I went to school with the children of cabinet members, those whose families lived in Beverly Hills, Newport Beach, and Brentwood, and those whose father drove a Rolls. Each and every one of them would be mortified by this behavior. In fact at first glance you would assume they were middle class or on scholarships themselves.
Nitka Tsar 7 months ago
Well.. you would have to be stupid or really desperate to buy from temu
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BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
What is your first language? If it's Spanish, Italian, French, or Portuguese, I would be happy to translate for you. But I'm really having a hard time understanding your posts. No shame, English isn't my first language either, but I've lived in the UK and US, so I've picked it up rather well.
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#2
When I worked at a hospital, one of our technicians went home after their shift ended but left themselves logged into Amazon on the computer at work. This technician was a huge fan of the Boston Red Sox, like a legit superfan. One of the surgeons thought it'd be funny to order a bunch of NY Yankees stuff on their Amazon account. I thought it was a funny idea too at first. Turns out, the surgeon spent over $250 on the Yankee stuff. This technician was probably only making $9 an hour, so that's a massive amount of money to them. When I told the surgeon they definitely went overboard, he smirked and said, "It was only a couple hundred bucks."
Being a surgeon myself who grew up with no money, I uploaded $500 into the tech's Amazon account so that we could still enjoy the joke without ruining this guy's financial life.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
That's sort of nice, but the money taken out was likely directly out of her account. Now she's out that money but has $500 to only spend on Amazon when she could need it for bills.
Petra Peitsch 8 months ago
And you didn't report your POS colleague to authorities for committing fraud, OP? Also, nice saving.
Epona 8 months ago (edited)
Why was the technician browsing Amazon at work instead of y-know...working? Also, how did the OP put money into the techs account when their (OP) info was different to the techs?
Marleina Hershberg 8 months ago
Amazon sends emails about orders placed, so this tech would've seen the order and been able to cancel it, right? IF this even actually happened.
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
This has happened to me more than once. People that grew up without proper parenting and have no concept of boundaries, just need to be marked for the rest of us to be wary around.
#3
My rich aunt was pretty wealthy, but then she married a man who was wealthy to a much higher degree. MUCH higher degree. They were married for about 15 years and had a good life, but he was older and passed away. Apparently his nurse made changes to the will in the last few months of his life and it left much less to my aunt than she was prepared for.
I remember her crying to my dad on the phone and saying, "How am I supposed to live on only $2 million a year?!?!"
Meanwhile, my family are teachers.
Sue Denham 8 months ago
I get it. But I'm also somewhat astounded that "his nurse made changes to the will".
Petra Peitsch 8 months ago
Maybe is true, maybe not. I guess, that was the aunt version of the story.
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Nota Robot 8 months ago (edited)
Yes and yes, but 3) I do not pity someone who cannot make ends meet with 2M a year. Such people disgusting me.
Load More Replies... Crystalwitch60 8 months ago
2mil a year GET OVER YOURSELF WOMAN , some of us survive on f**k all !
Brian Droste 8 months ago
Did the nurse make the changes to the will by the request of the husband? That is a possibility.
If you have enough wealth to no longer worry about the cost of food, shelter, gas, clothing, education, medical care, etc., then your perspective is going to be very different from anyone who’s barely making ends meet and living paycheck to paycheck.
Understanding what ‘regular’ people worry about means that you have to interact with individuals from all walks of life, not just the folks who go to the same country club as you do. Genuine empathy starts with being open-minded and actively listening to someone instead of making assumptions about the challenges they face.
Now, that’s not to say that rich people don’t have anything to worry about. Far from it. A major source of anxiety is worrying that you might lose your wealth… especially if you’ve worked hard to earn it. Bad investments, global market shakeups, and risky business ventures can make generational wealth evaporate fairly quickly.
#4
Any of those rich celebrities, etc talking about "We're all in this together", and complaining how hard it is in lockdown because they're trapped in their 5-star hotel or squillion-dollar mansion.
Mike F 8 months ago
Listening to them whine about being stuck home hits different when you are living in an apartment as opposed to a huge house.
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
As a Brazilian currently living in the US, I like to carry around a few Reais (Brazilian money) and ask people "what can I buy with 3 Brazilian Dollars?" The answer is nothing, even in Brazil.
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#5
In college, I once got a temp job working at a sorority house dinner. One of the girls was dropping off her dirty plate at the sink for me to wash. She looks at me, then turns to her friend and said, “God I could never have a job like that where I had to touch other people’s food. I can hardly stand to touch my own food when I’m done eating it.”
That was over 20 years ago and it still sticks with me. Did she think I was washing other people’s dishes because it was fun for me? I was there because I didn’t know how I was going to eat that week otherwise.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
Reminds me of one instance in my early days working at the thrift store. We get people from all walks of life, some wealthy. You can often tell who the wealth posers are by how they treat the staff. I had my rack on the floor, putting out clothes. (We have no change rooms, btw.) A young woman was trying on a TON of clothes at a mirror next to wear I had my rack. I put some clothes away, went back to my rack and froze because the lady was looking at me like I was a mutant. She says to me after a long pause "So... aren't you going to take my clothes?" Of course, we get customers putting rejected clothes on the racks we're working on. But this lady just plops a big, unorganized stack in my arms. It wasn't so much of helping out a customer. It was the cringy, condescending tone that she thought I was only working near her to serve her. She gave me more and more clothes to put away. We're also timed as to how long it takes us to put away clothes, and not take long helping people.
