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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the point is that if you’re not generally part of the financial class that one would expect to have $100k on hand to drop on a country club membership, you probably don’t run in the same circles as other members and wouldn’t be likely to be approached about joining. [/quote]

There are some old money types who would still fit right in without having the cash. Chevy Chase is less splashy than Congressional, more old money American aristocracy.

But if you have neither money nor old money breeding then yeah.... probably pointless to even worry about.[/quote]

If you are old money without the cash you are in fact White Trash and no longer old money.[/quote]

Wishful thinking. Old money in America is our version of the aristocracy. Without massive amounts of wealth they become like those "house poor" lords and ladies in England that still send their kids to Eton and get invited to all the royal events and hang out with the "best people". Just because you're not aware of such things doesnt mean those clubs dont exist![/quote]

I’m one of these.  I make around $400k/year as an attorney.  While I no longer have much family money, I’m not broke either.  My kids go to private and we belong to a club (both of which are funded by the little family money we have left over). [/quote]

Exactly. Situations like these are not at all uncommon in "old money" enclaves all over the US, and it's actually a fairly smart way of keeping the family in some level of wealth/with important connections. And in many ways the environs they are able to access are much more exclusive/useful than any extremely expensive hotel/restaurant/normal place that someone with a lot of cash can buy access to. [/quote]

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