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Sand Ers 4 days ago

This. Having piles of money will not make you piles happier. But having enough to get from month to month without ever having to wonder if you're going to come up short makes life infinitely less stressful.

18points

Lew k 4 days ago

Spot on. This is where I decided we were comfortable too. Ordering what I want in a restaurant or deciding I'd pick up a tab and not worry how much it was. Not scared to go to nice restaurants for birthdays or whatever because I was worried I couldn't afford it. Being in a spot where a car repair or unexpected expense was going to drown me in months of eating mac & cheese to catch up. Not rich by a stretch but the feeling of not struggling just to live was an amazing achievement after spending the first 30+ years of life poor.

12points

JM 4 days ago (edited)

Yes. My husband and I regularly comment to each other on the fact that we have finally arrived at the amazing place where we have the ability to buy groceries without having to calculate the bill. We have worked very hard for a long time to get to where we are, BUT, we are also acutely aware of and grateful for the opportunities that have allowed us to get to where we are at last.

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Paulina 2 days ago

Same. We often talk about this with my husband too.

0points

Weirdo with Internet 4 days ago

Wealth is the privilege of confidence

6points

ZGutr 4 days ago

I know. I 'm not rich either, but can buy things i need without looking at prices. However, money has been tight in my life (especially as a kid) so i'm still very aware of prices and considering what to buy. It's just a second nature. I frequently are in some store holding something thinking "I want this!, I can afford it" and then after a few moments I think "Okay, so then you have it, then what?" ..... and I put it back. I want it, I can afford it, but I don't really need it.

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Steph Rs 4 days ago

I live comfortably now, but I will never forget the day I realized I didn’t have to choose which bills I could pay that month. Or that I could go to an ATM and actually have enough cash in my account to take money out. It’s been more than 20 years and I’m not nearly as responsible with money as I should be. But every so often it still hits me and I feel this wave of relief.

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Sven Horlemann 4 days ago

This is wonderfully written. I agree 100%. It completely reflects how I see my and my families life.

2points

Michael Largey 4 days ago

I am financially comfortable chiefly because I've lived long enough to benefit unexpectedly from several wills.

2points

Sue User 4 days ago

I cant do this, no matter how comfortable. Yesterdsy i went grocery shopping. Thought, " hey raisin bread with tea might be nice" $4.79. Nope, cant do it. Will wait for the local discount bakery to have follar day. The fear of how easy it is to lose it all rums too deep.

1point

ucp 4 days ago

I’ve always been conservative with spending because I was poor as a kid. Missed meals, donated clothes, no heating in the house kind of poor. Through study, work, and fortune, I became firmly middle class, but always struggled with letting go. Recently, however, my wife and I came to the conclusion that we want to spend what we have earned (still with a safety net of our own making). She made a but on a trade deal, and gave me the money to buy my dream car. I still can’t believe that I drive the modern version of the car I had on my wall in poster form at 10.

1point

Mammuttipähkinä 4 days ago (edited)

I have never experienced that. I grew up in poor family and they taught me how to compare prices and what to buy to save money. Now i do minimum wage job two times a week. It's very physical job and even if i work only 5 hours at a time, i'm completely exhausted for the rest of the day. Even though i'm living with as little cost as i can, i'm living over my expenses. Unfortunately there isnt much where to save anymore.

1point

Paula G 4 days ago

Much like you I started at the bottom and worked my way up to being quite comfortable financially. For me it was using able to fill the car up with fuel, instead of having to work out what other expenses I had before payday and only filling it half or less.

1point

sbj 4 days ago

Same here and I appreciate every day how fortunate I am

1point

Mari 4 days ago

I've teached my kids how to buy and calculate the price. I am always on a small budget and it's no joy to go out for groceries. I hope my kids will have it better and one day they don't have to look at the prices and can go out to eat.

1point

Watermelon 3 days ago

Nope. I'm doing well, financially. I always check prices. All the wealthiest people I know watch their money.

0points

Trillian 4 days ago

I agree it's something we should appreciate, but when did being able to buy groceries without worrying become a synonym for being rich?

0points

Rafael 4 days ago

If we treat money as a means to an end, this is the endgame.

0points

Julia Mckinney 4 days ago

We're doing well also but still take advantage of good deals like getting 4- 12 packs of pepsi products and only paying for 2- 12 packs.

