[Rachel30198]

I am suspicious of anyone with ‘old money’ because I feel they never had to work for it so they don’t appreciate it, and feel a sense of entitlement for what they do have. Just look at all the old money families that completely fall apart because by the third generation no one has any ambition or drive. I’ve visited my parents’ home country and saw their ‘shacks,’ I’m very thankful to have been born here, because I could just have easily been born there. My parents send money to our less well off relatives, but I feel in some cases they’re just keeping our relatives poor because they’re not using that money to improve their situation. I didn’t feel any pressure to be a model child, because I think that is my nature already. My brother was less of a model student, however, perhaps he’s got a different viewpoint. Our parents pretty much told us our only job was to get good grades and do well in school. My husband is from more a lower middle class background, and sometimes I feel he has a more cavalier attitude toward money than I do – he won’t eat leftovers, throws away the rest of a pizza he doesn’t finish, and takes cabs everywhere when I would take the subway. Hope that answers your question. And it’s not like I never felt out of place. There’s always someone richer than you, or whose parents don’t object to indulging them. I’m into horseback riding, which a very chichi kind of sport, and there were snotty little rich girls who would look down on you if you didn’t have the right kind of clothes, or didn’t have your own horse, or your own helicopter to take you to events, whatever, you name it. In the end, if you’re going to define your happiness by how much you have, you’re just going to lose that game because someone always has more.

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Name : Rachel30198, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 27, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : Attorney, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class, 

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