Agat 8 months ago
How are people trying the clothes on if you don't have a changing room?
Load More Replies... Petra Peitsch 8 months ago
What did she think, when she is going to eat in a restaurant, what the chef is doing? Yeap, touching her food with bare hands. So, her fgood being touched by a total stranger, is okay for her? That mental gymnastics!
Portentia9 8 months ago
I knew a fellow that was a personal chef at a sorority house in Austin, TX. The stories he told me about those gals... Wealthy people are truly revolting and repulsive.
angelmomoffour62 8 months ago
I totally understand that, sometimes we have to do a job that doesn't pay too good but to put food on table we have to.
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
Touching your food after you're done eating it requires rather long fingers, no matter what digestive state it's in. But no kink shaming here.
Epona 8 months ago
I'm pretty sure the lady meant any crumbs or sauce on the plate after eating the meal, not the gross thing you said.
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Teenagers who are mad when they don't get a car for their 16 birthday because they expect one
Also ones who throw fits because they didn't get the *right* car.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
When I was growing up, my parents told me "You can have a car when you can pay for it and the insurance yourself." (I found this curious because I had never expressed the least interest in having a car.) By the time I was 15, my dad had died and my mother was faced with hauling five kids around to various places, as well as working full time. Then it became "When is it we can go an get you your license?"
Deborah Aitch 8 months ago
I bought a couple of cars in my youth from my parents as I knew they were well looked after and they let me have them on the cheap.
Load More Replies... BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
I didn't want a car, I lived downtown. I preferred to take the bus or subway. Better than trying to find parking.
Biytemii 8 months ago
Omg for my 16th bday party I was given my parents old Ford ltd which was great! A safe car if I learned the hard way awesome. I didn't have my license yet but would be getting my permit soon so they drive it for the time being. Whelp... My mother was turning left into our driveway(I live in the Poconos so lots of windy crazy roads... Fun as a teen) a kid 2 years in front of me hit the front of the Ford as it was turning and like jumped off a rock through my fence and my garage stopped them. Everyone was ok thankfully but yeah that is how I lost my 16 bday present.... A car lol
Mel in Georgia 8 months ago
A co-worker of my husband's who lived in a wealthy Texas suburb told him that the high school his kids went to had a "New Car Day," where kids were presented with keys to their new rides. Imagine not getting one when all your friends were! Ridiculous.
BrownEyedGrrl 8 months ago
I worked 2 jobs and attended college at the same time in order to put my kids in private school. (Public schools are horrible here). A girl at their school was crying because her daddy bought her BMW in the wrong color.
Bi.Felicia 8 months ago
There's spoiled rich brats all over the world, not just in the US.
Load More Replies...It’s probably fair to say that many parents want their children to be better off and have access to more opportunities than they did growing up. However, even if you inherit a vast amount of wealth or hit the jackpot in the lottery, it doesn’t automatically mean that you’ll pass it on to the next generation. Mismanagement, reckless spending, and a poor work ethic can wreck the family fortune.
In short, instead of being wasteful, it’s helpful to be grateful for what you have and to recognize the opportunities you’ve been given that others might not have access to. Wealth also brings with it the means to genuinely change the world for the better through business or charity ventures. And a good rule of thumb is to always live below your means and to spend less than you earn, no matter how much you have in the bank or trust fund.
#7
Rishi Sunak - the UK's finance minister saying mid-covid while millions lost their jobs due to lockdown saying people should "live off their savings" apparently since we haven't been able to spend money because everything is shut we've saved money..
Despite not earning money because everything shut down.
सूफ़ीया ज़मीर 8 months ago
Didn't he also say he had a difficult childhood because he didn't have Sky TV or some such?
Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
We have alot of Rishi Sunaks in the Dàil in Ireland aswell, absolute no clue Idiots
#8
It’s only one banana what could it cost, $10?
Epona 8 months ago
How is this the only comment referencing the show Arrested Development? I clicked on this article because of the reference, to see how many comments about the show there would be, and there's only one! I don't even really like the show (apart from Michael Cera, Jason Bateman and Mae Whitman.
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Alexia 8 months ago
Haha, reminds me of a former political candidate. Trying to look compassionate and close to people, his team took him to a subway station (probably for the first time in decades). He took out the equivalent of 45 USD to pay for his trip. The cost of a trip was 70 cents, and you could pay directly with your debit card.
#9
I once worked for a guy who took his full time nanny along on a ski trip for him, his wife, and three under 10 kids. Because of my boss's job he was able to get high end hotel rooms comped for him and his family but even so I heard him telling the person arranging it on the phone that they could stick the nanny in any old tiny and nasty room anywhere b/c she didn't need to be treated nicely.
