34 Stories About Humble People Who Turned Out To Be Absurdly Rich, As Shared In This Online Thread
If you have real friends who you can trust, who you know will always be there for you and with them you can be yourself, you are very lucky. However, imagine finding out your friend is extremely rich and you had no idea about that - how would you react?
When you think like that, in today’s society, there are so many fake and toxic people who may look like your friends, but in the end, they will just use you. In that case, if you are rich or famous, the probability of meeting non-genuine people is even higher. So, yeah, sometimes it may be better to not share how rich you are - plus nobody likes people who show off or act differently just because they are wealthy.
A person on X asked people online to share their stories of how they found out that their friends were rich. So, here are 34 of them that range from the most surprising ways of finding out to situations reminiscent of some film plot.
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Now, you must be thinking, if someone is really your friend, how could you not know that they are rich? Well, Times of India notes that it’s actually difficult to know somebody’s financial status just by looking at them.
The wealthiest individuals actually like to dress simply and don't always wear expensive or fancy clothing. In contrast, those who are relatively poor attempt to look as fancy as possible in order to demonstrate their superior social status that is otherwise not.
people still use checks? Doesn't the employer pay it to their bank account digitally?
I wonder if he is the one who keeps emailing me about $3million he wants to give away
According to Insider, many individuals find money to be an unpleasant and emotionally charged issue. It's possible to feel ashamed or embarrassed if you think you're falling short or not saving as much as you should. But also, there may be a hint of shame if you believe that your circumstances are better than what you know (or believe) about others.
Furthermore, in fact, money is the least popular topic of conversation among Americans (18 and older) when they meet up with friends, according to a recent Insider study.
Rich people LOVE to do that. More than once, as a guest, I'd undress, go to sleep and invariably in the morning a little fairy had washed and ironed all my clothes.
Being wealthy seems akin to winning the lottery & the advice for the latter is to remain anonymous & tell as few people as possible. Because every charity, from long lost relatives to legitimate organizations, will come out of the woodwork to ask for money. To the point one is fielding many requests daily. Assuming it’s a wealthy person who wishes to be philanthropic on their own terms (even if just for the tax benefit) this skews, influences & disrupts their ability to do so. Also, it’s trashy to boast & brag about what one haves, particularly money. Instead, one should be grateful & feel blessed, then do what they can to contribute when & where needed. Wealth doesn’t always refer to the 1%, it’s not always about greed and quite often people with generational wealth want to live comfortably & do what they can for society with some of what they have. I know it sounds like I’m being an apologist for the rich, but I get why a mother wouldn’t want her child bragging, even playing.
Now let’s talk about old money and new money and their differences. According to Myra, money that is passed down from one generation to the next is called old money. Earned money is referred to as new money. New money typically refers to someone who made the transition from low to high income.
Speaking about differences in habits, new money involves people spending their money more carelessly. They may take more vacations, splurge on first-class tickets or participate in spontaneous spending sprees.
On the other hand, old money habits usually are well-thought-out activities. They are less likely to spend it spontaneously. An old money family places practicality above convenience.
So most of the time, if someone is a really wealthy person, it’s not that easy to pick up on, especially if they don’t share much about their family or financial situation. However, usually, the time comes when they say one thing or another that makes you understand that, yeah, that person is extremely rich.
Ok don't hate me, but you usually don't ask the chef when dinner will be ready. You say when you would like to dine and dinner is ready at that time. Ok, commence throwing stones 😖
I don't get the "I'm not legally allowed to get into that" part, there's a ban for certain ages to sit in fast cars/sports cars somewhere?
Or, he might just be a clueless student blowing his education money on surviving because he either doesn't have anywhere to cook or has never been shown how to ....
"Their dad has a white collar job" doesn't mean they're wealthy, just employed.
I call Bullshît. I was in basic training and this would not happen.
Isn't this about the lady on the date who slurped her way through 48 oysters and her date left her at the restaurant?
Was going out to party with my good friends and their friend, who I knew very little. Was told that the latter one will pick all of us in his car. Cool, thank you very much, and didn’t think anything of it. Time comes, we are waiting outside. Rolls Royce Phantom rolls by and stops, driver goes out and opens doors for us…. I turn and look at my friends with pikachu face, they don’t look surprised at all, just encouraging “go get in, it’s cold”. Definitely most memorable realisation in my life. We had a blast btw, all of us so simple and down to earth, no flashy outfits, no gossip about others, zero f who is who, does what and has what. Enjoying good evening, laughter, wine, and great talk about universe, past adventures and future plans.
Sounds like my kind of get together. I'll wait for my invite next time round 😉
Load More Replies... When I was a kid in the 1950s, we lived in an apartment building, and the lady down the hall was a sometimes nanny for a rich couple and their two little girls, my age-ish. They always stayed at fancy hotels downtown NYC, and the nanny frequently invited me along. The parents paid for tickets for Broadway shows, ballets, etc. I would never have been able to see those things otherwise. Those girls traveled all of the USA and Europe for months every year. They and their parents never acted "rich"; they were just nice.
Was going out to party with my good friends and their friend, who I knew very little. Was told that the latter one will pick all of us in his car. Cool, thank you very much, and didn’t think anything of it. Time comes, we are waiting outside. Rolls Royce Phantom rolls by and stops, driver goes out and opens doors for us…. I turn and look at my friends with pikachu face, they don’t look surprised at all, just encouraging “go get in, it’s cold”. Definitely most memorable realisation in my life. We had a blast btw, all of us so simple and down to earth, no flashy outfits, no gossip about others, zero f who is who, does what and has what. Enjoying good evening, laughter, wine, and great talk about universe, past adventures and future plans.
Sounds like my kind of get together. I'll wait for my invite next time round 😉
Load More Replies... When I was a kid in the 1950s, we lived in an apartment building, and the lady down the hall was a sometimes nanny for a rich couple and their two little girls, my age-ish. They always stayed at fancy hotels downtown NYC, and the nanny frequently invited me along. The parents paid for tickets for Broadway shows, ballets, etc. I would never have been able to see those things otherwise. Those girls traveled all of the USA and Europe for months every year. They and their parents never acted "rich"; they were just nice.
