4 days Ago By BuzzFeed
Recently, people on Reddit shared things that scream, "I'm pretending to be rich," and there were so many hot takes in the conversation. Here are some of the top comments: Submissions have been edited for length and clarity. 1.
"Always flexing on social media." — Lengjien "Just saw someone post they bought a brand new $80K Tahoe two weeks ago and now has a GoFundMe up for her dog's surgery. Crazy.
" — djcashbandit 2. "Selling an online course on how to get rich." — Happy-Ad-6981 3.
"Making a big show of their generosity and then asking for money back or something in return." — onionsofwar 4. "They brag about how much money they have and/or valuable things that they own.
" — haloarh "I used to have a manager at a dollar store brag about the money she and her husband had. He had a pension from the Marines, so it wasn't based only on her shitty salary. Come to find out a decade later, the husband had been embezzling from some places he was supposed to be volunteering at, and THAT is where a lot of the flashy stuff had come from.
" — Iron_Lord_Peturabo 5. "Flashy clothing with big bright logos on them." — NagoyaJin "A girl I went to high school with is a 'lifestyle coach' who claims to earn millions a year.
She does have a nice house, but that’s because she married a guy who has an insanely rich family, and they bought it with his money. Otherwise, the only evidence of her millions of dollars of income is this one Chanel scarf and purse that she wears conspicuously in every single photo she posts as if that’s fooling people." — rocketscientology 6.
"They brag about their income. I don't care how much you make. Nobody does.
" — flux_capacitor3 7. "Expensive weddings." — TheDamnburger 8.
"Waving cash around." — Sinn_Sage "I knew someone who posted on their snapchat story a video of them waving around a fan of cash sitting in the driver's seat of their car. They were all ones and fives.
Like, you're really out here tryna flex $17?" — hmnixql 9. "Constantly mentioning expensive purchases. When someone can't help but name-drop the luxury items they just bought, whether it’s a designer piece, a fancy meal, or an extravagant vacation, it can come across as trying to demonstrate wealth rather than just enjoying the purchase.
" — stardustdahlia "Always mentioning it, and also losing their shit if one of their expensive purchases gets damaged or dirty. Like, yes, it's annoying if your car gets dinged. But it's also not the end of the world, these things happen, and if you can't afford to repair your expensive car, then could you really afford to buy your expensive car?" — Extreme_External7510 10.
"Running up a check at a bar or restaurant and then either not tipping or tipping terribly." — appswithasideofbooty 11. "People who rent Lamborghinis or Ferraris and then don't know how to drive them.
" — DotResponsible4647 "This is my town now. Some flashy car rental places must have opened up because my working class, majority renters, and section 8 area is suddenly awash with Lamborghinis and other flashy high-end sports cars driving around like we're on Rodeo Drive. Dunno how pulling up to the Dollar Tree in one of those is anyway a flex.
" — noodlyarms 12. "Botched Botox or cosmetic treatments." — a_rare_breed 13.
"The watch world is so crazy. People are taking out $15,000 high-interest loans to buy a status symbol that they can’t even afford." — busted_maracas "Especially when I can look at my phone and get the time.
Watches are obsolete at this point." — YeaIFistedJonica 14. "Calling yourself CEO in your LinkedIn profile when your business is just you.
" — mtgistonsoffun "Also, the MLMers referring to themselves as #BossBabe. And referring to themselves as 'entrepreneurs.' No, Susan.
You're not an entrepreneur, and you're not a CEO. If you were, you'd be able to choose what you sell and when. Your responsibilities would have changed from when you first signed on to when you became a Double Triple Diamond Super Duper Seller.
You would know or have contact with the people who manufacture your products. You'd have your own brand, not [MLM company] by Susan. You'd have an actual warehouse for your products instead of your spare bedroom.
And you wouldn't be slipping into the DMs of someone you've barely spoken to since high school acting like you're her BFF. You're not a CEO, Susan. You're a delusional salesperson.
" — coffeeblossom 15. "Being super pretentious about fancy food and wine. I bartended and waited tables in all kinds of places, and real rich people don’t feel insecure about ordering what they like; taste is subjective.
It’s always people pretending to be rich and pretending to know about wines, fine food, complaining, etc." — Gaarden18 16. "Whenever they have a problem or issue with the product they bought, they always mention the price.
'What do you mean you cannot upgrade me to first class? I bought this business class ticket for xx dollars!!'" — jembutbrodol 17. "One of my best friends freshman year of college talked ALL the time about how much money he had, how nice his house was, how big his trust fund was, etc. We went to school in New England, and he was from the Midwest, so he could get away with his tall tales.
Who was going to fly across the US to fact-check? Sad thing was, I trusted him wholeheartedly and fell for it hook, line, and sinker." "It wasn't until someone pointed out that his lies were getting more and more grandiose that I realized what was happening. He also made a lot of shitty comments about my less-than-stellar financial background.
Looking back, that was clearly his way of deflecting. Needless to say, we stopped being friends before sophomore year was even over." — two_oh_seven 18.
"People that announce the shit they own by its brand name. 'I'll drive my Audi to your place,' or something of that nature." — Gumbercules81 "I got seated in a restaurant the other day.
The woman at the next table moved her purse that was on the bench seat to give me more room, and felt the need to tell me it was Kate Spade." — MikeTheBard 19. "Going out of their way to gripe about poor people.
Just keep bringing it up so everyone knows they aren't one of them." — E_T_Smith 20. "There were these two guys who I used to ride the train with.
They would talk and talk about whatever stocks they were trading and how crazy easy it was to make money out of thin air. One day, they ride with a third guy who stayed behind after they got off at their stop. I asked the guy about how he happened to meet them, as I hadn't seen them together before.
'Those guys? Yeah, they're janitors at the country club my Dad owns.'" — KathyWithAK 21. "Having decorative towels, pillows, candles, and soaps that no one is ever allowed to use.
They clearly show that you are pretending to be better off than you are by making your house look nice, but when you aren't allowed to use them, you're also telling people you can't afford to replace them." — kanna172014 "See also: The Good China. You know, the sets of dinnerware that you put on your bridal registry because that was (at one point) Just What You Did.
It lives in a big, bulky hutch, and its sole purpose is to be shown off. It can't go in the dishwasher or the microwave, the pattern may or may not involve lead paint (meaning it's not safe to eat off of), and it's only going to become a problem for your heir(s). Most likely, it's going to end up being sold for a pittance on Etsy or at a yard sale, or else wind up in some thrift store.
" — coffeeblossom 22. "Basing any purchase (or lease) on what others will think. I used to work with a woman who leased a Mercedes because she didn't want the neighbors to think she was poor.
She was poor, and this lease pushed her further into debt, but at least the neighbors (who likely didn't give a monkey's arse) 'thought' they were well off." — LordDethBeard 23. "Suspiciously clean or empty houses or apartments.
It's not always easy to recognize when a person is filming themself in a rented apartment, but there are always signs." "It's especially funny when multiple influencers or 'business coaches' film themselves at the same house or next to the same car and each pretending that they bought it with money they earned." — Drogovich 24.
And finally, "Everything decorated with gold. It’s just tacky and shows a lack of style and class." — denys5555 Is there anything else you would add? Tell us about it in the comments or via the anonymous form below:.
