New Harleys, Macs, and Jaquzzis...Oh My!
March 23, 2009 4:07 PM Subscribe
What's going on with our neighbors? We've noticed a sudden increase in material possessions. Where is the money coming from?
We have a certain family on our street that used to be down to earth and frugal. Not anymore. We (me, dad, his mother, his sister, and her kids...which are my cousins) know that because we sit out on my dad's porch to converse with each other, and to people watch.
This family was not extravagant in any way. They weren't poor either, but they had controlled spending habits. The wore clothes from Target, ate dinner from drive-thrus like Taco Bell, and they had a mustang. Not a brand new mustang or a classic one, but a 1998 model. And, oh, going by what we saw in their living room whenever they had their curtains open at night, they had an old school TV, not a flat screen.
This has all changed within the last two months. Now they have a brand new Harley, Mac, jaquzzi, some new furniture, and new carpet. They now wear more expensive clothes, from Nordstrom, going by one of my cousin's observations.
We are curious where all this money is coming from. They didn't win the lottery, no one rich in their family died, no new jobs, and this isn't from tax returns. We know this because my dad asked them. Ohter the other hand, while the family was eager to tell him where the money ISN'T coming from, they are being evasive about telling him where it IS coming from.
I'd rather figure this out on our own (or from here), because, in my opinion, my father was being very nosy by interrogating the family. Any ideas on what could be going on?
We have a certain family on our street that used to be down to earth and frugal. Not anymore. We (me, dad, his mother, his sister, and her kids...which are my cousins) know that because we sit out on my dad's porch to converse with each other, and to people watch.
This family was not extravagant in any way. They weren't poor either, but they had controlled spending habits. The wore clothes from Target, ate dinner from drive-thrus like Taco Bell, and they had a mustang. Not a brand new mustang or a classic one, but a 1998 model. And, oh, going by what we saw in their living room whenever they had their curtains open at night, they had an old school TV, not a flat screen.
This has all changed within the last two months. Now they have a brand new Harley, Mac, jaquzzi, some new furniture, and new carpet. They now wear more expensive clothes, from Nordstrom, going by one of my cousin's observations.
We are curious where all this money is coming from. They didn't win the lottery, no one rich in their family died, no new jobs, and this isn't from tax returns. We know this because my dad asked them. Ohter the other hand, while the family was eager to tell him where the money ISN'T coming from, they are being evasive about telling him where it IS coming from.
I'd rather figure this out on our own (or from here), because, in my opinion, my father was being very nosy by interrogating the family. Any ideas on what could be going on?
This post was deleted for the following reason: What problem are you trying to solve here? Idle curiousity isn't a good reason to ask the mefi community for random speculation about your neighbors. -- cortex
Yeah, your father sure is being nosy. It's really rude to try to figure out where their money came from. I can't believe he would act that way.
Clearly, it's illicit drug money.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 4:11 PM on March 23, 2009
Clearly, it's illicit drug money.
posted by Pater Aletheias at 4:11 PM on March 23, 2009
Maybe they could afford these things all along and finally decided to splurge.
Why do you want to know? Do you suspect illegal activity???
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 4:12 PM on March 23, 2009
Why do you want to know? Do you suspect illegal activity???
posted by St. Alia of the Bunnies at 4:12 PM on March 23, 2009
It's none of your business. Why don't you spend some time worrying about your own family or personal life instead of being the stereotypical small-town busy body? The possibilities of why this family is now flashing some wealth are innumerable, and no internet forum is going to assist you anymore than your own imagination.
Quite frankly, I'm disturbed by your use of AskMe.
posted by nonmerci at 4:14 PM on March 23, 2009 [4 favorites]
Quite frankly, I'm disturbed by your use of AskMe.
posted by nonmerci at 4:14 PM on March 23, 2009 [4 favorites]
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