The short version of our discussions boil down to the fact that it seems most in our society mistakenly equate status with “perceived,” not “real” wealth–regardless of one’s profession, social standing etc.
Although I wasn’t raised to discuss politics or money in polite company, and I know Dad wouldn’t approve, it’s still very interesting to casually ask someone about their net worth, or mention that the stats show only 5% of the US population have “investable assets” over $1M.
I’ve only done this a few times, yet, amazingly, the people with the “real” net worth were extremely open, the “fakers”–not so much. Extremely revealing.
