Why do people with money pretend to be poor?

This is something that’s always bothered me, and I think it’s something to do with a lack of financial literacy among other things. I think people are confusing being a poor high earner with actually being poor.

They have good jobs, nice homes, and go out all the time. I think it’s fair to say it’s not a poor persons lifestyle. But they’ll complain that life is unaffordable and everything is falling apart. It’s most likely because they’re in debt.

You can’t speak to these people either. They think that you telling them to take…