What Are the Tell Tale Signs of 'New Money' People?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:New everything: new house with new cars and lots of showy new toys like a pool, a custom installed playground and or sport court for the kids, hosting lots of big parties for every occasion. Vacationing in “prestige” locations to see and be seen. Joins country club. Loves to participate in fundraisers and auctions but never as an anonymous donor. Joins the right church, gets DC in right sports, right schools always with social engineering a priority.

Also: new - friends. Their best friends are their new neighbors/country club members/maybe new church friends but few if any childhood friends and typically family is on periphery kept hidden so as to keep appearances and mystery alive.

You’re never entirely certain how this family gained all of this wealth and that’s part of the mystique. Maybe he’s some sort of wealth manager and maybe she does really well in sales but no one knows for sure. You’re not to ask.

This is an oddly specific post.

I find this spot on, and very Nova and to a lesser extent, some in Bethesda. I fact, I think that’s why there is so much Bethesda hate on this board- it’s very old money and annoying; and NOVA is very new money and annoying.

Both are annoying. I guess I’m in camp old money since I live in Bethesda, but sometimes I look over at Loudoun and that looks fun too. But then my colleagues that live there tell me it’s NOT the best and too much keeping up with the Joneses.

With Old Money, you ARE the Joneses.

Yes, I’m sure the Mellons of Loudoun county would be super impressed with your old money bonafides because you managed to buy a 4br in Kenwood.

[Anonymous]

I come from an UMC family, grew up around a lot of old money. The truth is I truly respect new money people, these are the people who have worked their a$$ off to get where they are, they hustled and made something of themselves and that is something worthy of respect. What did old money do? Just being born into an old money family is no achievement, nada, zero, zilch.

America has always been about the grit and determination, the possibility that anyone can make money, it’s in very nature of Americans to root for the underdog. So, hats off to all the new money folks, don’t try to copy old money because they got nothing on you.

[Anonymous]

New money do not hold in their gas, old money does, but that just means that heir breath stinks like farts. I'm a financial advisor and breath is a sure tell.

[Anonymous]

Old money absolutely does talk about money, but they say they don't, because one isn't supposed to (but they do).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New everything: new house with new cars and lots of showy new toys like a pool, a custom installed playground and or sport court for the kids, hosting lots of big parties for every occasion. Vacationing in “prestige” locations to see and be seen. Joins country club. Loves to participate in fundraisers and auctions but never as an anonymous donor. Joins the right church, gets DC in right sports, right schools always with social engineering a priority.

Also: new - friends. Their best friends are their new neighbors/country club members/maybe new church friends but few if any childhood friends and typically family is on periphery kept hidden so as to keep appearances and mystery alive.

You’re never entirely certain how this family gained all of this wealth and that’s part of the mystique. Maybe he’s some sort of wealth manager and maybe she does really well in sales but no one knows for sure. You’re not to ask.

And they live in Phillips Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These posts are so weird. We get them every few to several months. I just have a hard time believing there are that many distinct people out there that want to talk about this.

And every group is a monolith. That’s my favorite.

[Anonymous]

you can always tell who the old money people are because they're always trying to buy things with cowrie shells.

new money people are the ones who want to pay you in garlicoin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:you can always tell who the old money people are because they're always trying to buy things with cowrie shells.

new money people are the ones who want to pay you in garlicoin.

You forgot to mention that old money people carry an onion on their hip, which was the thing to do at the time

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The purse/handbag. Dead giveaway if it’s an $$$$ label. Old money doesn’t flaunt.

What brand handbag is considered old money?

I want Chanel but it might be too new money. What about second hand Chanel that looks old and worn like I inherited it? That might be old money?

Neither new nor old should carry Chanel given her history in WW2.

I’m OK with that since the company is and was owned by her Jewish backers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New money drives a Rivian or Tesla and lives in a modern new build with contemporary design elements. As new money people are self-made, often via an early exit, they have "F U" money with no strings attached or family to please - they don't care about all the old money decorum and other nonsense. They will dress and spend however they want. They hang out with other relevant people and generally don't care about all the old money people hanging on to whatever was left to them by other generations of people who did something to accomplish their wealth.

+1 this is so dumb, glorifying a group of people who did nothing special

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m curious where the posters using the term “old line” are from. I’m from Richmond and I’ve never heard it before.

Then you're not really from Richmond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New money do not hold in their gas, old money does, but that just means that heir breath stinks like farts. I'm a financial advisor and breath is a sure tell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Driving an Escalade.

I judge so hard with that.

I remember in the mid 80s my aunt showed up to my (extremely wealthy, extremely frugal and WASPY) grandparents house in the midwest driving a Cadillac. It made some sense for her to have it -- she was a real estate agent in Dallas. You would have thought she showed up with a dead body. Grandparents drove nice American sedans, think second highest trim level of the nicest Oldsmobile or Buick sedan. Definitely not a Cadillac, lol. That is a flashy waste of money.

I actually love those Escalades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:New everything: new house with new cars and lots of showy new toys like a pool, a custom installed playground and or sport court for the kids, hosting lots of big parties for every occasion. Vacationing in “prestige” locations to see and be seen. Joins country club. Loves to participate in fundraisers and auctions but never as an anonymous donor. Joins the right church, gets DC in right sports, right schools always with social engineering a priority.

Also: new - friends. Their best friends are their new neighbors/country club members/maybe new church friends but few if any childhood friends and typically family is on periphery kept hidden so as to keep appearances and mystery alive.

You’re never entirely certain how this family gained all of this wealth and that’s part of the mystique. Maybe he’s some sort of wealth manager and maybe she does really well in sales but no one knows for sure. You’re not to ask.

This is an oddly specific post.

I find this spot on, and very Nova and to a lesser extent, some in Bethesda. I fact, I think that’s why there is so much Bethesda hate on this board- it’s very old money and annoying; and NOVA is very new money and annoying.

Both are annoying. I guess I’m in camp old money since I live in Bethesda, but sometimes I look over at Loudoun and that looks fun too. But then my colleagues that live there tell me it’s NOT the best and too much keeping up with the Joneses.

With Old Money, you ARE the Joneses.

Yes, I’m sure the Mellons of Loudoun county would be super impressed with your old money bonafides because you managed to buy a 4br in Kenwood.

New money folks are strangely fascinated by the old money folks with dwindling money. Class isn't just money. If it were, we wouldn't be making the distinction we are discussing here. So many of these new money folks literally don't know how to behave. Just see how the argument about written thank you notes pops up around here from time to time. New money people rambling on about how their children mail written thank you notes for birthday gifts -- that were received in person at a birthday party -- getting schooled on how you don't need to send a written thank you note for a gift given in person (in fact it will look pretentious if you do). I think it is obvious why you wouldn't send a thank you note under such circumstances, but my grandmother explained it when I was tiny, and most people around here did not get that kind of a social education.

UMC strivers who don't understand this chiming in about how they have "manners" and will always send a thank you note in 5, 4, 3 ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Old money absolutely does talk about money, but they say they don't, because one isn't supposed to (but they do).

In mixed company, only in oblique ways. For example, you can discuss the stock market.