" It ’s actually just tacky — and show up a lack of way and socio-economic class . "
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1.“Always flexing on social media.”
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.”
5.“Flashy clothing with big bright logos on them.”
— NagoyaJin
" A young woman I went to high school with is a ' lifestyle passenger vehicle ' who claims to bring in gazillion a year . She does have a decent mansion , but that ’s because she married a hombre who has an insanely racy family , and they bought it with his money . Otherwise , the only grounds of her meg of clam of income is this one Chanel scarf joint and pocketbook that she wears prominently 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.”
8.“Waving cash around.”
— Sinn_Sage
" I make out someone who posted on their snapchat write up a telecasting of them roll around a fan of cash sitting in the driver ’s seat of their automobile . They were all ones and basketball team . 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 mention it , and also losing their crap if one of their expensive purchases gets discredited or dirty .
Like , yes , it ’s vexatious if your railcar gets dinged . But it ’s also not the remainder of the world , these thing happen , and if you ca n’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.”
11.“People who rent Lamborghinis or Ferraris and then don’t know how to drive them.”
— DotResponsible4647
" This is my town now . Some flashy auto renting space must have opened up because my working course , majority renters , and section 8 area is short afloat with Lamborghinis and other meretricious in high spirits - terminal sports cars driving around like we ’re on Rodeo Drive . Dunno how pull 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.”
14.“Calling yourself CEO in your LinkedIn profile when your business is just you.”
— mtgistonsoffun
" Also , theMLMersreferring 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-bodied to choose what you betray and when . Your responsibilities would have vary from when you first sign on on to when you became a bivalent triplex Diamond Super Duper Seller . You would hump or have contact with the people who manufacture your products . You ’d have your own steel , not [ MLM company ] by Susan . You ’d have an actual warehouse for your products instead of your spare bedroom . And you would n’t be slip one’s mind into the DMs of someone you ’ve barely speak to since high school day acting like you ’re her BFF .
You ’re not a chief operating officer , 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!!'”
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 was n’t until someone pointed out that his lies were get more and more grandiose that I realize what was befall .
uncalled-for to say , we stopped being friend before sophomore twelvemonth 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.”
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.”
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 suspect when multiple influencers or ' business organisation coaches ' film themselves at the same business firm or next to the same car and each pretend that they bought it with money they make . "
— Drogovich
24.And finally, “Everything decorated with gold. It’s just tacky and shows a lack of style and class.”
