It's not attractive to gloat.
And there is little more obnoxious than flaunting how wealthy you are.
Particularly if you aren't even that wealthy to begin with.
Indeed, perhaps to make themselves feel more powerful and important than they actually are, many people will try and show off how much money they have in what they wear, eat, live in, and drive.
However, not everyone is so easily fooled, as those in the know can detect a charlatan when they see one.
Redditor aloe_veracity16 was eager to hear the dead giveaways that someone might not be as wealthy as they appear, leading them to ask:
"What’s a dead giveaway that someone is not actually as wealthy as they claim?"
Stating The Obvious...
"When they constantly talk about how wealthy they are."
"A genius doesn't need to tell you they are smart."
"An athlete doesn't need to tell you they are fit."
"And a rich person shouldn't need to tell you they are wealthy."- TigLyon
Attracting Unwanted Attention...
"90% of the wealthy shut the f**k about it, because they learn once they start making good money everyone wants a piece."
"Talking about it constantly = broke AF."- Vladtehwood
Simply By Doing It...
"Making the claim at all is a dead giveaway."- Starfox41
In Plain Sight...
"People who actually ARE wealthy mostly try to hide it."- Matt7738
"Living In A Material World..."
"I'm not well-versed in judging someone's wealth, but I do notice that the fake rich only look rich on social media and try their hardest to go to popular locations celebrities post."
"I know a couple of friends of friends who took out a loan just to keep up the facade that they're all in on the latest iPhones and wearables."
"They built a persona of being a rich kid, so now they have to stay the course."- anima99
Flaunt Modesty, Not Wealth...
"As a person which knows many very rich people."
"I can guarantee that not a single one of them wants to be known as rich."- CompetitivePause9033
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We Heard You The First Time!!!
"When they repeatedly and adamantly tell you how wealthy they are."- Famous_Bit_5119·
Experiences Over Stuff!
"I feel like actual rich people prioritize vacations/travel, buying their kids cars, paying for their kids/grandkids tuition."
"They don’t spend money on flashy or luxury stuff as much."- Klesea
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All In The Editing...
"Ever notice how those jet setting influencers that post their pictures out of the airplane window are behind the wing?"
"They're in coach."
"The picture in business is where they stopped to pose on the way through."- Turbulent-Ask-2633
Pack Light...
"Private Jet pilot friend of mine said for the slightly wealthy they bring loads of luggage."
"The ultra rich bring a day bag they have enough money to buy clothes when they get there or already have clothes waiting on them."- hadmeatgotmilk
The Less Said...
"I never met a wealthy person that talks about it."
"They don't need to."- 181Eclipse·
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"See The Pyramid [SCHEMES!] Along The Way..."
"They make a goofy advertisement for some book or course that 'will help you get rich too!'"
"If they were actually rich, they would be on some tropical beach engaging in whatever vices they enjoy most-not hocking some get-rich-quick scheme."- illegalopinion3
All About The Simple Things...
"My dad's entire job is managing millionaire / billionaire philanthropy accounts, so I’ve grown up surrounded by some of the wealthiest people in the country."
"And I never knew until I got older how these 'Mr. Smith' and 'Ms. Jones' people that I’d grown up hanging out with were anything above upper middle class."
"Normal clothes, modest homes, very down to earth and funny people."
"Big wealth, and especially old wealth, is quiet wealth."- Travel_and_Tea·
Anything But Proud...
"I have a family member who insists she and her husband are upper middle class."
"She isn’t."
"She’s rich (8 figures), but it hurts her in some sort of primal way to acknowledge that."
"Her adult brother is also wealthy, although not as much as his sister."
"Likely also 8 figures."
"He insists he’s blue collar and middle class."
"There’s something in their upbringing that makes them ashamed of having 'made it' financially."- strangled_spaghetti
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People will try to come off as wealthier than they are for a multitude of reasons.
But just like any facade, keeping it up eventually becomes untenable.
This is why it's always most important to be grateful for the things you have, rather than flaunt what you wish you had.
There is precious little I won't trade for a hot buck. You?
Organ Donation...
Doctor Nurse GIF by nerdbugsGiphy"Only 10 mil? Eh I'm pretty poor, take my kidneys."
