Tag: nouveau riche
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Splash money around
WotD: Splash money around We can think of money as similar to water. When it is scarce, we value every drop. However, when we have plenty, we feel it is OK to splash it around. When you splash money around, you spend a lot of money buying things that you don’t need and could do…
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Nouveau riche
WotD: Nouveau riche The nouveau riche are easy to spot once you know what to look for. Nouveau riche is French for the new rich and is used for people who have recently become wealthy. These people do not come from money and quite possibly come from lower social classes. For that reason, they tend…