Rich Housewife - AMA

[Iho]

Ask me anything.

Ha!

Love Shana’s

What would be the easiest way for me to get you to give me a million? 🤣

I have to say, if I was “rich” I don’t think a Merc would be my car of choice, or at least I wouldn’t consider it representative of my “wealth.”

Someone I employ has a Merc… she’s on less than £30k.

Where's your favourite foreign holiday destination?

Do you ever feel overwhelmed with managing a large house etc and maintaining the trappings of wealth?

Do you get bored?

Do you get fed up of being judged for having so much?

Do you find yourself gravitating towards people with a similar lifestyle?

I was never a career orientated woman and I worked because I had to not because I wanted to or enjoyed it, so the second I could hand my notice in I did.

No household help as I feel that's part of what I do. I'd feel lazy not working and having a cleaner despite DH being happy to get one in.

I would.

Property developer.

I think you are getting a hard time. I think someone not having to work and still have luxuries like holidays, holiday homes and nice cars is rich. I also live in an area where 2m house is pretty bog standard but most arent mortgage free. Its not something I would want to do, but I am interested.

My questions:

• what do you do all day
• do you have children even if they are at school or older
• if you do, what example do you feel you are setting (not goady, there may well be a million other great examples you are setting)
• do you worry if he left you or would you be left comfortable in the event of divorce
• with a £600k role it is likely that he travels a lot and/or works a great deal how does that impact your relationship
• do you have a group of friends in similar situations?

By commenting you've drawn your own attention to this tedious post.

Not sure it’s going to be that interesting tbh. I suspect you just lead a nice comfortable idle lifestyle of the gym and beauty treatments with a seasonal habit (skiing/sailing?) (unless you have horses!) but it’s hardly the Roy family hopping onto the PJ to get to the yacht.

What are you passionate about ?

IOW? Pile of shite... (someone said this to me once and now it's stuck in my head...im not proud)

Do you have kids? Even with £600k I’m impressed with what you have. My DH earned £500k but had an ex wife and four kids. £200k went in taxes, £75k to the ex in alimony and £75k on schooling (one boarded). We had a large mortgage and two second hand cars and no way could we afford what you have.

Yes absolutely. The fact I know what it was to have money struggles means I appreciate it all the more. Obviously the saying 'money can't buy you happiness' is true to some extent but it's better to be sad and rich than sad and poor.

I'd suggest marrying better next time so you can afford something comparable in zone 1 or 2 and Rock instead of IOW. x

And the people not liking the IOW - I lived there for 10 years and it’s lovely. Why is it any more dull than Cornwall? It has the scenery, the sea, it has the food and it’s closer to the capital!

Do you do any volunteering or give back to your local community in some other way?

Do you have children and if so, what do you do to ensure they are aware of their quite significant privilege?

I suppose it is all relative. Hundreds of millions isn't just rich it is mega rich in my opinion.

No I wouldn't like to work ever again. I find ways to occupy my time that are more enjoyable than being stuck at my desk for 8hrs like I was before.

@Iho

Just using your analogy.

Would you rather be sad and dependent, or happy and independently less wealthy?

This is genuine, not snide, worried it’ll come across that way.. what makes you feel fulfilled?

All my self worth comes from my own success, but i’m a very independent person. Do you feel that your DH’s success is also yours? Not sure I could. I mean if I earned 600k compared to my DH earning 600k to me are two completely different things. How do you feel about that?

Oh dear, keep trying, is this the best you can do?

Does he see his income as equally yours?