Later, when discussing the trip, he said he didn't get why the nanny didn't enjoy herself and take time to ski. I asked if she knew how and he said no but there were lessons there for something like $200-300. Knowing my own budget, I asked if the nanny made more money than I did and my boss said no. I said there was no way his nanny could afford those lessons.
He scoffed and said if that was so it was because she didn't budget properly. He added that it wasn't like she had to spend her money on rent because he knew she was still living with her parents.
I just marveled at how he never put the pieces together at how much money $200 was to someone in her situation, or that the reason why she was living with her parents still was probably because he wasn't paying her enough.
Something to beware of is so-called lifestyle inflation. Essentially, this means that a person starts spending more money once their income increases, as they hope that buying more new things will lead to happiness. Because your spending increases alongside your higher income, it means that you’re likely not saving more money.
According to Investopedia, some of the things that can trigger lifestyle inflation are getting promoted at work and graduating from college. Generally, you can avoid this issue by placing more value on experiences rather than buying material things, as well as prioritizing your financial independence.
“There’s nothing wrong with upgrading your lifestyle as you earn more money; the trouble comes when you don’t increase your savings and investments at the same time. Focusing only on increasing your spending means you’re likely to still live paycheck to paycheck and struggle with creating a financial buffer to protect against future emergencies.”
#10
Moving into the dorms freshman year of college, I overheard a girl absolutely losing her s**t because her mum was "only" giving her $200/week. We lived in dorms, had required meal plans and weren't allowed to have cars on campus, what are you spending that much money on?!
I've never gotten an allowance in my entire life. The very notion of someone handing their kid $800 every month is still completely baffling to me.
angelmomoffour62 8 months ago
We didn't get a allowance either we were expected to do the chores...
Michael Largey 8 months ago
I don't blame the mum. Not having this young lady in the house is easily worth $200 a week.
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
When I was in college I made more than $200/week. I was full time in the Army, making about $24K/year, but I also had a lot of side jobs making a few hundred per project. But a lot of my money went to food, rent, and car (I didn't live on campus for what should be obvious reasons).
Brian Droste 8 months ago
I remember getting an allowance for a very short period ofv ime. For the time it wasn't very much but I didn't complain.
#11
Customer: “And then, my son landed his helicopter in our yard and the grass got all messed up. We had to pay the landscapers to get it all looking the same again. Can you believe that!?”
Me: “I literally can’t imagine ma’am. Now, do you need any more adjustments to your blinds?”.
Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
Where shall I get my helicopter to land when I'm finished installing your blinds ma'am
#12
"Just get it fixed". B***h if I could afford to fix it it wouldn't still be broken.
Christina Born 8 months ago
Had a friend/employer who thought this way. I mentioned offhand that I hadn't had my hair cut professionally in years. She told me to just save $10 a week and I'd be able to afford the haircut. Could not understand there was not $10 to save! Just sell something, then, she said. Sell what? I don't own anything worth money!!
What are the most out-of-touch things that you’ve ever heard someone who’s well-off say? What do you think it would take for them to change their perspective and become a bit more down-to-earth?
Have you ever felt like you’ve said something tone-deaf when talking about spending and wealth? If you have a spare moment, we’d love to hear your thoughts! Feel free to share them below.
#13
Friend dated a really rich guy. Like he had $27,000 A WEEK fun money. He didn't understand why my friend couldn't just leave his job and go to England for week for a vacation.
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
For those of you who left your slide rules at home, that's $1,404,000 of fun money annually.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
My slide rule is right here, but it's broken.
Load More Replies... Epona 8 months ago
Why does being housebound and disabled mean you would not know what fun money is? You clearly have access to the internet, why not just look it up? I don't mean that to be rude, I'm just confused about why you mentioned being disabled and housebound as a reason to not know what fun money is.
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"The workers don't deserve $15.00 dollars an hour; I didnt make that much when I was young.".
StrangeOne 8 months ago
If you value the task and service to be available, that you would s**t bananas if that service wasn't at your beck n' call, then that service worker is worth more than the legal minimum wage, that was put in place to protect workers from being taken advantage of by stingy, cheap employers. You would also be well-aware that many service workers are worth more than minimum wage, and that companies are capable of paying their employees very well, and that the companies would not be where they are without the frontline workers.
Jayeff Vee 8 months ago
ow much did a gallon of gas or of milk coast when you were young? How much was your rent?
Devin Schmitt 8 months ago
I remember when I got a 5 cent/hour raise, bringing my hourly rate all the way up to $3.00/hr! I was rolling I. money! /s
Serena Myers 8 months ago
I earned slightly more than that for a 40 hour week when I got my first job in 1974. £13.00 a week, which I believe is about $17.28? Still and all, the bedsit was only £5.00 a week!
#15
Friend invited me out to eat. I told her that I couldn't. That I needed to wait for payday. That I just paid so my bills and didn't have much left over. Her response was " wait so you don't have money, but you work so I don't understand. Can't you just get like $100 from your parents?".
