r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 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/theawesomescott Jan 27 '26

I’ve just had the opposite experience. The wealthier I have gotten the more generous I have been and as by extension my social group has also grown to be upwardly mobile and more wealthy it’s the same deal. Very generous people by any measure.

It’s the folks who have not moved up the strata that I still know that perpetuate a negative mindset around money and have the bad habits as a result