The new status symbols for the rich
These days, there is a new aspirational class that is emerging, and it has a lot to do with money, but with a new values aspect creeping in with social and cultural capital playing
People of colour use consumer goods to help buy status and acceptance
As a follow-up to my post about why people without resources buy luxury goods, I think I should clarify another point: People of colour buy their acceptability with consumer goods,
Net Worth by Age (Informal Instagram Survey) & Breakdown with Details
Net Worth Survey I did a short little informal survey, inspired by Alyssa @mixedupmoney to NORMALIZE that net worths span a wide range, even within an age range, nay, an AGE, you c
Were women really all that greedy in the past?
Having read the amazing biographies of late, and other fictional-yet-historically-based takes on some of these women by Michelle Moran and Emma Campion, I can’t help but wond
Don’t give your child a cushy, comfortable life.
Children enjoy working hard. They enjoy emulating adults around them, and trying to shield them from “all the bad things”, including things like budgeting, taxes, and b
How to stop shopping addictions (or at least, shop with conscious intention and purpose)
I. Love. To. Shop. I really do. And why? Because….. I see shopping as my hobby, basically. I enjoy nice pieces, clothes, shoes, accessories, and coming up with ideas, and so
The Real Difference between the Rich & the Poor: A Visual
I see a lot of these posts about rich versus poor, and many of them are very simple, showing two people, usually with the same income, and talking about their spending habits. Some
Do you think you’re privileged? I feel like a rich brat sometimes.
If you live in a First World Country, as a citizen and have a roof over your head with food, you’re privileged. My mother was the poorest of the poor I have never grown up in
Diamonds really are a girl’s best friend – Why women weren’t gold diggers
In watching “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (1953), it struck me that people found it funny, entertaining, or even a bit rude because it’s assuming all women are gold
“Have you tried being less poor?” and thoughts about judging others
I know no one has the audacity to say this out lout or even on the internet, but this is the feeling I get when I read blogs or IG comments/articles. They’re basically saying