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Bartlet for world domination 4 days ago

I am in the same situation as OP and I do call myself rich, because that's how it feels. I may have confused my niece, though.

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45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I like the saying:

Having $1,000 isn’t a bunch of money, needing $1,000 is.

fr3nch13702 , Alexander Grey Report

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Anne Nattermann 4 days ago

Absolutely!!!

23points

SideHustleNinja , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege “Just have your accountant handle it.” Bro, my accountant is me with a calculator and a mild panic attack.

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Jenna Kay 4 days ago

Accountant? I believe that any accountant would look at my finances and be like, hey, you need to borrow some cash?!

32points

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Rich is relative. Living in a small home with water you can safely drink out of the tap might make you rich to many people in the world but you might be poor in your area.

korepeterson , Swanky Fella Report

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ILoveMySon 4 days ago

Exactly.

17points

Guest426 , Pavel Danilyuk / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege The unwavering belief that all it takes to be successful is hard work.

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Jenna Kay 4 days ago

Lots of people work their ever loving butts off and can barely afford a small apartment, food, and an old used car.

45points

sztrzask , Mikhail Nilov / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Most people in the thread aren't describing rich people things, they are describing "above-living-wage" things.

F**k it, destruction of middle class isn't 'going on', it's done done.

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Petra Peitsch 4 days ago

Yaps, I have the same feeling. I think, the answers are coming from the USA ... mainly. What they are saying as "rich-people" things, are for me, let's say normal. And I'm a middle-class person, based on my country's ranking.

18points

Conscious_Second8208 , Getty Images Report

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I have one that nobody ever thinks about, but friendships!!

When you move in wealthy circles, maintaining a circle of friendships is much easier. They have the time, energy and money to prioritise trips away together. They can meet their girlfriends for dinners because they have access to childcare and don’t have to be up at 5am 5-7 days a week. They can outsource their admin, they don’t have to be calling the electrician or spending the day taking their car to a mechanic. They have access to a high level of medical care so may spend less time chasing medical issues around. They have the freedom to pursue these friendships.

When you’re working class, you and all your friends are working their assess off just surviving and keeping on top of their responsibilities. We’re all busy and exhausted, so maintaining friendships takes a lot of work and sacrifice.

It’s why we always see wealthy people with like 40 close friends and we have like 2 close friends we struggle to make time to see.

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Marnie 4 days ago

Such a great point.

17points

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege The stress caused by lack of money or debt. If you’ve never experienced it, you can’t imagine it.

PeteUKinUSA , Getty Images Report

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Mauve Mouse 4 days ago

It dominates your life.

23points

Footlingpresentation , Brett Sayles / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Choice: the rich choose what they want to do and the poor choose what they can do without.

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Angela B 4 days ago

Heat, or eat? Pills (medication), or bills? Going without, so that your child can eat. The list goes on.

13points

Foxtrot-Uniform-Too , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#10

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege There was an article in Norway some years back asking rich people how they saved money. I think this was after the 2008 financial crisis.

One billionaire, Stein Erik Hagen, answered that he was frugal by sending his old shirts back to his Saville Row tailor to have his shirt collars replaced. He suggested more people should save money like that...

It has become an example in Norway of how absolutely clueless and detached some rich people are.

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Bob Brooce 4 days ago

I save far more money by buying shirts that are cheap enough that I can just throw them away (or use them as rags) when they're no longer good enough.

11points

vikinato , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#11

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege People who hire others for household tasks like laundry, housekeeping, grocery shopping, cooking, and yard work often assume everyone does the same. This might explain why they think you should work longer hours and have little time off. For us everyday folks, just managing housework can feel like having another job.

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Jenna Kay 4 days ago

Housekeeper, laundress, accountant, legal advisor, chef, gardener, secretary, nurse, vet tech, mechanic, tailor, babysitter, teacher ... it's not like having one other job, it's like have 20 🤪

29points

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#12

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Unpaid internships. So many people have no idea what a luxury it is to be able to gain valuable experience and contacts in your chosen field while in college. I could never afford to take an unpaid internship because I had to earn money to pay for my tuition, rent and food. So while some of my classmates were working unpaid at law firms, I was delivering pizzas and working on a moving truck.

