Old Money in Florida

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Anonymous wrote:Winter Park, next to Orlando

Try again

No seriously — the two preppiest people I know come from here. I was confused also.

DP here. I also had a SUPER preppy friend in college from there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The oldest old money families in America may have places in Florida but they’re not from Florida. Old money doesn’t buy cigarette boats and glass block mansions on the inter coastal but Waffle House multi franchisees and plastic surgeons do.
Florida is a new money place and the pockets there don’t run nearly as deep as they do in New England.

Heh, you don't know Florida, obviously, beyond some TV shows.

Tampa - yes Tampa - has a lot of old money. It's one of the things that surprised us when we moved to the area. People would talk about someone being from "South Tampa" and it took us a while to understand that means they come from money.

St Pete - where we live - has some old money, too.

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Anonymous wrote:The Naples Florida zip code has the largest concentration of old monied residents in the state of Florida.

The joke in Naples is that when you retire there in your 60's you think you are old and wealthy and then when you get there you realize you are neither! There is very serious money in Naples but people don't wear it on their sleeve as they do in Palm Beach.

Then general rule of thumb is that Easter coasters retire to the east coast of FL and midwesterners retire to the west coast of FL. In our many vacations to FL we find the friendliness and low key nature of the west coast of FL to be more enjoyable.

This is very true because many, many years ago snowbirds would drive to FL for the season and take I95 down from the north east to the east coast and I75 down from the midwest to the west coast and getting across the state wasn't easy. Sadly, more New Yorkers are discovering Naples.

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Miami Beach

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Boca Raton.

Also lolz about people from DC questioning the old money credentials of the state that has the oldest, still extant city in America.

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Hobe Sound, Jupiter Island, Vero Beach.

The old money is mainly people with second/third homes in these places. A primary residence anywhere USA, a summer house in coastal New England and a winter house in Florida.

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Anonymous wrote:Hobe Sound, Jupiter Island, Vero Beach.

The old money is mainly people with second/third homes in these places. A primary residence anywhere USA, a summer house in coastal New England and a winter house in Florida.

My boss, who’s a Boston Brahmin, has places in Newton, Naples, and Nantucket.

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Anonymous wrote:Hobe Sound, Jupiter Island, Vero Beach.

The old money is mainly people with second/third homes in these places. A primary residence anywhere USA, a summer house in coastal New England and a winter house in Florida.

My boss, who’s a Boston Brahmin, has places in Newton, Naples, and Nantucket.

I would think also Mumbai.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Naples Florida zip code has the largest concentration of old monied residents in the state of Florida.

The joke in Naples is that when you retire there in your 60's you think you are old and wealthy and then when you get there you realize you are neither! There is very serious money in Naples but people don't wear it on their sleeve as they do in Palm Beach.

Then general rule of thumb is that Easter coasters retire to the east coast of FL and midwesterners retire to the west coast of FL. In our many vacations to FL we find the friendliness and low key nature of the west coast of FL to be more enjoyable.

This is very true because many, many years ago snowbirds would drive to FL for the season and take I95 down from the north east to the east coast and I75 down from the midwest to the west coast and getting across the state wasn't easy. Sadly, more New Yorkers are discovering Naples.

My family is old money NY (I won’t take NY insult personally, I’ll choose to excuse the lack of manners) and yes, East Coasters like my family tend to have homes on the East Coast of Florida. Husband is Midwest old money and his family has a home in Naples. Many of my in-laws’ friends have same.

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I grew up in Jacksonville but am not old southern money. My family moved to the south right after I was born. Before Jacksonville was a city, before they had a football team or an airport with more than 1 terminal. There is a ton of old money though throughout Florida. Little pockets in different cities. Some of the old money families are the kindest and most generous families you will meet. Not flashy but proper on occasion. Obviously not all of them are this way but a fair amount are and there are lots of lovely families like this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Winter Park, next to Orlando

Try again

No seriously — the two preppiest people I know come from here. I was confused also.

DP here. I also had a SUPER preppy friend in college from there.

This poster is correct. People who live in this area "summer" elsewhere. They generally "summer" in the northeast, Europe or a yacht.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in Jacksonville but am not old southern money. My family moved to the south right after I was born. Before Jacksonville was a city, before they had a football team or an airport with more than 1 terminal. There is a ton of old money though throughout Florida. Little pockets in different cities. Some of the old money families are the kindest and most generous families you will meet. Not flashy but proper on occasion. Obviously not all of them are this way but a fair amount are and there are lots of lovely families like this.

Agree with this poster. Many of the old money families made their money in timber or land. Southern etiquette.

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Anonymous wrote:Boca Raton.

Also lolz about people from DC questioning the old money credentials of the state that has the oldest, still extant city in America.

This person is correct. St Augustine is the winner and you can find pockets of old money in that area too.

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Anonymous wrote:The Naples Florida zip code has the largest concentration of old monied residents in the state of Florida.

The joke in Naples is that when you retire there in your 60's you think you are old and wealthy and then when you get there you realize you are neither! There is very serious money in Naples but people don't wear it on their sleeve as they do in Palm Beach.

Then general rule of thumb is that Easter coasters retire to the east coast of FL and midwesterners retire to the west coast of FL. In our many vacations to FL we find the friendliness and low key nature of the west coast of FL to be more enjoyable.

Right next to the old money Naples crowd are the retired auto workers from the midwest who have second homes in Ft Myers. They have generous pensions and generally can retire in their 40's.

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The Citrus biz is big biz and the cattle ranching biz is big biz in Florida. Florida is second only to Texas in raising beef cattle.

Florida has been shipping citrus out of the state since the 1920's.

The citrus families and cattle ranching families have been around long enough that I'd call them old money. They certainly are big money.