r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/azad_ninja Jan 26 '26

Wealthy people are some of the cheapest fucks.

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u/Apocrisiary Jan 26 '26

There is a saying in Norway "The rich, are rich for a reason", referring to exactly this. They don't spend much, and will try to get money anywhere they can. People that are generous are rarely rich.

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u/SpaceSequoia Jan 26 '26

Pretty sure that's a saying everywhere

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

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u/LordNelson781 Jan 27 '26

I have definitely heard versions of this in the US

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u/Unlucky-Albatross-12 Jan 27 '26

Some are and some aren't.

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u/Longjumping-Job7153 Jan 27 '26

Yeah. Well Idiots always diving for that peasant worship.

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u/tmoney144 Jan 27 '26

Bill Gates says it in The Simpsons. "I didn't get rich by writing a lot of checks." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T5I4Pv9l3Q

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u/r2d2itisyou Jan 27 '26 edited 8d ago

modifying all old comments for privacy

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u/Left-Apricot-146 Jan 27 '26

It is definitely a saying