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PeepPeep the duck 4 days ago

I’m so glad we don’t do unpaid internships like America - we as teenagers generally speaking, will do a weeks worth of ‘work experience’ and then when you get the job your get paid, cos it’s a job. Do other countries do the US style ‘unpaid internships’ or is it just there? It’s seems like just free slave labour with the excuse that’s it’s work experience

25points

Eljay60 , Ari Alqadri / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#13

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I’ve found something Harrison Ford said decades ago sticks with me - money buys time. You can hire anything from a lawn service to a nanny to a chef, so you only do things you enjoy and hire others to do the stuff you don’t.

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Ru Bee 4 days ago

Look up Mr Fishoder and his top hit "absolutely nothing makes me happy" from bobs burgers!

5points

myspace_top8 , Kampus Production / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#14

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Worked for a guy who inherited the company from his father: “If people hate their job why are they there”.

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Michael Largey 4 days ago

"Just wait."

6points

anon , Jess Loiterton / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#15

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege When I told my boss my wife was pregnant she told me how we should go on a trip before the baby comes. She started talking about how much she enjoyed her recent trip to Hawaii. I'm just sitting there like, she's back in school, she's cutting hours at work, we have to care for a baby soon. Like I'm not made of money we can't all just go to Hawaii on a whim.

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Yellow dot 4 days ago

I dont understand how a person with a $1,000,000 paycheck can look at someone with a $1,000 paycheck and say "Yup, you can do everything I can do!"

17points

toastthematrixyoda , Liliana Drew / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#16

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Back in college, a girl I had met from Europe (can't remember where) was telling me about her home and she casually mentioned "the maid" like it was a normal thing. I asked her about it, and she told me that everyone there had a maid. She looked absolutely dumbfounded when I asked, "Does your maid have a maid?"

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Petra Peitsch 4 days ago

I'm really curious abput that girl's country, because no specific european country comes to my mind, where having a maid is an everyday-noermal thing.

23points

Perfect_Zone_4919 , Antoni Shkraba / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#17

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege When rich people hear about poor people getting check cashing loans with high interest rates they assume it’s because poor people are dumb or irresponsible, not that they have an urgent need for cash now and are forced to take a hit due to urgency. .

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Michael Largey 4 days ago

Guess who own those check cashing companies and get richer from them?

23points

#18

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege My buddy who is rich asked me if I had a personal assistant. I do well but I'm not rich. There is no room in my budget to pay a person an entire annual salary to look after my errands. He has 2.

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Diolla 4 days ago

Reminds me of Tigerlily in 90 Days.

2points

FluffySoftFox , Ahmet ÇÖTÜR / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#19

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Constantly going on vacation

had a friend once that was much better off than me surprised when I explained to them that I hadn't been on vacation since I went to Disneyland when I was like 12.

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Marla Singer 4 days ago

In the states, even being allowed that much time off work is uncommon in a lot of job sectors. Let alone having the money to travel when you do get time off.

13points

pug_fugly_moe , fauxels / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#20

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Their social networks. Small example: “my son just graduated college with a degree in blah blah, and my good golf buddy owns a blah blah firm. I’ll ask if he has a summer internship opening.”

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Michael Largey 4 days ago

This is part of the reason the aristocracy were guillotined during the French Revolution.

24points

soylentOrange958 , Jason Toevs / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#21

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege My wife once got stuck overseas during the pandemic. Her covid test came back 'inconclusive' at the airport and there wasn't time to retest before her flight. The airline refused to let her fly and wouldn't refund her flight. My rich aunt happens to live in that city and heard what was going on. She offered to let my wife spend the night at her house and to pay for a new flight (she is an amazing lady). My aunt was out of town at the time, so she had her driver show up at the airport and drive my wife to the house. The driver had been told to give her 'pocket money' for the evening. I then got a call from my aunt. She was all embarrassed and wanted to know if we always fly first class or if business class would be okay. Apparently there were no more first class tickets available for a few days and she didn't know what to do. It literally never occured to her that economy was an option or that her nephew and his wife might never have flown business class, let alone first class.

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PeepPeep the duck 4 days ago

She sounds sweet 😂 I have friends like this, really nice and well off but they don’t have any comprehension of how a regular person does things 😂 ❤️ I can’t help but giggle at her idea of a lesser quality flight and being stumped over having no first class options 😂

17points

anon , Mert Coşkun / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#22

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Summering and Wintering.

