{"id":21183,"date":"2021-03-06T22:44:28","date_gmt":"2021-03-07T06:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edelalon.com\/blog\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2021-07-22T23:03:19","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T06:03:19","slug":"how-to-look-the-part-of-being-rich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edelalon.com\/blog\/how-to-look-the-part-of-being-rich\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Look the Part of Being Rich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ballers! <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A lot of people hold themselves to a certain standard around friends, family, strangers, and so on. There tends to be a competition with the self to act and be perceived a certain way. Whether you are trying to appear nice, wealthy, funny, or even detached, you are in performance mode at one point or another, and you shouldn\u2019t be made to feel guilty about it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Unfortunately, there is a stigma called \u201cKeeping up with the Jones\u2019\u201d referring to the competition with the self and others to appear a certain way. While it doesn\u2019t make sense a lot of the time to throw yourself into the never-ending hole of one-upping the next person or thing, there is a time and place to appear \u201crich,\u201d such as in business, among certain elite groups, etc. The human tendency is to want to belong to a community, so here\u2019s one of the ways you can fake it until you make it into the world of wealth: drive nice cars, wear nice clothes, and be thrifty about it!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Cars are a seller\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">That\u2019s right, a person\u2019s car or ride tells a lot about them. Can you imagine showing up for a date and the person (male or female) shows up on a Harley Davidson? Now picture them showing up in a Subaru. A Mercedes? All vehicles are associated with different groups with varying interests and, definitely, financial status.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> The good news is you don\u2019t have to spend a mortgage on your car to get this appearance! No one is going to know that you drive a\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.motormatch.com\/used-bmw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">second-hand BMW<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0unless you spoil it for yourself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> This is why it\u2019s important to get thrifty in your first shots at being welcomed into an elite community. As long as the car doesn\u2019t scream junkyard and you do your best to maintain it, you are going to make friends faster than if it did.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Clothes contribute to a wealthy image<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Now imagine your date who pulled up in a Mercedes gets out of the car in baggy sweatpants with burn holes, a stained white tee (is that coffee?), and bedhead. Not to say that people who drive Mercedes don\u2019t have emergency runs to the pharmacy, but they definitely shouldn\u2019t be showing up like that on their first date! And vice versa.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> You don\u2019t want to show up to a business event in attire that gives you an image of insanity, laziness, not having your act together. You want to show up in style if being welcomed is truly your goal! The occasion calls for different types of attire, but thrifting a fresh suit, some button-downs or dresses, and shiny shoes is completely possible. And thrifting it instead of buying new will save you a lot of money in your attempts to be noticed and appreciated! Again, don\u2019t throw yourself under the bus by drunkenly sharing you got your jacket at Goodwill. Depending on the situation, you may also consider having your new finds dry cleaned or iron it yourself to bring it back from the thrift bins!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Thrifting<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Although you may know thrifting to be a great idea, not everyone sees it as such. Especially in luxury community mindsets, buying something used, regardless of what it is, is equivalent to wearing used, dirty underwear that\u2019s not yours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> Maybe it\u2019s because they don\u2019t do their laundry or don\u2019t ever wear the same clothes twice, it can be hard for a rich person to see the value in something that didn\u2019t start as theirs. But you can! And you should if it\u2019s your only shot at making it in business or community!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ballers! A lot of people hold themselves to a certain standard around friends, family, strangers, and so on. There tends to be a competition with the self to act and be perceived a certain way. 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