Thread: How could you pick out the rich kids?

The sugar example would be someone who wouldn't be as well off, btw.

I can't really think of anything. I knew kids from poorer families that were always wearing new Nikes and expensive jeans, because for some reason they decided that was something important to spend a lot of money on, and I knew kids from richer families that were wearing stuff they bought on discount at Walmart.

I also remember other kids having things like Craft Singles cheese slices, fruit snacks, name brand spaghettios, and even name brand snacks. We never had the cheese slices or fruit snacks. It was such a treat when I went to my friends house! LOL

If you care, you can look at where they live. Most people (except the exceptionally wealth) spend a significant fraction of their net worth on their houses. Clothes, cars, etc don't tell you much - I know some very wealthy people who wear normal clothes and drive old cars - when you have that much money, these aren't status symbols anymore.

I used to think kids with lunch boxes that were made of plastic and had the cup in it were rich! I later learned I was wrong, though.

I am speaking from a child's point of view, before you knew the financial aspect of what "rich" or "not rich" meant...we didn't spend a whole lot of time looking at houses, except for the insides if we were invited over.

Clothing was always a big thing as a child.

It was the false perception of judging a book by it's cover. I come from a middle class family, not poor, not rich, but comfortable. My mom bought me lots of name brand clothes, but was always frugal. I can remember how embarassed I'd feel when she bought me Walmart brand clothes and how I just knew the other kids would not consider me part of the "popular" crowd. Once I got out of school, I could've cared less what name brand my clothes were.

Another way to tell was always "birds of a feather flock together". The kids from richer families seemed to stick together, I suppose because their families were more on the same "level" so they socialized with each other.


I also learned that the families I once thought were the most wealthy financially, were in fact, up to their eyeballs in debt and unable to pay their bills.

Another way you knew was the rich kids never had jobs throughout high school, where the ones who weren't so rich did. I had a job since I was 15. The rich kids also drove their parents vehicles.