StrangeOne 8 months ago (edited)
Some wealthy people think those who live paycheque to paycheque are unemployed.
Alexia 8 months ago
Reminds me of my former high-school boyfriend. He was genuinely surprised that I wasn't able to save any money. "But I save money every week, and my parents also gift me money for special occasions, such as Christmas or summer vacation. Can't you do the same?" Tried to explain him that we were struggling to pay bills and to have 3 meals per day, but he was unable to get it: "You must be spending all your money in a foolish way." 🙄
Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
I live paycheck to paycheck and my friend lives off her parents and was shocked when I couldn't take a week off to go to her family's holiday villa and leave my 10 month old kid and husband at home, she said I needed to be fun again 🙈
#16
One of my friends is insanely rich and doesn't really take a no for an answer.
Calls me in the middle of the week (it was Tuesday) and informs me that I am going to Cyprus with him for two weeks, flight is going to be in three days if I agree. Let me inform you that I am a student, I have a part-time job and two cats.
It was really nice of him to take me on a trip, but I can't since I live a middle class life. Took me one hour to explain to him why I can't go.
StrangeOne 8 months ago
I would be asking if he's willing to support me for those 2 weeks and beyond, and find a cat sitter and pay for one. If he's so insanely rich and interested.
#17
I dated a man who was the son of a wealthy businessman. The family made millions and they paid the son $150k a year to manage the company newsletter. He literally just put out a two page newsletter quarterly.
The family was going to Paris for holiday and invited me to go. I was in college and made $14k a year.
Everyone was upset I wouldn’t go. Businessman offered me a $50k loan until I could liquify some assets. He was shocked to learn I didn’t have any.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Not sure if I'd feel comfortable accepting it, but why WTF doesn't he invite her if he has so much money?
Christina Born 8 months ago
Exactly. Just sell something. Sell what? My third yacht? My slightly used jet?
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
I make a hair under 10K a year (before taxes), and have saved 15% of every paycheck every month since I first got paid. Living within your means is a question of discipline. Stop coddling yourself and accept what is. Life is not a disney movie.
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
I don't believe you. That's $833/month, minus the 15% you're saving, and let's assume another 5% for taxes you're claiming to live off of about $670/month. You might be able to "support yourself" on that wage if you have your housing and medical care paid for. A single room for rent where I live is about $1000/month, I don't even live close to an expensive market. A studio apartment will run you $1200-$1400/month. Cheapest apartments I could find in Oklahoma City (supposedly the cheapest market in the US) was $650/month. There are subsidized housing programs where the government will pay for your housing on your behalf, but that's hardly somebody getting by through being disciplined. That's living off the taxable wages of others. I'm not saying people should be homeless, but I wouldn't go around bragging about your cunning and discipline either.
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I was with one of the owners of a company I worked for years ago and in a meeting for year-end bonuses, he stated, "Wouldn't it be cool to get everyone a new car for bonus??"
Then our Finance Manager actually showed him what that would cost. His response?
"Well...I could do that if I wanted to, even if the business can't."
We didn't get new cars...
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
I'd rather have the cash. I don't need a new car, and couldn't afford to pay the taxes on it if I did get one.
#19
“Struggling in a 1 bedroom apartment when you’re young is part of the fun”….
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
IDK, I enjoyed my 20s. I didn't really live in a 1 bedroom, as I always had roommates, and I jumped from country to country working on different projects for a few months to a few years at a time. It was a struggle, and I never had much money, but I loved my life.
Load More Replies... Petra Peitsch 8 months ago
I don't get it. What's wrong with 1 bedroom apartments, if you are living alone? Young or not. Do you really need those 2 other rooms and plus 1 bathroom just for yourself? It's a waste of money paying higher rent or mortgage for all that unused place.
Helena 8 months ago
People around me died when I was younger. So I inherited the family heirloom stuff most people inherit in their 60's when I was 18/19. That required at least a two bedroom just so I had a place to store it. Not to mention. Where are you going to keep cleaning supplies, or hobbies, or a desk etc? You need more than a place to sleep and poop for it to be called living.
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Bartlet for world domination 8 months ago
A one bedroom apartment is half a month's minimum wage, over here. Sharing is caring, right.
Nitka Tsar 7 months ago
I rented a room with kitchenette and a tiny bathroom from a very cool „old“ lady, when I did my apprenticeship. It was fun fending for myself for the first time. Drove my bike to work and took the train to school. I was lucky to get that room. It was very cheap. Fun times.
