Relative brags about being "rich"

Yup,my late husband had a nephew that sounds like your guys twin...
Used to annoy me to no end more so that he forgot his "roots", so to speak,his dad was a garbage man,his mom worked in the school cafeteria. ..
I have learned 2 things about these type,the new cars etc.are usually leased through the company and get "written off" or they are carrying staggering credit card bills...
Just saw this recently "stay humble our graves are all the same size"
 

Many years ago when I was a struggling young man trying to make my paycheck last until the next one (usually didn't), I was driving an old Ford pickup. I forget how old but it was old. One day there was an article in the paper about San Walton, at the time the richest man in America. There was a picture of him in the paper driving his truck. It was the same model as mine.

The truly rich don't flaunt it. It's the wannabes that try to show off their "wealth".
 
I had a wealthy aunt and uncle that complained about things that didn't cost very much and she would travel all over town for bargains. They traveled all over the world and had nice homes in different states. I always thought that was funny that a hotdog costing less than $1.00 would upset my uncle so much and he complained in angry words. I was told by other family members, that was why they were so wealthy. :D
 

A friend liked to brag about his large state pension and even told me how many hundreds of thousands of dollars he had in his savings account. But I realized this was only a front because he lived alone and even his one child wouldn't have anything to do with him.
 
EllieR said:
I had a wealthy aunt and uncle that complained about things that didn't cost very much and she would travel all over town for bargains. They traveled all over the world and had nice homes in different states. I always thought that was funny that a hotdog costing less than $1.00 would upset my uncle so much and he complained in angry words. I was told by other family members, that was why they were so wealthy. :D
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My mom was like that. She would ask for her senior discount at Wendy’s on a 99 cent hamburger, go to Sam’s club to eat her meals almost daily, take a shower at the neighborhood pool locker room all the while being wealthy. I really don’t think she enjoyed life because she was so busy trying to save money. Sad.
 
It's basically a form of branding. I know people who brag about knowing rich people and dress like they are rich. At the sametime their family had to buy their last car because their credit was shot from a bankruptcy. They're all about image and perception. To top it off they dissed that rich guy behind his back for not "helping" them out with THEIR bills/money issues before they declared bankruptcy. He's still working him for money desperately trying to get him to go in 'a' business idea deal which seems to change by the month. Talk about the long con. Branding is everything with this person. They want to be associated with only 'the best'. What's the expression-rich man's taste on a poor man's salary?
 
WhatInThe said:
It's basically a form of branding. I know people who brag about knowing rich people and dress like they are rich. At the sametime their family had to buy their last car because their credit was shot from a bankruptcy. They're all about image and perception. To top it off they dissed that rich guy behind his back for not "helping" them out with THEIR bills/money issues before they declared bankruptcy. He's still working him for money desperately trying to get him to go in 'a' business idea deal which seems to change by the month. Talk about the long con. Branding is everything with this person. They want to be associated with only 'the best'. What's the expression-rich man's taste on a poor man's salary?
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Champagne taste on a beer budget?
 
Last year we met a man who is very rich. He owns our timeshare resort and several other resort properties. To see him and talk with him, you'd never know he was so wealthy. He hobnobs with the staff and wears casual clothes most times I've seen him. This man gave a brand new car to one of the higher ranking staff members. And I'm told employees can talk with him about their concerns. People who have to brag about having a lot of money are either (yes) arrogant or insecure. I can understand you being turned off by it. Maybe some people did try to hit him up for money once they realized he was well off (which would be his fault for bragging). That can be a turn off too. Sometimes the worst ones are family members. I'm not condoning his behavior but that could have triggered the conversation he had with you...thinking he was heading it off at the pass. Too bad. I had a good relationship with one of my first cousins and he broke trust in a different, even more disrespectful way when my husband and I took a trip with him and another cousin for a cousin's funeral. I can never feel the same about him again. It took me a couple of years to forgive but I'll never forget. He did some slimy things to a couple of other relatives while we were down south. In the long run, he made himself look bad in their eyes.
 

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