Things That Scream “I’m Pretending to Be Upper Class”
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Who are the hosts of Smart Money Happy Hour?
Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
I'm George Campbell.
And this is Smart Money Happy Hour. Cheers.
Cheers.
It's a lot of flavor. Well, this is the show where two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're talking about. Everything from pop culture, current events, and money.
What does it mean to pretend to be upper class?
And today's episode is all about things that scream, I'm pretending to be upper class.
Yeah. I mean, these days it's cool to care about your money, right? But sometimes we care about the things that we shouldn't care about.
Putting the care in all the wrong places. Dun, dun, dun. So think about words like try hard. Remember when that was a thing?
Yeah.
Humble brag. Yeah. Now, the new one, according to Gen Z, is pick-me energy.
Oh.
She has pick-me energy.
Ooh.
When you're trying to sort of flex and, you know, get the attention. So we're going to talk about what showing off looks like when it comes to your money. But first, let's show off what we're sipping on, Rachel.
Yeah, we are sipping on a Japanese slipper.
What are some modern terms for trying too hard?
Well, stick around until the end. We're going to give you our rating and reveal the cost per glass at the end of the episode. So great. So like we said, it's cool to care about your finances, and we're trying to make that fetch. But that doesn't mean flaunting name brand stuff just to prove something. In fact, it's become kind of a social turnoff.
Yeah, people aren't liking it as much, and I appreciate that. It's almost like when people just use big words to feel like, oh, I'm smart, you know? Like ibuprofen.
Say again? Ibuprofen.
Stop. Are you serious?
Yeah. That's not the hard one. Just say Advil. That's not the hard one.
You don't have to use the... Yeah, but what's the acetaminophen?
Acetaminophen.
Acetaminophen. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. She got that one. You know what I always mispronounce? I always say nuclear.
Oh, you and George Bush. I think still... Strategery and nuclear.
Nuclear.
Nuclear.
Nuclear. Nuclear.
That's why we're friends. I love correcting you more than anything. It's the only thing that gives me joy.
Oh my gosh. But yeah, I like the Gen Z level though of, listen, we don't have to show off, right? There's like a downplaying.
It's cool to not care in a way.
How does showing off impact financial health?
It's cool not to care. But yet, yet, people are still caring about the wrong things.
Let's talk about some of the pick-me moves according to the internet and see if we agree with them.
You ready for this one? Yeah.
And again, this is in good fun. We've all been guilty of these. We are not above this. One-upping.
Oh, so annoying.
That's so... Someone's sharing a story and you go, oh, one time. And sometimes it's not malicious. Yeah. But a lot of times, you know the person is trying to one-up you.
Okay, can I say, I may be guilty of this, and I hope it's not a one-up, but I do love in conversation... to hear something that someone's saying, and I'm like, oh my gosh, me too.
You're relating to it.
It's a relating thing. I don't think it's a one. I mean, it's not like, oh, we went to the store, and I was like, I went to Fiji. It's not like that level.
Yes.
But I'm trying to think. If you're like, yeah, I'm drinking a green drink, I'd be like, oh my gosh, I love green. I love Wicked.
That's your next move.
Like, I don't know. I don't know. But you just try to like weave conversation in and relate to the person.
Yeah, I think a general curiosity is the best move you can do in conversation versus, ooh, what's something I can do to steer away the conversation back to me? That's, I think, a good sort of rule of thumb.
Yeah, that's good.
What are the pitfalls of name dropping?
Another one?
I appreciate that, yeah.
Name dropping.
Hate it.
This one personally bothers me.
This one grinds my beans.
Maybe because I don't know anyone, I don't know anyone like famous enough to name drop other than you. No offense. Sorry.
No, I... And you know who does... You know the most annoying ones. Are you ready? A little Enneagram talk. Okay. Enneagram three males that are unhealthy... This is what they do, and it drives.
And if you wanted to explain to her of an Enneagram 3 male, they want to win, and they want to look good doing it. They want you to know that they are winning.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who are the hosts of Smart Money Happy Hour?
0:05–0:25
2
What does it mean to pretend to be upper class?
0:25–1:02
3
What are some modern terms for trying too hard?
1:02–2:10
4
How does showing off impact financial health?
2:10–3:19
5
What are the pitfalls of name dropping?
3:19–4:12
6
How do parents compare their kids?
4:12–6:18
7
What are the financial habits of those pretending to be wealthy?
6:18–7:44
8
What is the difference between true wealth and appearances?
7:44–31:50
Speakers
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