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
Your OWN apartment? Wow... I didn't get to live alone until I was in my 40s
#20
Everyone I work with is middle class & comfortable & they all look down their noses at poor people. I've lived in poverty before and had to rely on benefits for a year or two after my Foster mum died so I know what it's like to have nothing and to have to scrape by on the bare minimum but these guys think it's all free council houses and nightly takeaways and Primark shopping trips. I get into some heated discussions about it all at work.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
I tuned my wife in, a SAHM when she complained about some of the choices forced on working single Mom's. "Yup! imagine making $500/wk and paying $150 of that for child care"..."oh"
Tropical Tarot 8 months ago
My wife and I were doing great until last year. She started a second job so we could save money. Then my 20 year old car died. That made it a struggle for us. It was more than 2 weeks of her salary at her second job. I'm disabled but I do have a bit of income. We're just a a couple of paychecks from disaster.
TheRightToArmBears 8 months ago
Imagine being middle class and looking down on the people you are closest to. No, sir, you are NOT almost rich.
#21
A very wealthy longtime Episcopal church member stood up at "the annual parish meeting" and spoke her mind after the Rector announced an $11 million capital funds drive to take place over 3 years.
She said, for all to hear: "I don't come to church to hear about miscellaneous matters that detract from our focus on worship. I'll simply give you a check for the amount and let's move on with it.".
Michael Largey 8 months ago (edited)
Things like this happen. We had a school board meeting to discuss building an elaborate soccer complex. A parent asked how long it would take to raise the money. When told 3-5 years, he said "That's too long. I'll send over the check tomorrow." Kicker - none of his kids played soccer.
nottheactualphoto 8 months ago
Kicker - I see what you did there. But seriously, folks, it's nice to see a parent taking an interest in something that doesn't affect them personally.
Load More Replies... Mrs Irish Mom 8 months ago
If someone is going to donate 11 million or a soccer complex then fair play to them, they are doing good deeds with the millions they have
#22
I run a higher end store that sells lighting and ceiling fans, etc.
I once had a customer roll up in her brand new Jaguar F-Pace and get quite upset when we didn't have multiple of the $2800 lights in stock that she wanted. A simple web search would have told her that we are a showroom and these items are 'order only'.
She proceeded to get extremely huffy and ask how her dogs were going to see to get into bed and a manager needed to 'fix this right now'.
Trying to keep my composure, I explained I was the manager and asked for a bit more information.
Turns out this lady had a separate house built for her Cavalier King Charles Spaniels on her property complete with televisions, beds and a person to care for them after 8pm when she was done with spending time with them.
She eventually ordered the lights and brought one of the dogs into the showroom when she came to collect her goods. It was the most unsoscialised dog I have ever seen and yapped loudly the entire time, disrupting my other customers and snapping at a child who tried to pat it.
She was gobsmacked when I explained due to the fragile nature of many of our displays we had a 'no dogs' policy.
She still bought her little hellhounds nearly $6000 worth of crystal chandeliers for their house.
Her story regularly gets retold when we have entitled customers to make ourselves feel better. She is our 'It could be worse...' story.
#23
I don't think she was rich so much as very comfortably middle class, but my former boss once told me I should just "hire a car" so I could get to work faster and without the worry of contracting COVID on public transport.
I was in my early twenties and she was paying me minimum wage. What on earth made her think a hire car would be in any way economical?
She got very defensive when I politely pointed out it would cost me £600/month (not counting the fuel costs for a 40 mile round trip each day!) and therefore out of my budget.
Nota Robot 8 months ago
Sure; could you sign my declaration form in advance please, I mean, it's exclusively for work, no?
BeesEelsAndPups 8 months ago
I am comfortably middle-class I couldn't afford to do that. Nor would I suggest somebody making less than me do that. This lady is rich
#24
Not one or two things, but many. One of my friends comes from an upper middle class background and has confused philosophies. He will never outright say that the poor deserve to suffer, but says that subsidized/public health, education, day care, shelter, food, etc. are what is ruining our nation. This in a country where less than 5% of the population even qualifies to file income tax (file, not pay, only 1.5% actually pays any income tax) and where more than 40% of the population is regarded to be one crisis away from abject poverty and starvation.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Have him tell that to the barista or the C-store clerk..or the fast food server, or the waitress...I'm sure they will be in agreement. :P
#25
There was a guy on a forum I frequented years ago who clearly grew up rich and once said he didn't have sympathy for anyone who didn't always have $20k on hand to cover emergency expenses. It's wild, he genuinely thought that everyone should be able to easily save that much.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Well, took him no effort at all to set that sum aside and he's just an humble average guy...
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
There is no such thing as 20K emergency expenses. No emergency costs that much if the patient has any hope of survival.
#26
Just last week I was at home with my GF and she invited a friend of hers for a coffee.
The guy has a pretty rich GF and he was telling us some aneddote.
Basically the girl has a dog which hasn't yet learned that he can't p*o inside the house. The girl has also a maid and a butler, both filipinos: one of them is totally disgusted by dogs' p*o.
Nevertheless, the girl, her BF and the butler literally force her to collect the aforementioned p*o.
And this guy, sipping coffee and almost peeing himself from the laughs, was telling us how fun it was to hear her struggling to collect the p*o while hearing the maid retching (eventually throwing up in the toilet).
Me and my GF felt a mixture of disgust, cringe and realization that money make some people really unsensitive.
