Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 22:42     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Multiple generations--including the women--who attended elite educational institutions. Not just the Ivies, but also the SLACs that are unfamiliar to all but the well educated.

Naturally, this level of education will mean some money, but not necessarily. Old money means that some members of the family will be academics and artists, who have just enough money, but not as much as other members of the family.


Not necessarily. In southren states, old money often attends flagship state schools or religiously affiliated private schools.


That’s no old enough money.

There were no colleges in the South when the North started going to college.


Are you a foreigner who doesn’t know about American history. Otherwise this statement is so funny I’m crying
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 22:17     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes E350 Wagon


lol no


You’d be surprised. The wagon buyers have the highest net worth of any other MB buyers.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 22:08     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:Salmon pants

They are called Nantucket Reds...
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 17:22     Subject: Re:What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:



This all the way!
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 17:16     Subject: Re:What screams old money?
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 16:52     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:To me it's women who shop at Brooks Brothers. And for you?


Being comfortable in your skin and not caring about people's perceptions.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 14:02     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Multiple generations--including the women--who attended elite educational institutions. Not just the Ivies, but also the SLACs that are unfamiliar to all but the well educated.

Naturally, this level of education will mean some money, but not necessarily. Old money means that some members of the family will be academics and artists, who have just enough money, but not as much as other members of the family.


Yeah, because there are all types in the family. They are not all investment bankers. They might become carpenters, artists, writers! This is the way it always was, until it wasn't.

Still is, but all will have money regardless.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 14:00     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Crappy house with great family antiques. Cause the money is gone but granny's stuff stuck around.


Lol this is so us. DH is old DC money (with former hippie parents) and I swear the art on our walls is worth more than the house itself. We rolled up the antique rugs when we had kids, but they’re in the basement waiting and are much nicer than the Wayfair ones we have out now. Marrying into old money has taught me that the sweet spot is having enough money to bail your kids out and help with the big things, but not so much that they get comfortable with having nice things. Work for your money, but don’t lose sleep over something going wrong.

Finding that moths had feasted on the antique rugs when you unroll them . . . then shrugging it off. . .
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 12:44     Subject: Re:What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Old woman with too much perfume with lipstick that goes up through the wrinkles around he lips who talks over her H who ignores that she is talking over him but she is gratuitous never takes her eyes off you while she talks, she touches your arm when she talks.

The old man smells of old cigars talks a little loud and raspy he is talking about himself but not in an arrogant way but because he tells stories.


The old woman you described instantly made me think of bunny macdougal


What a perfect embodiment of old money!

Mr. Big was OM as well.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 12:36     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes E350 Wagon


lol no
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 12:36     Subject: What screams old money?
My former FIL thought it was hilarious to buy shoes and random casual things from Kmart. He’d tell everyone where he got everything. Car was an old junk pile, always breaking down. His suits, however, were all custom made, beautiful, and likely around at least 5k each.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 12:03     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes E350 Wagon


Is this a joke? Not old money.


Yeah, should be E320.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 09:51     Subject: What screams old money?
Own really good quality expensive items that are actually used and worn looking and kept for a long time. Patina
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2022 09:40     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:Mercedes E350 Wagon


Is this a joke? Not old money.
Anonymous
Post 10/26/2022 21:01     Subject: What screams old money?
Anonymous wrote:a subscription to the New Yorker


Oh, I've tried with this, but they just keep coming. Too many magazines.