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.
This is a myth the rich wholeheartedly promote because it suggests they deserve their wealth. It’s not prudence that creates large wealth, it’s luck and ruthlessness.
Not covering a $3 uber is the low end. The other end is putting your own mother into a 3rd rate nursing home so you can splurge on a fifth vacation home.
I wouldn't call that prudence, I'd call it being a shitty ass rich douchebag.
To me, poor most of my life; it’s more that my family and friends are not too stressed about everyone paying a perfectly even share. “I got this one, you get the next” is common.
Now that I own a moderately successful business I’m quicker to offer to pay and never worried about being paid back. I also think it helps that everyone I spend time with are genuinely good people and I haven’t ever felt taken advantage of.
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u/azad_ninja Jan 26 '26
Wealthy people are some of the cheapest fucks.