Magenta Blu 8 months ago (edited)
My current situation is so bad that I won't care if I reached cleaning dog p*o all day long, if they PAY me. I just don't care what I have to do, disgusting or not, as long as I get money I need the money
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
People like this are why I love hearing about bankers going bankrupt and being "forced" to get a proper job to make ends meet
#27
I had a co-worker who worked for the social aspect. She didn't need the money. When she found out how much money I had in my savings (3 figures), she said "What do you do with all your money?" I said "That IS all my money." She just stared at me.
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
"That IS all my money." hit me like a train. So many memories of exactly that encounter. People just do not care.
#28
My doctor told me that I should get private lessons at the gym since public lessons aren't allowed with our restrictions. She said "what else are you going to spend your money on?"
I told her I rent, food, phone plan, meds, and a bus card is more than my wage.
#29
Poor people should just get a job.
Youtubers working fast food for the “fun” of it.
Bragging about how they don’t want o donate a $1 for a local charity because they already donated $10,000 to another.
Brian Droste 8 months ago
I only had to have two jobs im my life. One full time and one part time. That was for maybe 6 months.
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Don Adams 8 months ago
"Poor people should just get a job", said by the same people that make applying online frustrating at best, ghosting what seems to be 90+% of applicants, the, if an interview is granted, using crappy methods like the wobbly chair test, the salt test, the dirty cup test, etc. My hope is that St Peter has a similar interview process for them to get through the Pearly Gates.
#30
An old boss looking at buying a new car. "I thought it'd be around $180-200,000 but when I found out it was $250,000 I had a bit harder time justifying it"
Or when talking about the resort he was building in Thailand.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
A luxury is a personal frill, but building a resort is a business investment.
#31
“Pull it from your savings.” What savings!?
#32
Anything Ben Shapiro says. He does not understand working class Americans.
"Sell it to *who*, Ben?! Sell it to WHO?!"
Also upper middle class kids who think it's easy to move cities or internationally, or travel in general.
Growing up we were so goddamned poor. So poor. It's awful and to this day I am a bit of a miser, and fairly insecure about presentation and lifestyle. I strongly suspect the reason I can't date is I can't afford to not live with roommates. Stop telling poor people to "get your s**t together" as adults. We're f*****g trying you knobs!
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
There is this invisible wall that keeps people who grew up poor from mingling with rich people and having the same job opportunities. I hate that lie of "everybody can make it if they try hard enough". No, only few can make it because the rich and privileged make sure to keep their privileges.
Sue User 8 months ago
The problem in USA is not that the poor cannot rise. It is that there is no room because the rich cannot fail.
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#33
I work at a private school and they give each student their own iPad when they enter pre k and use them all the way up to 6th grade.
One of my fourth graders who had been there since pre k told me that she thought everyone in the world is just given an iPad when they are born.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
So tell me, does this private school have a mono-theistic view of the world?
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
See now THAT is how you CREATE monsters like this. You teach a child scale BEFORE you hand them something they did not earn.
Epona 8 months ago (edited)
Pre-kindergarten. As in school for kids under age 6 (the average age kids start elementary/primary school). It is also called pre-school. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindergarten#:~:text=Kindergarten%20is%20a%20preschool%20educational,transition%20from%20home%20to%20school.
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"If you don't like your job, go find another instead of b******g about it."
Well gee, it's as if I never thought about finding a new job in the first place. The worst part was this was said by a person that didn't even work.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Well, I guess victim-blaming is easier than admitting that 1) they are privileged and have no clue and 2) the system is pretty s****y, to put it mildly.
#35
When I first met my GF's aunt, we were chillin' in her giant house, giant kitchen, freshly renovated with all the trimmings. Beautiful place. I look over and notice she's got these real tall s**g rugs in a couple of the rooms and I ask her how she vacuums the things because, well inquiring minds want to know! She replies with "Well first of all...you're assuming I clean my own house..."
Then I knew, ok we're on that level. All she had to do was say it any other way that sounded less pompous.
Heffalump 8 months ago
It's not even a euphemism: s**g as in shaggy, hence the difficulty vacuuming. I think they do it to provoke comments so they can demonstrate engagement to advertisers.
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Analyn Lahr 8 months ago
S H A G?! Really?! It's a style of carpet or hairstyle or fur on an animal (and British slang for adult time). But seriously, you gonna censor the name of Shaggy too?
StrangeOne 8 months ago
My mom's ex husband had a small s**g rug he expected me to vacuum. I can take the rug beater attachment off and use one of the just sucky ones. Still a pain in the a**e. I gave up and stopped trying. It was his rug.
#36
Not me, but a friend of mine is a surg tech in a hospital and he once overheard two doctors talking to each other. One was trying to decide if he wanted to buy a Tesla Model X (the most expensive one iirc) and the other doctor already owned two. Trying to sell his colleague on getting one, the Tesla-owning doctor said "they're so safe! I don't understand why everyone doesn't own one!" Completely forgetting that he was talking about a $100k car.
