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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I look askance at strivers because they are deeply insecure and seem to laser focused upon aligning themselves with the “right” neighborhood, social groups, schools, sports and activities. No decision is made without carefully considered social engineering.
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As yes, it’s always new money types who are this desperate. They constantly name drop, are ostentatious and blatantly obvious about their country club, their vacations, their charitable contributions, their social events.

I’ve heard it said that old money whispers while new money screams.

My SIL is one of the wealthiest people I know, yet lives quietly but lavishly. Volunteers, has a non remarkable job, small circle of childhood friends, financially supports a charity that helped a family member, values her privacy.

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Yes, this. I have felt this from the wife of one of my DH's friend. It is very apparent that they only do things that are being done by everyone else they want to be like. Specifically, very traditionally white and wealthy sports. It is not as if they enrolled their kids in all sports and then their kids decided as they got older what sports they liked...oh no, they are told what sports they will play.

They bought a house in one of the best school clusters in MD but still put their kid in private school. Somehow manages to always be close friends with the wealthiest members of any group she is in. Wants to be a SAHM but cant because they cant sustain their level of spending without her income, which she oscillates between accepting and being resentful of.

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