20 Things Rich People Have Said That Will Further Confirm Your Suspicions On How Truly Out Of Touch They Are With Reality

We all know mansplaining but have you ever heard of richsplaining?

Sophia

• Published in Funny
• July 1, 2022

No one likes to live in poverty, no matter how much people try to romanticize the simplicity of life without all the material things. But news flash—we do need material things, and we shouldn't just romanticize every little thing in our life just to make ourselves feel better because not having enough money to have food on the table is definitely not an aesthetic that anyone should aspire to have.

Growing up poor definitely leaves most of us traumatized as adults, and we are always looking for opportunities to keep ourselves from going back into the pit. We have lived a hard life already at a young age, and it's really tragic when we can't afford basic necessities because life isn't handed to us on a silver platter.

That being said, we do envy the people who grew up without much problems regarding financial matters and are just able to buy the things they both want and need. However, there are times when we do pity them—like how truly disconnected they are from the realities of life just because they have money at just an arm's reach and are able to just pay for their convenience whenever they want.

It's definitely absurd hearing their little "advice" statements on how to "avoid" poverty because it truly reveals how out of touch they are with the lives of people who didn't grow up with as much money as them. And now, lo and behold, check out some of the ridiculous things that rich people have said that will just make you facepalm:

1. "No one wants to work these days."

—u/sketch_crush

2. "'Just learn to code' Me, who has struggled with basic HTML and CSS and can’t get a basic IF function to work in Excel without hours of googling: “…fascinating.'"

—u/ohlookahipster

3. "Instead of wasting all your money on rent, just live in your parents' spare house while you're going to college!"

—u/babyyodasdirtydiaper

4. "My brother-in-law and sister lived in poverty until he took over his father’s business and did well for himself. Now he thinks everyone should have their own business — forget that you need people to work for you, Todd."

"If you don’t own your own business, it is your fault you’re not rich."

—u/amscraylane

5. "You have a scarcity mindset. You just have to think more positively."

—u/whyfi

6. "I have a job teaching foreign business people English over the phone. Most of the time it's a great job. But what I can't stand is how they constantly ask me things like: Where do you like to travel?"

"Why don't you play golf? Why don't you go shopping? And so many other questions that all have the same answer: I'm poor. It's infuriating trying to explain it and they just don't understand. 'Oh, just shop around for a cheaper flight/hotel/etc.' There's literally no price point for traveling that I can afford. All of your advice is for a problem that doesn't apply to me."

—u/imtheprofessordammit

7. "Another employee and I worked as private nurses for a family that used a payroll company to give us our checks each week. The daughter who was in charge of the finances went on a lot of vacations, like six or more a year."

"Every time she went, she'd more than likely forget to call in our hours. When we casually complained about not getting paid, she would say, 'Why can't you manage your money better?'"

"Hint: It's because our parents didn't give us massive trust funds to draw upon in times of need."

—u/cyrano_nose

8. "Earlier today I told my mom we couldn’t afford another streaming service, and she starts saying, 'it’s so cheap,' and sending me screenshots of how it only costs $4.99 per month. And I’m just like, 'no, you don’t understand.' I get that it’s only $5. I don’t have $5 to spend on something that frivolous."

—u/vivacious-shit

9. "'Money doesn't buy happiness, son.' I honestly was only hoping for groceries, so I'm okay with that."

—u/fte5838

10. "'Borrow money from your parents. Sell one of your video game systems. Stop smoking $10 a pack cigarettes.'"

"Like, thanks, literally none of that applies to me."

—u/supersecretspare

11. "A friend of mine genuinely said about poor people, 'They just need to swallow their pride and ask their parents for money.'"

—u/nixie9

12. "My favorite: Why don’t you just get a better job?!"

—u/walkeatsleeptvwest

13. "Just lay off the Starbucks and the avocado toast and you’ll be just fine!"

—u/pvinesgis

14. "My partner and I are looking for an apartment so we can move out of his dad’s basement. My partner’s sister told us we could afford more house than we expect."

"She’s a lawyer, her kids are in private school, and she has no college debt. I love her, but damn can she be out of touch." —u/thegigglepicker

15. "My mother, who had union-provided health insurance, then Medicare, telling me she doesn't understand why I just don't get a plan with a lower deductible. Um, cause my kids need to eat and it's $600 a month more."

—u/rharper38

16. And finally, "'You manifest the reality around you.' A fancy way to imply that one is at fault for sub-par life-livin’ and that everyone had an even chance all along."

17. "My old boss told me that sometimes people run the air conditioning for too long on too low of a temperature and that was the reason they struggled. He said this when I wanted a raise and he decided he wanted to see my bank statements to prove I spent money responsibly."

"I’m in a place that reaches 105 degrees with a LOT of humidity and I still only pay around $65 in the absolute worst months, most of the time it’s like $35."

—u/assassinstoryteller

18. "One of my coworkers is constantly talking about crypto or investing in this or that. He has thousands he can dump into whatever he wants and if it goes bad, 'We'll get em next time.'

"But I can't take that risk. I have nothing extra to safely lose. It's so goddamn irritating."

—u/jeknex

19. "There is a segment on our local news channel about managing money run by this old super uptight lady who has no idea what poverty is really like. It's the most insulting thing I've ever seen — literally nothing useful."

"'Don't eat out more than once a week.' 'Buy high quality instead of quantity.' 'Save an emergency fund of at least six months of bills.' And so on."

—u/manic-metal-squirrel

20. "'Just work harder and invest every extra dollar you have.' Bitch, I don’t have one extra dollar."

Not all of us are lucky enough to live a life that doesn't require us to look at every price tag, but at least we have kept our feet right on the ground to know life like it truly is! It's honestly sad that most rich people don't really know what it's like to live in poverty, and these statements definitely proved it.

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Sophia