I love my family, but my aunt and uncle have too much money most of the time.
They’re actually planning to go on a two-week Mediterranean cruise this summer. And my aunt is going to France at some point for an art study thing, and then she’s just gonna hang out for an extra week by herself. Then my uncle owns a sailboat, and is regularly buying/paying for stuff for it, like a $20,000 engine overhaul, or an $800 custom welded part.
My aunt, cousin and I all love Legos. We love building them and playing with them and looking at all the details and things. Yet my aunt is weird about dropping more than $100 on a set at one time, even for something like a birthday or other occasion. It’s a weird dichotomy.
I’m not saying I’d poison (or want them to be poisoned) my family, but it’s a little disheartening to know that me and my mom, my brother and his family, can barely afford to live when they’re just going on all these world travels, buying whatever they want, doing all these expensive rich person activities like it’s nothing.
They complain about their daughter (my cousin) basically being a 21-year-old toddler because they never took the time to teach her literally any discipline.
When people have money like that it can be weird. If they dont share enough, people close to them complain, if they share it probably at a reasonable level, they’ll often get people always asking for more.
It can quickly devolve into a large part of their circle being like their daughter always coming to them to solve their money problems and then they get real mad if they dont.
Some clear communicating around what’s okay and not can help.
She’s determined that new experiences and memories are more valuable than things.
Not blowing money on things you don’t need like overpriced toys (over $100) sounds logical to me.
Meanwhile, that boat he’s maintaining? He’s telling himself that’s an investment he’s going to sell some day to justify the guilt over the expense but he surely won’t.
I have enough money for the things they’re doing but it doesn’t appeal to me. Comparison is the thief of joy. Quite happy in my own little life here doing road trips in Pac NW and enjoying the outdoors, biking, hiking and kayaking.
I love my family, but my aunt and uncle have too much money most of the time.
They’re actually planning to go on a two-week Mediterranean cruise this summer. And my aunt is going to France at some point for an art study thing, and then she’s just gonna hang out for an extra week by herself. Then my uncle owns a sailboat, and is regularly buying/paying for stuff for it, like a $20,000 engine overhaul, or an $800 custom welded part.
My aunt, cousin and I all love Legos. We love building them and playing with them and looking at all the details and things. Yet my aunt is weird about dropping more than $100 on a set at one time, even for something like a birthday or other occasion. It’s a weird dichotomy.
Are we lowering the threshold for poisoning to Mediterranean cruises and lego sets now?
I’m not saying I’d poison (or want them to be poisoned) my family, but it’s a little disheartening to know that me and my mom, my brother and his family, can barely afford to live when they’re just going on all these world travels, buying whatever they want, doing all these expensive rich person activities like it’s nothing.
They complain about their daughter (my cousin) basically being a 21-year-old toddler because they never took the time to teach her literally any discipline.
When people have money like that it can be weird. If they dont share enough, people close to them complain, if they share it probably at a reasonable level, they’ll often get people always asking for more.
It can quickly devolve into a large part of their circle being like their daughter always coming to them to solve their money problems and then they get real mad if they dont.
Some clear communicating around what’s okay and not can help.
The solution is for them to share so much, they’re no longer significantly ahead of anyone else.
That’s how we reduce the disparity in wealth.
That’s what wealth looks like.
She’s determined that new experiences and memories are more valuable than things.
Not blowing money on things you don’t need like overpriced toys (over $100) sounds logical to me.
Meanwhile, that boat he’s maintaining? He’s telling himself that’s an investment he’s going to sell some day to justify the guilt over the expense but he surely won’t.
I have enough money for the things they’re doing but it doesn’t appeal to me. Comparison is the thief of joy. Quite happy in my own little life here doing road trips in Pac NW and enjoying the outdoors, biking, hiking and kayaking.