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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unintentional status symbol - things people own or do that indicate

A lot of confusion here because a lot of things rich people do to demonstrate, intentionally or not, their wealth like homemade organic baby foods or wearing shabby but quality clothes are also things poor people do. It's about whether you have a choice. Being poor takes away a lot of choices and takes a lot of time because you can't pay for convenience.

Wearing lulu lemon pants because "they fit me best" and because $100 is nothing to you is a status symbol. Wearing Old Navy yoga pants can go either way. Maybe you're too rich to care what people think and you wear your ON pants to your $40/session Pilates trainer or with your Tory Burch flip flops. Maybe it means ON is all you can afford and you don't work because you can't afford childcare. That's the catch with intentional frugality / shabby chic among the closeted rich - you don't know who is who.  Unintentional status symbol is ON yoga pants and an old car on a mom with a 2+ carat engagement ring who sheepishly replies when you admire it "oh thanks, it was my grandmother's". 
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I think the above poster is onto something important.  I was born and raised very poor and I remember one day at university I was running a used book sale.  I picked out a few for myself and one of my friends made mention of that being nice b/c I was contributing to charity (proceeds went to charity). I corrected her and said, I want the books and only wish I could buy more.  She said "aren't you old money". I will never forget that. my classic shabbiness coupled with my proper behavior (I loved books on manners), made her think I was from old money.

now I'm new money married to somebody from old new england money (not crazy amounts) and see so many similarities.  Those people will wear an LLBean thing until it falls apart...which takes decades. They keep cars until the die. They have "boats" but most people would call they yachts.  I also have the inherited tasteful diamond earrings. I love them. Small, sparkly, "european cut".  [/quote]

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