These Nouveau Pauvre can't tell a gas station French vanilla from a Starbucks caramel macchiato

That's not a cost that kills you.

For real.

Some folks have a vice where they can't start a single day without a fancy grande latte or whatever, but mostly when I see that, it's middle-managey types that make more in a month than I'd ever see in my account at any given time.

How many skipped small vanilla cold-brews or boba teas (+a tip for my fellow working class ✊) buys an average healthcare deductible or car repair beyond my DIY abilities? Heck let's lower the bar...An oil change?

Just filling the tank costs like 8 enjoyable refreshing coffees. What a lame exchange rate!

Even if we struggle, it's still okay to enjoy things once in a while.

Aren't luxury items supposed to be high quality?

oh so there is they also a chance they have a car

As an old poor I don't, bank wouldn't even trust me with an overdraft.

It’s the whole “couponing is only trashy if you’re poor” mentality.

For the rich, couponing is a game. See how much you can get, for as little as possible. You have the storage space for it, so you’re not worried about excess or waste. All you care about is gaming the system to see what you can get. You had to buy 18 months worth of laundry detergent to get the discount? That’s fine, cuz you have space for it at home. And your basic necessities are already covered, so the coupons don’t need to be for staples that you’ll use quickly or regularly.

For the poor, couponing is a necessary evil. You’re eating chicken every day this week; Not because you really like chicken, but because it’s what you had a coupon for. And now you need to eat it before it goes bad, because you need the space in the fridge for this week’s coupons and you can’t afford to simply toss it out.

This sounds like a Nouveau Riche thing because your dad now has money to spend. If he can go to Whole Foods over Aldi, he ain't pauvre.

I love Aldi. Week of food for 15 quid, easily. Fried rice is a popular cheap meal for me

Man I'm the complete opposite. I grew up in the hood, if you had nice things, you wouldn't have them for long.

Driving nice cars and wearing name brand clothes just states "I have more money than you and I'm proud of it" which is a) universally a dick move, especially when you drive that fancy car past a dozen homeless every day, and b) makes you a mark. Oh you're driving a Benz? You've probably got valuables in it, let's take a look.

Nowadays I still drive a beat up old car and wear off brand clothes, both because I can't afford better but I also don't want to even look like I can afford better for the above reasons. It's just being an ass and also putting a target on yourself.