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Michael Largey 4 days ago

Only rich people use seasons as verbs.

32points

nowwhathappens , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#23

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Starting off with help from Mom and Dad that allows them more flexibility in maneuvering their life than everyone else has.

I've seen it a lot of times. Usually lovely, kind, caring people who certainly don't think of themselves as rich, aren't over the top about spending, live in the suburbs and have 2.3 kids and a dog, think they are where they are because they work just as hard as everyone else, think they have similar life problems to everyone else. And they may well work just as hard as everyone else and have any number of life problems...but because of the push they got at the beginning, usually in the form of downpayment assistance on a house, their life is VERY different than many others. They don't see it that way. But, the difference in having a $100,000 mortgage and a $200,000 mortgage is hugely enormous to what your monthly budget can look like, and truly rich enough parents can and do make that change happen for their kid(s). AND then usually Mom and Dad (or their financial advisors, whose contact info they pass on) know the best ways to use extra money to make more extra money, whereas people who aren't in that position don't know or find out anything about these topics.

Source: grew up in a town and went to a university that were each quite financially diverse. I'm definitely not from the top or bottom ends of that diversity, but have seen many things since college that make it clear that the "parents helping out" thing is something that if it happens is a rich person thing that the kids don't realize fully is a game-changer.

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Sand Ers 4 days ago

Don't realize -at- -all- is a game changer.

5points

ThisSorrowfulLife , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#24

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege The people in those Rocket Money ads that don't realize they have multiple subscriptions coming out of their account that they don't know about. How?????????

Edit: Based on replies, anyone not noticing charges on their account is not living paycheck to paycheck. If you are well-off enough to not live paycheck to paycheck, you are richer than you think.

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Courtney Christelle 4 days ago

Meanwhile I’m scrutinizing the $1 hold on my checking account for pre-paying at the gas pump.

9points

Berlin_Blues , Vika Kirillova / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#25

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I had a GF end the relationship because I couldn't go to Monaco on a whim for breakfast. She went alone.

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Bobby McKee 4 days ago

Hell, I can't even go to the donut shop for breakfast on a whim.

30points

Qualified-Chicken , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#26

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Had a super wealthy boss that refused to give me a raise. Just outright wouldn’t pay me more. He’s turn around and spend hundreds of dollars on dinners. Dude was always wearing $500 plus shoes.

He once offered me a piece of furniture. I loved it and thought it was simple so he let me have it. His wife had ordered it from Europe and they decided it didn’t fit in their decor. I looked it up after I got home. It was worth as much as they paid me in a year.

They’re all nuts.

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Heather Menard 4 days ago

Sell it

19points

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#27

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I always told myself when I was younger that I would know when I "made" it when I could fill up my car without caring about how much it costs. Filling up was such an unobtainable luxury for me until my mid to late 20s.

MNWNM , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Brian Droste 4 days ago

That stil is in my life. I doubt it will ever happened.

10points

Thin-Rip-3686 , Dimitri Kuliuk / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#28

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Destination weddings, and destination bachelor/bachelorette parties.

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Petra Peitsch 4 days ago

They are 98% anyway dumb, despite the money.

14points

Goddessfemdom1 , Antoni Shkraba / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#29

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Access to quality healthcare is definitely one of the most important ones.

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Bartlet for world domination 4 days ago

It's almost like European 'socialism' makes everybody rich.

13points

internet_commie , Magda Ehlers / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#30

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege My company introduced 'unlimited PTO' (AKA a tool to deny workers vacations) a few years back with some blurb about a higher-up who thought it was a wonderful idea because a year ago he had a chance to go on a $99k (my estimate) 5-week safari in Tanzania but the poor sap only had 3 weeks vacation available and had to make compromises to go....

Yeah. I'm sure that happens to factory workers, secretaries and junior engineer ALL THE TIME and we can all totally relate!

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Red PANda (any pronouns) 4 days ago

Can someone explain to me what unlimited PTO is?

6points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#31

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Viewing politics strictly from the lens of their investments.

anon , August de Richelieu / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Marla Singer 4 days ago

On the flip side, poor people have to fixate on what they think particular candidates or legislation will do to their daily cost of living, so it becomes all about money for them too.

9points

Chance-Work4911 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#32

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Nannies. When a rich woman has a baby the talk is "who is your nanny", not "did you find a daycare with decent hours that doesn't suck away your whole paycheck?".

