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Why do some millionaires dress like bums?

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Uncle is worth many $$$$. He drives an 89 F150. He buys new European cars for his spoiled grandchildren and his wife, but he's had that clunker for 300,000 miles. He said he bought that truck new, and it still runs like a champ, so "why fix what ain't broke, son"?
 
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: tweakmm
When one has money they have nothing to prove.
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There you have it. And YOU, OP, and all the shallow asshole salespeople who are nothing more than middle class millionaire wannabe's can kiss our collective asses.

An old SO of mine was social register rich. She was descended from the Lippincott's and the Wharton -- she had 14 million and her parent's had several hundred million.

We went to eat at their estate and I got to see their vehicles. They owned a old Chevy pickup for the farm duties and an old slant 6 Dodge Dart four door sedan, not even the top trim model of same.

People with money who are not the asshole noveau riche, i.e., who are comfortable in their own skins, don't give one good goddamn what twerps like you, OP, or other shallow wannabes think.

They wear what they want when they want, and the old line rich do not generally ever put their money into cars -- they consider this vulgar -- but rather spend what money they spend on their estates, although also never in a showy, vulgar way.

Now, yacht salesman have LONG known this, and would never turn away a no socks wearing, courduroy pants guy, as they KNOW how the old line rich habitually dress.

Many, many noveau riche (I can't help but think of large swatches of New Jersey when I think of same) have more newly acquired money than taste, are still the same vulgar and insecure assholes they were before acquiring some money by being relentless assholes, and so NEED to impress other shallow asswipes like the OP with their bling -- which, apparently, is the only metric of supposed personal worth that these twerps understand.

OP, hope this was helpful.
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? huh ?

Why the attack?
 
i come from middle class and i still do dress like a bum.

to be honest, there's no point of dressing to impress.
 
The millionaires who INHERITED are the ones that feel the need to flaunt. The millionaires that EARNED the money find the need to feel comfortable after working so damned hard to get that money.
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
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"I don't know about you, but I've known plenty of wealthy people who dress like bums."

ok, it's one thing not to flaunt your wealth, but another to purposely look like you're on welfare.

Why do some wealthly people make you believe they are of low social status?
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You mean like Bill Belichek in his sweatpants?
 
if i was a millionaire i'd still wear pretty much the same stuff... i wouldn't say i dress like a bum but i dress casual and comfortable and just cause i have more money doesn't mean my taste is gonna change...
 
An example of such a person.
I know this guy, and have worked for him. As recently as 3 months ago, he was driving a 1996 Lincoln, or a 1980's Dodge truck to work. He uses his lear jet for business travel, but always shows up in jeans, cowboy hat, looking like he just came off the farm. It is purported that he is worth almost a billion dollars.
 
Originally posted by: JEDI
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"I don't know about you, but I've known plenty of wealthy people who dress like bums."

ok, it's one thing not to flaunt your wealth, but another to purposely look like you're on welfare.

Why do some wealthly people make you believe they are of low social status?
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why would anyone want to wear a armani monkey suit anyway... hell if I was worth billions I'd still be a jeans and polo shirt kinda guy...

screw a suit or dockers.. I like whats comfortable..

 
i'm going to have to agree with many people here as they don't have much to prove and can care less about what others think. Personally I'm 21 years old and have a net worth of a little over 1mil... investments I made myself, nothing from my parents even though they are 'well off' My friends know that of me and I'm not the showy type of college kid. Some of them drive cars that are worth twice as much as mine (i have a used camry). I was just taught this way. [shurgs]
 
It depends on your definition of a "bum". It is one thing to be wearing smelly, ripped clothes...it is another thing to be wearing comfortable clothes.

I have a friend who works for his dad. Together they have made millions of money on several businesses, farms, and realestate. They dress nicelly, but with a "country" flare. Will wear jeans a lot and boots...as they are very hands on with their businesses.

Anyway, they nearly had an identical story to the one posted. They were looking at getting either a S-Class or G-Wagon for my friend's mom, and when they went to dealership, the salesman didn't want to take them out on a test drive. His dad got really pissed. He could have written a check to buy the whole dealership if he wanted to, yet he was treated like crap just because he had jeans on and work boots.
 
Originally posted by: Sluggo
Frankly The Millionaire Next Door should be REQUIRED high school reading material. Although at that age I doubt you could really appreciate the mindset of the people described in the book.

Maybe at least a little of it would sink in.
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They don't want to require the reading of the book because quite possibly, we wouldn't have the drones needed to work at day in day out 9-5 jobs, reinventing the wheel ftw? I haven't read the book so I can't talk much about the subject..
 
