Recommendations for fiction about the rich and all their trappings, imposters within that world, or stories where the mighty fell and then rose again?
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posted by dean winchester
on Dec 12, 2012 -
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How many millionaires are self-made? The commonly repeated statistic, apparently from
The Millionaire Next Door, is that only 20% of millionaires came from millionaire upbringings - which is then used to argue that class privilege doesn't really exist in America, and if you only work hard enough... I can slice that argument up easily enough (many of those millionaires are doctors, for instance, who rarely come from underprivileged households). But how many millionaires really are self-made? I can't find a source with data to back it up (other than quotes from that book, which I don't have, and so I don't know if it backs up the claim or not).
posted by IAmBroom
on Sep 21, 2012 -
21 answers
Let's pretend I'm rich. Maybe not a member of the 1%, but definitely a member of the 10%: What kind of household staff would I have? What would I call them? And what would they call me?
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posted by elizeh
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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How can I verify that Reagan's income tax on the rich was 50%, whereas nowadays the income tax on the rich is only 35%?
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posted by Eiwalker
on Jan 19, 2011 -
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This past weekend was Grand Prix weekend in Montreal. Living here, it's kind of weird to see the influx of fast luxury cars on city streets. Over the years, I've heard rumours here and there about the Grand Prix entourage - that is, people who basically spend their lives going from Grand Prix to Grand Prix, wherever it's held, and partying around it. They aren't, in any real way, associated with the Grand Prix. Apparently they are just young and rich. Where can I go to read/learn more about this (mythical?) group of the fast & delerious?
posted by Sully
on Jun 13, 2010 -
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What is the likelihood of my product selling such that I make $1000 a month? What money I've put into it isn't an issue as it was sort of extra money that I wanted to put to something like this anyway. Everything I do to figure out how much I'll make seems to imply that I'll be rich (for a student) and I don't believe that's true, but I can't figure out what I'm missing.
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posted by DerangedGoblin
on Sep 21, 2009 -
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I have been having a pervasive printing error that I, as a professional should know how to avoid/solve but I can't seem to stop cutout images from printing richer than the surrounding color. Let me explain...
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posted by Foam Pants
on Apr 13, 2009 -
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Strange things happen to me regularly, and the last one left me with about $3000. I'm only 21, have no consumer debt and don't need to use any of it. I want to put it away, but I have no idea how.
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posted by borkingchikapa
on Mar 21, 2008 -
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Where does the "stereotypical rich white guy" voice come from? I've been doing it for years, but have no idea how it originated.
Here's a good example, someone doing an impression of Judge Whitey on Futurama.
posted by emptybowl
on Dec 19, 2007 -
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ObviousFilter: What current hip-hop song has a chorus that goes "I'm rich, can't help the money I spend, (something something) car I'm driving..."?
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posted by kidsleepy
on Dec 14, 2007 -
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Which are the top five wealthiest neighborhoods in Seattle or top five wealthiest cities in Washington?
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posted by Bob Dobbs
on Aug 17, 2007 -
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What are some of the
stupid things rich and famous people have spent their money on? I know about Michael Jackson and his ten AIBOs, for example. What are some other examples? Actors, politicians, athletes, past and present — tell me about their excesses.
[This is lazyweb research for a future article.]
posted by jdroth
on Jan 10, 2007 -
58 answers
Where do the affluent shop/hang-out online? I'm looking for examples of websites that target the wealthy. Bonus points if they are real-estate related.
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posted by Mick
on May 27, 2006 -
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When plastic was first discovered/invented, was there a time when it had luxury cachet? More specifically,
was there a time when the very rich (and hip) would have used plastic plates?
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posted by Marquis
on Sep 17, 2005 -
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What do rich people have that we don't? To be more specific, what are the little inconveniences that the middle class/lower class/middle-rich/foo/bar have to deal with, but when you have enough money you can get around easily. I don't mean the obvious ones, I mean things like showers that you have to fiddle with to get the temperature, or razor burn.
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posted by ChrisR
on Aug 20, 2005 -
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With alot of poor countries around the world getting into more and more dept I was wonder why don't they just print more money as they own their country...
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posted by spooksie
on Aug 19, 2005 -
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What's the defenition of "rich"? During the convention i've heard "rich" equated with household incomes of $100K or more. That seems like an incredibly low number to me -- is it 'cause I live in New York?
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posted by o2b
on Sep 3, 2004 -
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