#37
Many, many cases from the Philippines from when the country was hit ***hard*** by the pandemic last year (and it continues to struggle today)
One example is Manny Pacquaio's wife [posting pictures](https://www.preview.ph/fashion/jinkee-pacquiao-designer-bikes-hermes-louis-vuitton-a00300-20200709) of her Louis Vuitton and Hermes designer... *bicycles*(?)
People are starving from businesses being shut down, many are dying from coronavirus, and this *senator's* wife is showing off her ludicrous luxury c**p.
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
That is crony capitalism for you. It was bad enough when Estrada was in there, but now MARCOS is back, I just have no sympathy left for them, honestly. You've done this to yourselves.
#38
"Who thinks fresh flowers are a waste of money? I LOVE buying tons of fresh flowers all the time!".
Soosh_tr 8 months ago
nothing feels like luxury to me like picking my own flowers near a bike path or a field: and its free! very rewarding 🌼🌾🌸
Load More Replies... Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
Why do people enjoy cutting life off at the ankles and watching it slowly die of starvation?
#39
That because of a fire in their own private condo they were forced to live in a FEMA trailer like people after hurricanes. Problem: This woman had an apartment rented (funded by insurance) in the most expensive apartment complex in the city but it was apparently the equivalent of FEMA trailer. My jaw literally dropped and I’ve never forgotten that and it still makes my skin crawl especially after surviving and helping out with Hurricane Floyd in my hometown seeing people lose everything and fleeing Katrina from college.
tameson 8 months ago
Rich women has to live in an up-scale apartment for a few months after there was a fire in her condo. She says it is the same experience as those who have to live in a cheap, government supplied trailer after a hurricane. FEMA means the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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During the first bit of the pandemic when everyone was baking bread and there was a shortage of yeast, my mum scoffed and said: "what idiots, panicking about yeast! Just put the bowl in the yard under a blooming tree! Honestly, people these days are so out of touch..."
It never once occurred to her that not everyone has a huge yard full of blooming trees.
(We aren't rich, not even close, but she's been taken care of her entire life and has never had to work a single day. She still lives in the house she was born in, and is really out of touch with reality.).
tameson 8 months ago
Maybe she meant getting a sough dough starter going? But that doesn't require putting a bowl under blooming trees...
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#41
An ex-boyfriend’s mother grew up on a ranch is south central Texas, which she now co-owned w her siblings. The bf got permission to take me down one weekend to see the place. His mother (who hadn’t visited the place for some time) casually said, “Let me know if the window is still intact, will you?” I forgot about it until we were on our way there, and asked what was up with that. Turns out, the window in question is in the front parlor, with a chaise lounge sitting under it. When they were schoolgirls, his mother and her sisters had ‘written’ their initials on the glass with their diamond rings.
#42
I was once told to never reveal a good deal. They said I should make it seem like I paid full price.
ElfVibratorGlitter 8 months ago
This is so opposite how I grew up. The bigger the discount the better? Oh this? $5 at a yard sale!
David 8 months ago
I grew up middle class, bragging how much you saved at a clearance sale was how you flexed
Load More Replies... Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
This ties into the articifial "shame" imposed on people of lesser means. The notion that you got a deal, implies you need one, which to these monsters is shameful. The murican adage is "we don't want cheap cuz we ain't cheap". I really wish I did not understand this, but I've been on this planet too long.
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Sheena Leversedge Wood 7 months ago
I remember, very many years ago on Coronation street, two characters wearing the same dress, and they were arguing, and one of them said "at least I didn't get mine in the sale!" as if paying more for the exact same dress made her better. I mean, I wouldn't brag about paying more than someone else for the same thing
#43
I heard a girl complaining that she got a Lexus for her birthday instead of a Jaguar… she was 15 years old🙄.
#44
Last week the prime minister of my province said about the lack of appartement and the price of those available. « You can easily get one for 500$ and that can raise to 800$ - 900$. » But the reality is for 800$ you can afford one room in colocation. The reality is starting at 1500$ and rise up. After he try to justify by saying he was talking for the student. But the problem it’s not the student who get in the street caused by speculation and reno-viction. It’s the family’s. Even when the 2 parents are working. And the other who get homeless built a tents camp and they also been kicked out. Nowhere to go the curfew etc.
BTW her’s it’s only 3 months of not cold temperatures.
GlitterPanda 8 months ago
I'm glad it wasn't just me... this made no sense and it wasn't because of the $ symbol placement
Load More Replies... Orysha 8 months ago
Every gocvernment member andd House Representative shoul be given the minimum wage in their country and no more. It would help them reconnect with reality.
Mike Rodrick 8 months ago
Congress was never meant to be a full-time paid position. It was an honor to serve.
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"i don't know why anyone would want to love in a small house" she loves in a multi-storey country house with horses etc. most people don't want a small house we just can't afford a big one...
Lady Eowyn 8 months ago
I would love a little house of my own. I live in a very small apartment.
#46
Why don't the homeless just buy a house..? Have legitimately heard this said more than once without s/.
