Re:What is it like to be poor at an Ivy League school?
by jheriko on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @05:49PM
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i never really took the advice that way. this is probably down to my stereotype of the rich person...
people who stay rich do not just spaff their money around left, right and centre. i think rich people call this 'new money' and using such a term would be an example of acting like a rich person.
Re:What is it like to be poor at an Ivy League school?
by taurath on Wednesday April 22, 2015 @07:00PM
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Thats an example of new money vs old money. Those with old money tend to have a lot less anxiety about what they actually spend, because they know all their needs will be provided. New money is still under the illusion that the fancier things will make them happier.
The contrast runs something like this: German dude, worth $10M made his money in real estate, started an online company, lost it all but bought Porsches and hired fancy places, in the end turned to crime in order to continue to finance his life-style.
American dude, worth > $50M (at one point...), spent money like it was toilet paper, golden taps in the bathroom, fancy Rolls-Royces (multiple...), used to be the #1 in a hotly contested tech field, lost it all when the market turned and he didn't adapt.
Swiss dude, worth >> $1B, modest house, drove a VW Golf (ok, a nice one), absolutely incorruptible.
They're nice examples to have and I understand that for someone worth that much there is no need to signal anything and that Germany guy may have had to keep up with his 'circle' in order to be seen as successful but still it makes you wonder how much pain there is behind all those frustrated faces in fancy cars living in expensive houses.