I was shocked when hearing about a young couple's trip to Europe and how they had to pass on their first choice flat because they needed more space for the nanny. They bring the nanny on the trip - to care for the child while they do all the fun stuff. Legit thought I might switch careers and become a nanny when I heard that.

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Sand Ers 4 days ago

It's soul sucking work though. The Brady Bunch isn't a documentary, and rich people don't think of the servants as family.

10points

#33

Just paying to fix all of life's problems, big and small.

Nail in the tire? My old boss would go get it patched. I would take my tire off and plug it myself.
Painting the house? He hired painters. I bought paint and brushes.
Cleaning the house? That's what cleaners are for! No, that's what a swiffer and a vacuum are for!
No time to cook tonight? Takeout! Not me, meal prepped last night instead!

And he never understood why I didn't just PAY for this stuff. Probably could've figured it out if he looked at my pay check once when he signed it...

Edit: Holy f*****g s**t you people that took this to mean "you're rich if you can't plug a tire" are f*****g idiots. The point is my old boss solved EVERY problem with the "throw money at it" solution and wondered why I didn't solve ALL my problems the same way. Not EVERY example above applies to EVERY person or situation. F**k I can't believe I need to explain this.

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Brian Droste 4 days ago

I understood what you meant.

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#34

Being pretty and well kept. Having health care and resources impacts the way you look so much.

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Bobby McKee 4 days ago

That ain't no lie, I have no teeth but a few broken nubs because I can't afford to go to a dentist. I'm sure rich people have like perfect teeth.

8points

MuNansen , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#35

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I find most the rich people I meet are aware of the money advantages they have, but they often still underestimate the compounding effects that access to all kinds of experiences and opportunities has had on them. Not that they don't appreciate them, but they're not fully aware of the scope of the advantages.

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DrBronxx 3 days ago

They're aware of the advantages they have, but not of the disadvantages others have.

2points

#36

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege I mean, it's one banana, how much can it be? 10 dollars?

0Neji , Anna Tarazevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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bbgorilla 4 days ago

It's from Arrested Development

7points

#37

I once met a dear old lady at a gas station, we were both filling up our cars.
I just threw the petrol nozzle in and let it fill up - probably $100 worth in those days.
She commented in a quavery voice: "I can always tell when people are wealthy, they can afford to fill their cars up right to the brim! I just put in $5 at a time when I can afford it."
She wasn't expressing jealousy or animosity in the slightest, in fact she was quite cheery about it.
Bless her soul, I hope she's doing well.

Gypsyfella Report

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Brian Droste 4 days ago (edited)

Sounds like you could have offered to pay to fill her tank up and pay her gas then.

21points

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#38

Easy networking. Rich people tend to know a lot of other rich people, and rich people are connected. References for elite colleges, internships, jobs, etc are all circulated through roughly the same group. Someone’s parent or brother in law or best friend definitely knows someone.

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Christine Gutkowski 4 days ago

They've often gone to prep schools together too. They tap into a network right there, their parents often having gone to the same schools and they have connections across the country.

5points

anthonystank , Edge Training / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#39

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege This is the biggest blind spot, in my experience. Rich people understand that they have more money; they do not understand that they also have far, far fewer consequences if for any reason their money runs out or falls short.

It’s that, and not checking prices at the grocery store. Those are the two biggest rich people things.

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Sand Ers 4 days ago

Rich people think "I can't afford it" means "That's more than I expected to pay". No, dude. It means it costs $5000, and I have $300 in the bank after I pay rent.

6points

tyvmforyourtime , RDNE Stock project / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

#40

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Flying business/first class (apparently).

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Sand Ers 4 days ago

That "(apparently)" made me suspicious, so I checked. Posted by someone who thinks "I have to save up to fly 1st class twice a year" means they're one of the working stiffs. Bítch, I'd have to save up for 10 years to fly 1st class once, and it would be a "just once in my life" experience. And by save up I mean bank every dime that currently goes toward any sort of "extravagence". No more "walking to the shop for ice cream coanes a few times a year" kind of extravagence.

14points

#41

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege That way of planning with others kind of assuming people can take leave from work at any point and without much notice.

thatcluelesslad , SCREEN POST / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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Marla Singer 4 days ago

Even people with flexibility in their work schedule (like people who work from home) and retired people forget their privilege. I'm still shocked whenever someone tries to make plans with me during the workday. Like no, I can't just leave the office early cuz I feel like it.

