The casual things that wealthy people take for granted

[KaleQueen]

Inspired by a thread that’s gone totally off topic….where someone suggested a £400 watch was cheap.

What’s the most casual (even accidental) brag you’ve ever heard a wealthy person say?

I can start as I know someone who celebrated a big birthday recently and is an absolutely lovely person but during their party (in the wonderful house) they said “oh! Here comes the string quartet. I had completely forgotten about them!”

^www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5174898-to-feel-slightly-suspicious-of-dp?page=35&reply=138771616^

You don’t have to shop around. It’s literally one site. But you enjoy your over priced tickets 😂

Small village in the East Mids by any chance?!

£50 a week Costa 🤯

I had a friend like this! It's horrifying. When her children were little she would impulsively buy them lots of clothes. Too many for them to wear before they grew out of them. She would routinely do a big clear out and just throw them in the bin - labels still on - because she couldn't be bothered to give them away (with a bit of "I paid for them so I can do what I want with them" attitude).

I grew up poor af so I can't stand waste. It actually hurts my soul knowing people do this.

A wealthy family my family knows was hosting a dinner party. After dinner, they casually put their silver cutlery into the dishwasher.

My mum said “Oh, just to let you know - it’s generally recommended not to put silverware into the dishwasher as it can wear off silver plating; I’d hate to see your nice cutlery spoiled!”

The host smiled and said casually “Oh no - you see, it’s actually solid silver.”

!?!?!?

To me a £50 handbag is expensive and a £400 watch is extremely expensive for a watch.
edited to say, it’s been years since I bought a handbag and having just googled, £50 is about what I would have to pay now for the kind of bag I last bought.

Funny how £400 for a watch is a badge of honour, whereas knowledge/culture/skill /craft isn't.
What makes "value" and "wealth"? Just money.

How much was he spending on his shirts again? Was it £300 punts or something?

Is this to do with wealth? Isn’t it to do with values? I know people who have x20 more than another family but would never throw out food, waste tickets or clothes etc.
i think it’s influenced by your ancestors/family. My grandparents lived through awful experiences. that impacts my parents deeply.

Surely one has staff to do the ironing and packing?

I don't know that being able to replace white goods make you wealthy. I know that my fridge or washing machine breaking would make my life feel a lot worse very quickly, so I have put money aside into an account so that I could replace them as and when - and given my washing machine is 18yo, I should think the when isn't far off. So I have prioritised saving for that eventuality (or an expensive car repair) over having a holiday or something.

Obviously being able to put something aside means I'm better off than people who have to budget down to the last penny, but I'm certainly not wealthy.

Was going to reply but 🙄 nah
instead

I think wealthy is not having to put money aside for emergencies because you always have money. Putting money aside is what non-wealthy people have to do to deal with emergencies. But not having any money to put aside means you are more towards the "poor" end of the spectrum.

If you can afford one to two thousand pounds on a watch and not think much of it, then sorry you are wealthy.. Same just dropping two hundred quid on a bra.
I have a bit more disposable income right now than I have had for years, but still appreciate that's a hell of a lot to spend. That usually people just don't have.
If you don't understand that, then you're wealthy.

Same. I 100% realise my privilege in this respect and thought the same that it’s sad that those that need most probably don’t have that. We got given so much stuff we barely bought anything. Just had 2nd baby and many people have given us cute gifts…with hindsight I wish I’d suggested donating to a charity / emphasising we really don’t need anything.

No it's not, but neither is it a cheap watch.

No, but virtually all artistic venues are perpetually short of funds and struggling, so returning tickets that won't be used would be the right thing to do.

I also feel it is discourteous to the artists to simply not turn up. She could at least try to offer the tickets to friends, family, acquaintances, resale sites.

Private healthcare- being able to see specialists, having treatment/surgery without being on waiting lists. Same for dentistry/orthodontic work.

Someone I knew who was very wealthy was baffled why people would use the nhs, when it’s possible to be seen whenever you want privately!

I've just checked the current price of my watch, which is getting on for 20 years old - they are around 100 pounds. It never misses a beat and I've never had it fixed, in my view that's a "decent" watch.

Wasting lots of food without a care, throwing away clothes instead of returning or giving to charity, frequently buying tickets and not bothering to go - these things just make the person a twat, not wealthy. Even if they were skint they would likely still be twats. Most wealthy people aren’t that wasteful and full of disrespect to the plant and the world.

I agree with the pp who said that some of the things listed on here are signs of being comfortable, not wealthy. Being able to replace broken white goods, get the car fixed and things like that are - to me - a sign of being comfortable. I think how wealthy you are is defined by how easily you can do a certain thing (book flights/holiday, buy a new car just because (cash), but a piece of jewellery) without having to think about it. But I guess a lot of it is about your own circumstances and perception.

This.

When I turned 18, I agreed a rent payment with my parents.

My father spent it all on wine and food that got binned. My DM and I were so furious, I never paid rent to him again.

I saved like mad and at 36 am buying my own home.

It taught me a huge lesson.

How is that entitled? I do that all the time. If I don’t fancy going to see something on the day, I don’t go.

My ex. Had a dark night of the soul when I was with him when he realised he hadn’t had a helicopter as a kid, but they had a helicopter pad!!!!! I remember the tears 😭😣😂

You usually cannot return opera tickets.

Rich people are often very tight with their money, I can remember going to visit my parent's friends one day & sitting there nearly blue with cold until the wife decided they needed some heat on & put the gas fire on the lowest setting instead of putting the heating on. We once went camping with them & she thought that a pound of bacon would last the four of them a week, my mum cooked nearly that much for one breakfast for us.