Rich Housewife - AMA

[Iho]

Ask me anything.

You don’t believe being in the top 0.1% of earnings makes you rich?

You’re just in the poor squeezed middle with a lowly income of 17x the national average.

Where on the IOW?

Does your DH have a good pension fund?

Do you use a financial adviser?

He is a property developer.

The security of it is the best part. Fuck the handbags, of course they are nice, but the most important thing is not having t worry. In fact I don't think there are many more things as stressful as wondering how much you might have left after paying the bills. I know how my parents struggled.

I have picked up more expensive hobbies as a result of surplus money but we don't spend the half of it really.

True. My SIL drives a special edition Merc that was specially modified for her in the factory in Germany and was then privately shipped to her with accompanying Merc mechanic to do final tweaks at their house.

It's another world.

Oh come on, that's a huge amount, 600k every year. And wealth can accumulate when you have that much to (potentially) invest.

It's beautiful,just don't ever get ill or need an NHS dentist.

What sort of modifications

Can you lend me a grand

How many cats do you have?

Hi OP,

I'm interested in your post.

How does it work regarding money that you get to spend? Does he give you a certain amount each month, or do you have a credit card that he pays off, or what? I often wonder this about Kate and William too!

Can you buy almost anything you want without consulting him? Like, if you fancy a piece of jewellery that's 1-2k, can you just get it?

I was married to someone with quite a lot more money and privilege than me, and he abused that power. Do you every worry about the power dynamics of being with someone who earns so much more than you?

Thank you!!

I would say I do have quite traditional values at heart. I didn't aim for a housewife lifestyle as I never assumed that would be a possibility. I knew I would have to work, obviously most people have to.

He set up a business that became successful and that allowed me to quit.

🤭😄

I guess I think that being rich means spending money on frivolous stuff all the time (like x2 100k cars, a holiday home…) which we don’t do. I’m not sure how high our income would have to be before we started doing that.

Yes my accent is common as muck.

I love Chanel No.5 parfum.

Do you think you will look for something outside of home now your DC are older?

Not necessarily paid work, but something that would interest you and be more meaningful than the type of job you had before?

I am sure your DS have benefited in ways, but it’s also role modelling a very traditional split of gender roles, which may not be ideal for their expectations of women and in their own relationships and families.

I would want to do something no matter my wealth and role model my contribution as a woman to society and community outside of my home, so it’s hard to relate. Being by the sea is lovely and so are Greek islands so on the same page there!

Along with most threads on MN.

Do you fancy a house swap to a 2 bed bungalow on the Scottish Borders because I used to sail when I was young, haven't been able to for years and would love a holiday! 😅

Im a single mom to SEN twins, in a housing association and barely keeping my head afloat.
Im going to bet we have absolutely zero in common, but here’s my question. What is the one thing you think people should invest in, if they can? Is it self care? Or maybe private health care? Paying more to eat well, ect.
What’s your no compromise, if you were to lose it all tomorrow?

I don't feel I have changed at all. My girlfriends would tell me if I had! We went through school together so I've known them almost all my life.

No. He isn't that sort of person.

Lincolnshire.

Why cringe? Being mega rich does not mean loads of friends or lack of loneliness. If I was mega rich I'd spend a lot more time on Mumsnet, I find it much more enjoyable than interacting with most people.

Ball ache to get to the IOW regularly!

explains the paltry £2 mil for a Manor House though!

That’s real wealth OP. I’d love to have a group of friends like that

Mrs Morton’s iconic question to Debbie McGee. Not boring.