3points

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#42

45 Times Rich People Were Completely Blind To Their Privilege Not realizing when payday is.

cheekypeeky3 , Tima Miroshnichenko / pexels (not the actual photo) Report

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bbgorilla 4 days ago

Geez I don't know how much it would take for me to achieve this

4points

#43

Having "spontaneous" vacations without budgeting or planning ahead.

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Sue User 4 days ago

I have a friend i work with. I knew he was well off but never knew how much. Last week he told me he booked a trip to Disney for New Years. Him, wife, three kids. Hotel inside park. He has dogs so need boarding or pet sitter. He did this on a whim.

3points

#44

Having a cushy life, not having to deal with normal adult stuff at all.
I went to university with a bunch of students from well off families. They didn't have an ostentatious lifestyle, but parents bought them a one bedroom apartment, financed the education, bought them a (modest) car, paid for holidays.

They didn't have a mega rich lifestyle, but they sure never had to struggle to find an affordable place to stay or worry about how to finance all the books needed while still eating or how they were going to survive the summer breaks. (They got a cushy internship job because of connections and parents made sure they still had funds.)
After each exam, they would go somewhere to relax (SPA, Mediterranean, ski resort), while the rest of us were passed out, trying to get back together, while eating ramen noodles.

I can't imagine having such a stress free, well connected life from the beginning.

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Sandella 3 days ago

I've known people like this from my student days. I've found it's a lot harder if not impossible to maintain these friendships into adulthood, the class difference seems so much more stark and it becomes impossible to relate when one of you is struggling to pay rent, whilst the other is living easy in one of their family's 70plus property portfolio which they're all set to inherit. Still miss them sometimes though sigh.

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#45

I have a niece who is clueless about finances and has always had money available to her. Growing up she would always invite her friends and cousins to very expensive restaurants on her birthday or other occasions and expect everyone to chip in at the end for the bill. She got pissed at my son when he started declining her invitation, even when he explained he couldn’t afford it.

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Nikole 3 days ago (edited)

Many years ago I met two friends at a nice restaurant as it was one of their birthdays (I got her a little gift… I wasn’t doing well financially at all). When dinner was over I went to pay my share and the birthday girl opened her wallet. The other friend said, “Oh put that away! It’s your birthday so it’s our treat!”. I think I just kind of weakly smiled…

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Mari 4 days ago

Today I was walking home in the rain with bags of groceries. My feet were hurting but I didn't want to take the bus ( so I didn't have to pay the bus fare) my hands and shoulders were hurting because of the weight. When I saw everyone driving by in their nice, warm cars, I could cry. But then I remembered at least I can buy groceries, we are not hungry, so I was thankfull and happy again.

12points

Nea 4 days ago

😊

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Libstak 4 days ago (edited)

When you can budget it, get yourself one of the fabric fold up bags with wheels, check the 2 dollar stores, got mine for $15, it is a God send.

2points

Angela B 4 days ago

Sending you hugs and sunshine.

2points

Rafael 4 days ago

My wife usually says "we're poor" or "we can't afford X" (clothes, electronics, a car), and it annoyed me very much, didn't knew why. One day I realized: she don't know "poor" as I do. We can definitely afford X or Y - maybe wouldn't be wise to buy it, but I still remember when I really, truly couldn't afford it, as in "I don't have that much money in my account" way. Saying we're poor now - that I can buy groceries without a worry, and replace a broken phone or computer with the latest model - feels like an affront to past me that panicked when his work/home computer (it was the same!) died and I couldn't afford the parts to fix it!

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S 4 days ago

Bizarrely relatable. I was dating a girl who was oil rich (didn't know at the time). She asked me to go Argentina to her parents ranch in a couple of days (from the UK). I couldn't go because of working for a living... and not having the money. She goes "it's only a few thousand in airfare and then it's all free when you get there". It was a nice offer but completely detached from reality. She ended going via Rome for a couple of days, met a guy in a cafe, paid for his airfare and by the time she got back I was not her play thing anymore. Wild.

7points

Richard Graham 3 days ago

I've always been Rich. That is my first name. Even when I am flat broke if someone asks me "Are you Rich?" I can honestly say "Yes".