A lot of people look at my dad weird. I'm not saying he's a millionaire but he is a trial attorney and makes a decent living. I think one reason he has many of the assets that he has is because he still lives in the same house, although it has been added onto quite a bit and is still a nice house. He always purchases cars that have low mileage but will never buy a brand new car. If you saw him walking down the street, you simply wouldn't think he had much money. I respect that in people, and particularly my father who spent 13 years in the average - below average working class so he certainly doesn't look down on anyone. To many lawyers enter their profession with the $ sign above their head rather than a sincere outlook on why you would enter into that type of work.

Thats a different issue all together, but it is just funny that people look at my dad awckward when he drives up in some older, often beat up looking, car.
 
Originally posted by: goku
Haha, same thing happened to my dad... He was out looking at property and there was an open house, he shows up in an old LS400 while there are fancy mercedes, bmws and landrovers etc. parked out front. He is wearing is usual sweater and when he goes to ask the price of the house, the sales agent acts very rude towards him and wouldn't tell him anything. After letting her know that he owned a property just up the street, her sneer turned into happiness and was 'delighted' to help him. After that he left as he didn't want to deal with such a shallow person such as that sales woman. It's pretty funny when you see people do that but at the same time it's sad how pathetic people can be as well.
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In situations like these it works against both parties, the rude lady will feel justified in her reaction since your Dad ended up leaving anyways and your Dad left because he didn't want to deal with her attitude.

She'll never change her ways but I would have done the same thing if I were in your Dads shoes.

 
Throwing money away on depreciating assets such as cars and clothes seperate the millionaires from the rest of society.
 
Originally posted by: radioouman
Throwing money away on depreciating assets such as cars and clothes seperate the millionaires from the rest of society.
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My father always did quite well. When his friends were driving Mercedes, Bmw's, etc., one day he proclaimed, " I drive Chevy's, and invest the rest".

 
Originally posted by: JEDI
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"I don't know about you, but I've known plenty of wealthy people who dress like bums."

ok, it's one thing not to flaunt your wealth, but another to purposely look like you're on welfare.

Why do some wealthly people make you believe they are of low social status?
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Good lord, what attrocious grammar. The word "as" is never an acceptable replacement for the word "because."
 
Originally posted by: PricklyPete
It depends on your definition of a "bum". It is one thing to be wearing smelly, ripped clothes...it is another thing to be wearing comfortable clothes.

I have a friend who works for his dad. Together they have made millions of money on several businesses, farms, and realestate. They dress nicelly, but with a "country" flare. Will wear jeans a lot and boots...as they are very hands on with their businesses.

Anyway, they nearly had an identical story to the one posted. They were looking at getting either a S-Class or G-Wagon for my friend's mom, and when they went to dealership, the salesman didn't want to take them out on a test drive. His dad got really pissed. He could have written a check to buy the whole dealership if he wanted to, yet he was treated like crap just because he had jeans on and work boots.
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That happens a lot at higher end dealerships.

I went to pick up a new E500 4matic (as a favor for my father who was out of town) last year at a Benz dealership in a polo+jeans and got treated like complete sh!t by the people there until I told the sales guy who I was and what I was there for, then everyone couldn't be nicer.




 
Originally posted by: JEDI
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: tweakmm
When one has money they have nothing to prove.
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There you have it. And YOU, OP, and all the shallow asshole salespeople who are nothing more than middle class millionaire wannabe's can kiss our collective asses.

An old SO of mine was social register rich. She was descended from the Lippincott's and the Wharton -- she had 14 million and her parent's had several hundred million.

We went to eat at their estate and I got to see their vehicles. They owned a old Chevy pickup for the farm duties and an old slant 6 Dodge Dart four door sedan, not even the top trim model of same.

People with money who are not the asshole noveau riche, i.e., who are comfortable in their own skins, don't give one good goddamn what twerps like you, OP, or other shallow wannabes think.

They wear what they want when they want, and the old line rich do not generally ever put their money into cars -- they consider this vulgar -- but rather spend what money they spend on their estates, although also never in a showy, vulgar way.

Now, yacht salesman have LONG known this, and would never turn away a no socks wearing, courduroy pants guy, as they KNOW how the old line rich habitually dress.

Many, many noveau riche (I can't help but think of large swatches of New Jersey when I think of same) have more newly acquired money than taste, are still the same vulgar and insecure assholes they were before acquiring some money by being relentless assholes, and so NEED to impress other shallow asswipes like the OP with their bling -- which, apparently, is the only metric of supposed personal worth that these twerps understand.

OP, hope this was helpful.
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? huh ?

Why the attack?
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Because Perknose comes to ATOT to kick ass and chew bubble gum.

And he's all out of gum.
 
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