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^

I buy the smallest box & rarely run out. There’s never any wasted as I freeze what we don’t use as soup.

on the plus side, if you have another 3 you've got your own string quartet.

and don't have to hire one at £1k a time, which is apparently cheap and something everyone does 😂

Yes, I agree. I've just found out that I am apparently wealthy according to this thread which is an eye opener. I think some people are seeing wealthy as the opposite of not having a lot of spare money once the necessities are dealt with. Or wealthy as being more money than they have.

@NetZeroZealot congratulations? They're still an expensive way to buy veg as opposed to picking and choosing what you need at the supermarket. I can get my weekly veg for £7 at Aldi or Lidl.

I don’t do a weekly shop. I buy other essentials in bulk ( like loo roll & washing powder) and probably only go to the supermarket once a fortnight. It works for me.

I'm sorry, being able to afford a flight abroad does not make one wealthy. Being wealthy doesn't mean someone who can do something you can't do. Awful that you can't afford it but not an unreasonable question from someone.

Of course you can. But don't be surprised when people point out the hypocrisy.

@NetZeroZealot again, a luxury a lot of people don't have because they can't afford itv

Great for you but that doesn’t work for me as I don’t have time to do a weekly shop. We all have different priorities.

I think my MIL was a bit 😵‍💫😵‍💫 when I said we were paying for DH to have physio privately while he waited for the nhs appointment to come through.

DH and I grew up with very different experiences and something like health is just something I was raised to always be able to find money for.

ok it’s my luxury. What are yours?

@TorroFerney agree

@NetZeroZealot very few, because im on minimum wage. Just realise that you do have privileges

I'd love to be able to eat out everyday or get a take away daily sick to death of cooking in my tiny kitchen

I know someone who parks where they want to...parking on double yellows, in a disabled spot not bothered if they get a ticket as long as they can park where they want to...they'll just pay it 🤷‍♀️

I understand you now, but I thought you were trying to say that ITV is a luxury. It's true that the TV licence is a burden for many people.

I think the first sign I had accepted we really are well off is when I finally faced up to a pretty large weight gain and instead of doing what I would have in the past (cutting out treats, walking more and using the gym), I have been able to completely overhaul everything really quickly without thinking twice - personal trainer, new trainers (in fairness much needed, mine didn’t fit properly!), fancy water bottle, fresh green smoothie ingredients each day, 2 x lean chicken/veg type meals a day, protein power for when needed, fancy skin smoothing creams to tackle my cellulite….

I suppose the key for me there was I know none of it was actually necessary, and a chunk won’t even work (skin smoothing cream for the cellulite?!), but cumulatively it’s making me feel good so I’m sticking to the diet and the weight is falling off.

To me, being able to do something so frivolous is such a luxury. We used to have (genuinely) nothing. It’s taken me a long while to feel secure enough so spend like this on myself - in all honesty this is the first time I have.

We have always spent a small fortune (from the minute we were able to) on the kids, but I still umm and aaah on buying myself a supermarket jumper.

😀Compared to one for 2 quid from a charity shop , it is.

I worked as a housekeeper for a very wealthy couple and the woman was moaning that she had to go to their London pad (around the corner from Harrods) to supervise some work. She said she could do without it because it was the day before they were flying to their new villa in Ibiza for a month.

My heart still bleeds for her 😄

It’s now cheaper to park randomly and get a fine than it is to find and pay for designated parking in parts of London. £80 to park all day in Central London outside where I need to be? Absolute steal compared to finding parking far away, faffing with apps to pay and then paying up to £20 per hour before walking to where I need to be. If I’m staying somewhere longer than 4-hours, I consider it worth it.

Since you asked, I’ve got a Volvo. It’s always starts … this post is what to people take for granted.

Not sure what your issue is … other than a chip on your shoulder.

Gym memberships
Taxis
Hair & beauty appointments
New non sale clothes
Annual holidays abroad
Train fares
New books
New furniture
New kitchen/bathrooms
New new cars
Coffee
Deliveries
Tv subscriptions
A room for every child

All things a world away when I was poor that now feel like things I feel entitled to or see people of similar means feel entitled to.

£400 is cheap for a watch. All you'll get for less than that are digital or quartz movements, or a very, very poor automatic.

£3k is mid-range.

A good watch (standard Rolex, Hublot) you're not getting much change from £15k. Add another 10-15k for a decent Rolex or a Patek. Rolex particularly are good investments though.

Realistically you're looking at at least 5-600 for a 'good' watch.

@Gwenhwyfar fat thumbs but yes, it's a luxury! I think some people view their every day items as so bog standard they don't realise they're luxuries

Yeah I know they don’t…had had a couple of gins last night when I posted it. Posh gin mind.