3points

Tristan J 4 days ago

Bored Panda really has obsessions with the non-poor and boomers

3points

Tams21 4 days ago

I remember having to decide between cheap shoes that would need replacing in a year and end up more expensive in the long run or expensive shoes that would last but cause me to struggle to afford to eat for a couple weeks. Healthy food costs more, you don't have time to exercise because you're working 60 hours a week to afford rent but heaven forbid they raise minimmum wage. And the healthcare you inevitably need after being forced into such an unhealthy lifestyle is also not affordable.

3points

nottheactualphoto 2 days ago

So? How did the shoe situation work out?

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Rita Verschuure 4 days ago

My parents were never in the financial situation that they could help me out with housing, a driver's licence or our wedding or anything like that. But they did what they could with diapers, paid for groceries plus when they came over or would send some money (50 euros) for birthdays etc. It helped. Enough that we can do the same for our boys, plus help with rent every now and then and safe up some to help with an upcoming wedding. Our boys might get to the situation where they will have enough to pay for their kids' drivers license.

3points

NennyRoh 2 days ago

So viewing the additional posts pre-selection including the last post (fir oldwr threads) is no longer available for free? BP Premium? Really?!? This world is overflown with subscription and Premium S**t, and now you too? You became the very thing you swore to destroy! GOOD BYE!!!

2points

Gene Perry 4 days ago

the rich always have bail money.

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S 3 days ago

And lawyers to find the 'technicality' that gets them off.

2points

Mimi M 4 days ago (edited)

The biggest privilege? Not worrying (at least not about money). And not realizing that this is not the usual or natural state of things. Note: I am currently in a phase of life where I don't worry that much about money, but that's because I live very frugally. Which, btw, is another way of feeling 'rich', because I make a bit more than I spend. But not because I make a lot, but because I spend little. On the contrary, I know someone who's husband makes a lot but who feels 'poor' because their lifestyle leaves no room between income and monthly expenses.

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Traveling Lady Railfan 4 days ago

THIS! The money going out is just as important to "wealth" as the money going in. I know people who make literally 6-10x more money than I do but they are careless in their expenses , so I have "more" money. I don't ...I just do everything I can to keep costs down.

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Sanfransweety 3 days ago

Love my boss dearly, but a few months ago, he explained to me numerous times what. Laundry room of an apartment complex was....as if I had never heard of one in my life.... meanwhile he doesn't pay his employees enough to afford to rent a studio in a ghetto let alone apartment complexes that have their own names and laundry rooms.

1point

Mike T 3 days ago

People with wealth are out of touch with what the average persons life is like.

1point

Racing Tadpole 4 days ago

Generally just watch the pennies, fill up the car on cheap days, cheapest dish at a restaurant or share..as the portions are usually too big anyway

1point

S 3 days ago

Not going to a restaurant would be better advice don't you think?

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Mari 4 days ago

12points

Nea 4 days ago

😊

2points

Libstak 4 days ago (edited)

When you can budget it, get yourself one of the fabric fold up bags with wheels, check the 2 dollar stores, got mine for $15, it is a God send.

2points

Angela B 4 days ago

Sending you hugs and sunshine.

2points

Rafael 4 days ago

7points

S 4 days ago

7points

Richard Graham 3 days ago

I've always been Rich. That is my first name. Even when I am flat broke if someone asks me "Are you Rich?" I can honestly say "Yes".

3points

Tristan J 4 days ago

Bored Panda really has obsessions with the non-poor and boomers

3points

Tams21 4 days ago

3points

nottheactualphoto 2 days ago

So? How did the shoe situation work out?

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Rita Verschuure 4 days ago

3points

NennyRoh 2 days ago

2points

Gene Perry 4 days ago

the rich always have bail money.

2points

S 3 days ago

And lawyers to find the 'technicality' that gets them off.

2points

Mimi M 4 days ago (edited)

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Traveling Lady Railfan 4 days ago

5points

Sanfransweety 3 days ago

1point

Mike T 3 days ago

People with wealth are out of touch with what the average persons life is like.

1point

Racing Tadpole 4 days ago

Generally just watch the pennies, fill up the car on cheap days, cheapest dish at a restaurant or share..as the portions are usually too big anyway

1point

S 3 days ago

Not going to a restaurant would be better advice don't you think?

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