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

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Anonymous wrote:This is so weird. Are we really glorifying the days of the gentry that handed down ill gotten fortune to their progeny? While people who come from poor families who worked their way into the UMC are looked down upon? What if I came from a poor background, went to an Ivy, live comfortably, but don’t flaunt wealth. I just think the distinction people should be making is tacky/classless versus not. But being aghast at people who didn’t come “from money” but still have it, probably because they worked for it? Stupid. Is Donald Trump so classy, but Obama (new money!) not? Jeez.

People are oddly obsessed with old money. That is the “correct” type of money and new money is tacky, gross, and should be ashamed. I have no idea why. Old money, by definition, did nothing for it and often the people are dilettantes, but they drive 20 year old Volvos so it is better. So weird.

People accumulate wealth honestly most times nowadays so no need to be coy.wasn’t always the case

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

Agree about the nails. But there was that NPR piece last year about how simple oval nails are markers of white supremacy and somehow not available to poc. YMMV obviously.

Huh?

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Their houses don’t match the other houses on the street/in the neighborhood. They are either significantly larger (usually a whole level taller), or in a completely different style (farm house in a neighborhood of MCM ranchers).

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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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

She's definitely not old money. Her mother was a flight attendant, her father a dispatcher. They made money running a party business.

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Purses and accessories with obvious brand labels/patterns.

I married into old money and none of them would ever be caught dead schlepping an LV bag around.

New money people are also more flashy in all aspects of life. They want you to know they have money. Old money people are more understated. New money rents a luxury yacht and throws a wild party. Old money hosts intimate dinners on their yachts. New money people have several high-end cars at the same time. Old money people know that a person can only drive one car at a time and they depreciate fast. They still buy a luxury car like a BMW, Benz, Lexus, etc. but not the flashiest on the market.

And finally, new money people like to leave their ATM receipts behind for others to see they have $800k in the bank. New money people probably have less than $20k in their bank account. They know that the best place for their money is in investments making them more money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

This is so off. We have a home in a ski town full of new-money people who had early exits. if talking about new-money women, they are skinny and ripped and often wear mountain biking clothes or skate ski gear most of the time. They drive a Range Rover or a Rivian. They live in homes with lots of open space around them and incredible views. They only wear visible makeup when going to charity events or concerts. Lauren Sanchez is an outlier. New money people of our generation use their money to live their best lives. Your ski vacation is staying in a condo at Vail. They are heliskiing in Alaska. You stay at a resort in the Bahamas. They charter a yacht to cruise around the Caribbean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Purses and accessories with obvious brand labels/patterns.

I married into old money and none of them would ever be caught dead schlepping an LV bag around.

New money people are also more flashy in all aspects of life. They want you to know they have money. Old money people are more understated. New money rents a luxury yacht and throws a wild party. Old money hosts intimate dinners on their yachts. New money people have several high-end cars at the same time. Old money people know that a person can only drive one car at a time and they depreciate fast. They still buy a luxury car like a BMW, Benz, Lexus, etc. but not the flashiest on the market.

And finally, new money people like to leave their ATM receipts behind for others to see they have $800k in the bank. New money people probably have less than $20k in their bank account. They know that the best place for their money is in investments making them more money.

Absurd. Are you arguing that an heir is more financially savvy than a tech founder? Old money people may live more quietly, but it's because they are spending down someone else's fortune; often, they only have access to distributions, and they have a chip on their shoulders because they didn't earn their money and they haven't accomplished anything. Taylor Swift doesn't give AF what you think about her cars, her parties, or her wardrobe. Neither do the billionaire tech founders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

Agree about the nails. But there was that NPR piece last year about how simple oval nails are markers of white supremacy and somehow not available to poc. YMMV obviously.

Huh?

You may have to scroll a bit to find the bits about oval/almond nails

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1123445.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

Agree about the nails. But there was that NPR piece last year about how simple oval nails are markers of white supremacy and somehow not available to poc. YMMV obviously.

I have got to know! Why are oval nails white supremacist? Because person doesn't do her own housework? I do. And my nails are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nails. Nouveau Riche have exotic shapes, polishes, weird "French" manicures with colors that are not shades of white/cream and pink/beige (depending onnrace). In any case nails should be filed oval/almond depending how they grow and fairly short. Buffed is excellent. Quite practical, too.

Makeup. Nouveau trophy women have elaborate contouring, several shades of blush/highlighter/shadow. DRAMATIC lipstick and eyes.

Controversial comparison but look at Lauren Sanchez and Princess of Wales pre-2023. Hard to think of equivalent US old money dressed up.

She's definitely not old money. Her mother was a flight attendant, her father a dispatcher. They made money running a party business.

+1. Apparently she knew to wear Barbour jackets etc, but William’s friends still thought she was parvenue

[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.

This! Old money is too dumb to hang out with them as they have no idea how to make money.

[Anonymous]

^^make money on their own that is 😀

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New vs old doesn’t matter. You need to set your online dating filters for:

Having a Family Office
Private Jet
MOST CRUCIALLY, NO COLORED NAIL POLISH

You left out pasta salad. NO PASTA SALAD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Their houses don’t match the other houses on the street/in the neighborhood. They are either significantly larger (usually a whole level taller), or in a completely different style (farm house in a neighborhood of MCM ranchers).

You won't see the homes of old money folks. They are behind gates. Or very, very set back.