Serena Myers 8 months ago
I'll ask the old homeless lady that I give £1.00 to when I can, why, with all the £'s she's given every day to feed herself, she doesn't just save it all up and buy a house. Knowing Babs, she'll just give her witch chuckle and wink at me. She has a place to sleep at night, and food, and clothing, she gives the few pounds she gets to an animal sanctuary. Bless her.
#47
“Depression and anxiety shouldn’t affect you that much. Just pick yourself up”.
ElfVibratorGlitter 8 months ago
Yes, I had a man tell me to pull myself up by my bootstraps.
Load More Replies... Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
I don't even take these seriously anymore, I go straight to explaining newton's laws and pretend I dont understand the expression "pick yourself up"
#48
Listen to any Career Politician.
Geoffrey Scott 8 months ago
Just say "Jesus"...you'll get reelected. "we stopped abortion!" .."oh, good. Did you also raise Medicaid, SNAP,, free school lunches, and all the other devices for those you 'saved' '?.."Ummmmmm"
DC 8 months ago
Found a Typo! It's supposed to be "ruining", not "running".
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Doesn't exactly answer your question, but there's this awesome scene I love from the documentary Queen of Versailles. Basically about this rich family building America's biggest house and showcases their decline as 2008 hit.
In it, they all get really drunk at a Christmas party and the real estate guy starts blabbing about the entire economic situation. Basically about how they were able to get away with financial m****r -- the banks duped all those people, their mega businesses profited, they got away with it, and now the country is doing the same exact thing and letting them get away with it all over again. Guy seemed amazed that the system was so easy for them to manipulate if anything.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Anybody familiar with German tax fraud scemes: c*m-ex, c*m-c*m: rich people making investments in order to get the transaction tax reimbursed twice. Worked because it was complicated and because it was done by rich people.
#50
My ex bought a 10k massage chair, but wouldn't buy PSN to play CW because she had to buy clothes to match the purpose. She also didn't know how to cook, lived in her own house and was a horse riding champion.
She was tone deaf to some things not all, like she knew the struggles, and knew things, but somethings she didn't get. It honestly broke me a bit when I broke up with her, but you know, things happen.
Inservio Smurf 8 months ago
PSN is playstation network... but CW? Can someone else fill the rest in?
What do you think ?
Michael Largey 8 months ago
I retired after a career teaching at a Catholic high school. I went back for an event where the bishop was also in attendence. He came up to me and said "Now that you're retired, do you plan to do any travelling?" I had to tell him "Bishop, on the pension you pay me, I have to save up for trips to the grocery store." His eminence moved on to another conversation.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Would be nice if they admitted it at least. Something like, sorry I forgot I am privileged BUT I do appreciate the work you did for years and I wish it would offer you the opportunity to travel.
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Random User 8 months ago
My boss was going on a rant about how "They should start charging higher fares on public transit to weed out the folks who make taking a train feel like a third-world s***hole, maybe then the rest of us will stop driving and care about the environment." For context, tens of thousands of the working class use the trains for work DAILY (and no, they're not "third world s***holes") while my boss shows up only twice a week, and is chauffeured to work. And the nerve to say "the rest of us"!
Lara Verne 8 months ago
My cousin dated girl from a rich family, and she was absolutely clueless about a lot of things. She was like: "I don't get how people are homeless. Just buy a house! " Or " This woman just told me that she can't go on vacation, because her job don't pay so much, why don't she find better job them?" or "Why you clean your house, that's housekeeper's job!". Funny thing, her father decided that she should know how hards is to make money and make her to work summer job in some low pay factory. After that, she stopped with these comments. I guess she finally got it.
Michael Largey 8 months ago
I retired after a career teaching at a Catholic high school. I went back for an event where the bishop was also in attendence. He came up to me and said "Now that you're retired, do you plan to do any travelling?" I had to tell him "Bishop, on the pension you pay me, I have to save up for trips to the grocery store." His eminence moved on to another conversation.
Rachel Pelz 8 months ago
Would be nice if they admitted it at least. Something like, sorry I forgot I am privileged BUT I do appreciate the work you did for years and I wish it would offer you the opportunity to travel.
Load More Replies... Random User 8 months ago
My boss was going on a rant about how "They should start charging higher fares on public transit to weed out the folks who make taking a train feel like a third-world s***hole, maybe then the rest of us will stop driving and care about the environment." For context, tens of thousands of the working class use the trains for work DAILY (and no, they're not "third world s***holes") while my boss shows up only twice a week, and is chauffeured to work. And the nerve to say "the rest of us"!
Lara Verne 8 months ago
My cousin dated girl from a rich family, and she was absolutely clueless about a lot of things. She was like: "I don't get how people are homeless. Just buy a house! " Or " This woman just told me that she can't go on vacation, because her job don't pay so much, why don't she find better job them?" or "Why you clean your house, that's housekeeper's job!". Funny thing, her father decided that she should know how hards is to make money and make her to work summer job in some low pay factory. After that, she stopped with these comments. I guess she finally got it.
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