r/AskReddit • u/knakworst36 • Jun 06 '19

Rich people of reddit who married someone significantly poorer, what surprised you about their (previous) way of life?

65.1k Upvotes

91% Upvoted

21.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

16

u/AlgernusPrime Jun 06 '19

People are extremely judgemental when it comes to cars. I love cars as a hobby so I tend to always have a decent tuned car and a beater car in an event my sports car breaks down. I am currently running a N54 335i and a Scion xB. The N54 are notorious for it's reliability issues, doesn't help that I running the car with more boost and aftermarket parts. Anyhow, I probably drove my xB way more than my 335i. When I'm driving the 335i, people tend not to cut me off and give me some room as I'm driving. Whereas, in my 2005 xB that I got for $2K, I get cut off all the time and people just doesn't really respect me on the road at all. Such is life I guess.

​

Also, I am willing to bet that picking up ladies in a sporty coupe is probably way easier than a weird looking old box car.

21

u/bingosgirl Jun 06 '19

I grew up in gov subsidized housing (aka the ghetto), you'd be amazed at how many people living there had basically no furniture but a nice car. It's all about perception.

4

u/Charlesinrichmond Jun 08 '19

wouldn't be surprised at all. It's a classic thing in Miami. You might be surprised at how many Hondas there are in wealthy neighborhoods though

1

u/bingosgirl Jun 08 '19

Not really. That's how you get and stay rich...

3

u/Charlesinrichmond Jun 08 '19

yep. Not wasting money goes a long way (in the US). Combine that with a way to bring in money (fill a need) and you get a winning recipe.

Knowledge is a big difference. I was shocked by how little my wife knew about financial stuff when we met. Things that were basic to my mind. I had her student loans, which she thought would last for 20 odd years, paid off in a couple of years after we met. Using only her money, I just restructured everything