What do you see when you imagine a rich person? Many of us imagine someone flaunting expensive clothes, cars, and homes. Sometimes, though,...
What do you see when you imagine a rich person? Many of us imagine someone flaunting expensive clothes, cars, and homes.
Sometimes, though, the signs of a
wealthy person are more subtle. Are any of your friends secretly rich? Use this list to find out!
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Owning a second house or a boat and not feeling obligated to use it heavily. -u/zMargeux
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"I was out with a few friends of friends last year, and I was talking about how I was going to be forced out of the area I live because rent prices have increased by 15-20% in the last 12 months. One of the group piped up with the sincere, but dumb as f*ck, suggestion, "Why not just buy your own house?" Cheers pal, never thought of that.
Spoke to him a while longer and it turns out his family are major landlords in the area and own many of the apartments within the area of the city I live in. One of the deciding reasons I can't buy my own property is, funnily enough, his parents buying it all up and charging so much for rent that being in a position to even save for a mortgage is a pipe dream, let alone actually getting one.
-u/BenBo92"
3
Having a live-in housekeeper/nanny. -u/Obstetrix
4
Using the word Summer as a verb -u/ikindalold
5
Maybe not quietly, but being able to afford college without loans, financial aid, or having a job screams money. Bonus points if the parents are bankrolling the whole experience. -u/mcmcsample
6
Perfect teeth. It’s always the perfect teeth. -u/GreatXs
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Rocking socks and flops but sporting a 200k watch -u/pah23
8
I work in the private jet world. Rich takes tons of photos getting on the plane. Real money just walks straight onto the plane. -u/Clumsymax
9
I used to know the price of a gallon of milk but now I don’t. I am not rich, but I used to be poor. I needed to know that price. Now we are blessed to have enough that if I need it, I just grab it without looking at the price tag I imagine that being rich would be similar but on a grander scale. -u/ilyatwttmab
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No logos on their clothes, but very well-fitted (tailored) and pressed/cleaned. -u/328944
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A family member owns a lake house but always refers to it as “just a little weekend place” like it’s no big deal and everyone has one. -u/samiam871
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Retired with no debt before being in your 50s -u/Melodic_Machine_9818
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A Steinway concert grand piano in the living room (worth about $195,000) that no one in the household plays. -u/Back2Bach
14
Have a friend who is moving to the Bay area. To work for a non-profit. Part-time. She didn't know what her salary would be. -u/monkeyfeets
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Going somewhere pricey and not looking at the total before you pay. -u/Bird_Brain4101112
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I know it's not a big thing, but people who use really nice plates and silver cutlery very casually. I've seen poor people with mustangs. But I've never seen poor people eating with polished silver. -u/garlicroastedpotato
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Alan Clarke, a British politician born into a wealthy family, once disparaged someone by describing them as "the sort of person who bought all his own furniture". -u/BobbyP27
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Spontaneity. Just talking about something or some place and doing it or booking it there and then. -u/evilgiraffee57
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Suspicious amounts of free time to pursue their interests, travel, or just be out and about. -u/dildonic_aftermath
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If you use money to get time instead of time to get money -u/spyplusplus
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Paying for everyone’s food/ picking up the tab (when done in a passive and nonchalant way). -u/Everyday_a
22
Friend of mine used to run a ridiculously exclusive cocktail bar. He always said "The ones in the fancy clothes who look filthy rich are normally reasonably wealthy. The ones in jeans and t-shirts who look normal are normally filthy rich" Basically, the truly rich people didn't see the place as anything out of the ordinary, so saw no reason to dress up. -u/DendroNate
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Not knowing the price of everyday stuff, like groceries or electricity. -u/Myble
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I cleaned huge houses for a living, and to me, it was the custom-built Lego rooms with cabinets -floor to ceiling -full of organized lego sets. -u/EddieLaneWrites
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Not hesitating to eat in a restaurant with no prices on the menu. -u/baloneycologne