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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Going without socks and or wearing shorts when the temps are below 45ºF. Shows that you are comfortable with extreme cold or wind commonly encountered while sailing, sculling or rock climbing and that you eschew excessive personal comfort unlike the grotesque nouveau riche.[/quote]

HAHAHA - I never even thought about this.  I went out today to drop my kids off in shorts and a windbreaker (do people even wear these anymore) and thought it was a fantastic day for sailing!

Anyway, this thread has been super interesting.  I have some "old money" but DH and I live off of what we make.  We use what I have as "backup".  However, some of the things mentioned here have made me realize maybe I'm a tad flashier than I know.

One unintentional thing I did recently was buy a "new to us" minivan.  My car died and rather than spend the money on fixing it, then trying to deal with two car seats in my old car, I did the research, found what I wanted, and wrote a check.   Seriously nothing special... just a quality, few year old, every day minivan.  A friend complemented me on the car and asked what my financing options were.  I completely blanked because it never even occurred to me to finance it.  I just said we got a good deal, and redirected the conversation.

I also agree that if you can pull off "no makeup" after a certain age, it's likely because you can spend bank on skincare.

Also subtle things I notice...

Handwriting thank you notes, and getting kids to do the same.

Handwriting, vocabulary, grammar, etc.  Whatever medium you use, to me it seems like a lost art.  DH totes uses the LOLs and IDKs, and it drives me insane!!!

Mostly, just taking the time to do things "well", whether it's the half a minute you take to chat with the waiter/waitress about the days special, looking people in the eye, basic manners, whatever.  [/quote]

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