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21 Rich People Confess The Best And Worst Things About Being Wealthy

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I have inherited wealth. Wealth has been in our family for generations. My great grandparents were savvy investors while also living modestly and frugally, and have passed those values down. The best part is having a good safety net and being less stressed financially. No college debt, medical bills taken care of. The worst part is dealing with social anxiety over having money. There’s a sense of separation. I’ll never really understand many problems most people face.

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My parents were both millionaires independently for much of my childhood, so I got a ten year experience from the ages of 9-19 living with my very rich family. As to how it feels, that depends on specific times or situations. Best thing: Awesome house, heated pool in ground, large property, beautiful furniture, the best gadgets, getting whatever I wanted as a kid and Christmas was amazing. Worst part was being singled out as a rich kid isolated me socially. I got bullied for it. My parents didn’t like how high their taxes were. I didn’t learn the real value of money until later than I should have. I know this sounds cliche, but at a certain point beyond financial stability, more money doesn’t make you any happier. My parents were very rich and very unhappy.

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Not filthy rich but thanks to my job I am securely in the upper middle range (6 figures). It feels pretty damn good. The only downside is I can never tell people how much money I make without incurring some form of bitterness or jealousy. Especially if the person knows I didn’t go to college. Oh my god I’ve seen people get red in the face over that.

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Pros: Not having money be a concern. I remember having to choose between eating and putting gas in car to make it to work. I’ll never forget what that is like.Not having to work physical labor to survive. That’s the road to ruination of your body. Cons: I don’t get along well with the other people in my income bracket generally. They all seem to want to buy overpriced things that target the wealthy just because. $250 jeans? No. I buy $30 Old Navy jeans and wear them until the crotch rips (which happened the other day in public fuuuuck). $90k car? I’ve been driving the same car since 2008 and I bought it used back then. Dating changed a lot. Not so much getting dates as I never talk about income and I sure as hell don’t look like I have any money (t-shirt, jeans, old boots is all I ever wear, I don’t even own anything else), but everyone I’ve dated who has found out has just completely changed for the worse.

Written by Laura McNairy

Laura is a freelance writer for TFLN. She likes to write about what she knows best — dating, sex, and being awkward, but usually in the opposite order. She is the Assistant Editor and videographer for Peach Fuzz, a sex-positive nudie magazine in ATX.