Chronos108
New Plan
"My job."
redditrip3some
"THIS IS MY NEW LOTTERY PLAN! But first, I’m quitting my current job in style. I would never give them the satisfaction of an upper hand by firing me."
Happy_Camper45
"I'm make base of 70k a year, multiple that my 30 years and you get 2.1 million. Can I live off almost 5 times my lifetime salary? Yes."
allf8ed
Stay Dressed
"Quite literally everything I currently own, save for the clothes on my back. Actually, scratch that. I'd walk to the bank in the nude for 10 million."
cisforcereal
"Exposing yourself on the way to the bank will surely have the cops asking you questions and now you have to explain a 10million dollar check? Or was it wired to you? Still gonna throw red flags, irs will want to talk so really we are talking 5 million at that point. If you aren't in jail."
FixingandDrinking
From the hands
"A finger."
Elder_god_of_blood
"You don’t get to specify which finger"
Fireblast1337
"I can get you a finger in two hours."
Snoo74401
For Real
Make It Rain Money GIF by SpongeBob SquarePantsGiphy"My dignity."
Sunless_Tatooine
"I think that's the real answer."
not_some_username
All good responses. I'm onboard.
Redo
Bugs Bunny Money GIF by Looney TunesGiphy"10 years of my life. With that kind of money it will be exponentially better."
organizedchaos5220
"I'd give up 10 last years of my life. I wouldn't give up the next 10 years and wake up 10 years older with 10 million."
Otec_Fedor
Big Coin
"9 million dollars."
Legitimate-Ad3778
"That was my first thought."
UmbertoEcoTheDolphin
"9 million pennies?"
already____taken____
I'm Out!
"Take my whole identity. I'll move to Europe and change my name to baron von Maximilian."
OneTyler2Many
Anything...
Rob Mama Said GIF by OriginalsGiphy"The real question is what am I not willing to give up: my health, my youth, my creativity. Anything else? Fair game."
5amNovelist
New Question
"The much harder to answer question is what wouldn't I give up for 10 million dollars. As long as I'm alive and relatively unhandicapped by the experience, I think just about anything."
Big-Don-Rob
The Legacy
"Not having my own children. There's enough out there that need proper homing."
_Ed_Gein_
"I’d give up my uterus for sure. Who needs it. Not me when I can have 10 million $ instead."
Samysalsaa
The Stompers
"All of my neighbors. It’s fine, just take em. I’ll manage somehow without the stomping and so forth. I’ll move after anyway, so I’ll barely notice they’re gone."
Significant-Dog-8166
10,000,000 dollars is a lot of funds. Give away everything!!
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With 5K... I would buy some dental services. Why are teeth so expensive?!?!
Buying Relief
"I could pay for my upcoming neck surgery up front... herniated disc pinching a nerve affecting my right arm."
BeulahsButterflies
"I had the same thing done. Instant relief. It felt like I had just hit my funny bone almost constantly for months before I got mine done. Take all the restrictions seriously and you’ll heal just fine."
Bcmcdonald
Free
"I could pay off the last of my debt and, for the first time in my life, be completely debt free. Well, I don’t own a home yet. So being debt free would be short lived as I would like to buy a house for me instead of someone else."
Fixmy59bug
"Paying off your debt is like getting past the scene of an accident on the highway. You've been stuck bumper to bumper for so long, and then all of a sudden you're going 65 mph. It doesn't even feel like the same road. You thought you'd never get to your destination, and then all of a sudden it's right around the bend."
jephistopheles
Squeaks
"Make the squeaky noises in my car go away. Back right wheel , goes away after reaching above 60kmh. Sounds like the plastic undercarriage scrapping against the wheel but I am no car expert. Just really hate North American Cars. I've spent like 3k in the past 3 months and it doesn't feel like that"
Acrobatic-Compote-12
Blessed
"There would be no immediate impact. I'm not loaded, but I just have my debts paid and I'm saving for a house."
4SpeedArm
"Love this thread going on. I to consider myself blessed. But I also worked my butt off. Spent the past year paying off all debts. Been living way below my means. It’s all finally coming together and this year I finally get to give myself some things as a reward. Hope you all keep making wise decisions. Feel confident in life. And we all stay humble."
spare_oom4
Cushion
Pay Day Money GIF by MOST EXPENSIVESTGiphy"Gives me a little cushion between absolute ruin, a little breathing room."
Little_Buffalo
I love a good cushion; especially a money cushion.
Homeschool...
Dragons Den Price GIF by CBCGiphy"I could pay one semester of college tuition 🥲."
ShyCoconut0_0
911 Fund
"Quite a bit, I'll have to spend some time in the next couple weeks out of state dealing with a family emergency. That means I will not be working, which also means that my rent and other bills may not be covered next month. But I've been in worse situations, so everything will be alright."
codyfuincat
Everything
"Would be a game-changer. Single, live alone, bills are expensive, no savings... people talk about winning the lottery and while, yes, it would be amazing, 5k woUld also be life changing."
UKCHEF_Same.
"Living alone and I'm back in college while dealing with a bunch of health problems. That money would help so much."
Animasylvania
New Things
"I would be able to buy a new computer to work, and buy my grandpa some hearing aids."
WufoArt
"So this doesn’t solve the hearing aid problem, but check out pocket talkers. You can find them on Amazon or wherever. It’s a lot cheaper than hearing aids and I guess does make a difference for a lot of people."
continuingcontinued
"You may have looked into this already but my grandma has a Costco membership (~$60 in the US per year) to get her hearing aids for around $300 instead of $5000 after Medicare."
delaniear17
Not Enough
Bored Paul Rudd GIFGiphy"Weirdly for lower middle class family, not much. We have no debt and live within our means. We might take a nicer vacation, get some computer parts, and have a bit more savings. 5k isn't enough to make a lifestyle change."
bowlofweetabix
The Third
"It would be like one of those months you get paid 3 times."
BrilliantNothing2151
"That third paycheck in our household in the spring pays for the dogs annual vet visits, heartworm, and whatnot. Then we use the rest to buy something for the house and order the plants for the garden. In the fall we use it for Christmas present budget. It's nice money to have but we certainly don't need it to make ends meet."
theregalbeagle
Food for Thought
"Catch up on everything. Probably have enough left for a nice steak dinner at home. It'd be a nice stress relief and could probably start saving and slowly move forward."
the_deuce_lossener
Yard Service
"Not much. I’d probably go buy a greenhouse for my yard. I’ve been wanting one forever but don’t want to spend the money on it."
solskuggi
Changes
"Drastically would change my situation. I live paycheck to paycheck so that would be a dream."
inspiration27
Depends...
young dolph plies GIF by Worldstar Hip HopGiphy"$5k would mean almost nothing at this point in my life. I read something funny recently $5000 was a lot to owe but not a lot to have."
Palmervarian
Timing
"At the right time it can make ALL the difference for someone. For a family just squeaking by paycheck to paycheck it can mean having a real Christmas or taking a much-needed vacation."
yParticle
Stocking Stuffer
"It would buy the trip I've been promising my daughter for 6 years. Our bills get paid, we own a house, we're doing OK. She's wanted to take a trip to where her mom died since the year after it happened. But the roof needs replacing and the car needs attention and there's just not enough to do everything. I've got 1500 cash in a vase, I keep stuffing some in there when I can but at the rate I'm going it's not gonna happen before its time for college."
toweringpine
DO It All
Bugs Bunny Money GIF by Looney TunesGiphy"It would be life changing. I’d be able to get my orthopaedic… I’ve just been pretending I don’t need it. At first I thought about food and rent and camps for my daughter. But honestly, the orthopaedic could change the severity of my disability. And it makes way more sense to just freakin' do that."
JasAkiko
Wheels
"Considering my car just came back from the insurance adjusters as totaled, it would makeup for the gap between the book value and the insanity of what the market actually looks like right now."
UnethicalFood
A Fun Spree
homer simpson building GIFGiphy"It would certainly be nice but not life changing. We are very hard working and fortunate. I am remodeling a large section of my home by myself and it would be cool to have a surprise $5k shopping spree."
TheShoot141
Congrats to the people it wouldn't change life for. I however am on Venmo.
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