Having a “lake house” or a “summer home” is a total status symbol and flex in the Midwest
@Joenzinator
4 ай бұрын
The only status symbol I care about is my net worth, and I keep it private. I wear normal clothes, eat normal food, and drive an inexpensive used car.
@katyedwards3935
4 ай бұрын
If you have consumer debts, your net worth isn't what it should be.
@miriamm2978
4 ай бұрын
That takes too long for most people to prioritize!
@TheColleendoll
4 ай бұрын
When I see someone driving a Lux car, I wonder how far in debt they are, not if they are successful or rich.
@Alexisf7
4 ай бұрын
Yes!! Thanks for commenting on Producer Lindsey! lol my comments have been seen/ heard 😁
@RiverWoods111
4 ай бұрын
I ended up in the ER last May and needed emergency surgery. The doctor who was going to do the surgery walked in and stood next to my ER bed. I turned looked at him realized he wasn’t a nurse and said, “You must be my doctor?” His response was, “NO, I am your Surgeon!” I got this confused look on my face looked back up at him, and said, “But don’t you have to be a doctor to be a surgeon?” I thought the ER doctor was going to pee her pants laughing when I said this, and the nurses were busting up laughing too. The SURGEON smiled kind of embarrassed as he realized I had just called him out and said, “Well yes, I do have to be a doctor to be a surgeon”. I told my sister this story, who worked in healthcare and she said, that the surgeons all think they are better than all the other doctors. They are SURGEONS! Hahahaha!
@lilic6747
4 ай бұрын
There's a joke, heart surgeons think like they're God. Neurosurgeons think they are above God 😂
@christineshah7330
4 ай бұрын
I have been more impressed with doctors that AREN'T surgeons but have to figure out what is wrong with people through only the patient's layman's descriptions, usually a lack of recordkeeping by said patient and blood tests that can mean any number of things. Surgeons get to actually LOOK at the problem directly! lol
@nicholepatrick7857
4 ай бұрын
Would love to see an episode on wealth shaming. Kind of the opposite of what today's episode is about. When people say "must be nice" or other passive aggressive saying towards someone who has accomplished a certain level of wealth. Not flaunting it
@janae09
4 ай бұрын
Oooh that’s a good idea. I’ve caught myself saying that in the past, but only started noticing others say it to me after I paid off my debt.
@nicholepatrick7857
4 ай бұрын
Yes!! I don't know if it's always intentional but it definitely bothers me
@dawnt5587
4 ай бұрын
Oh yes, please do one on wealth shaming.
@rory644
4 ай бұрын
When someone says “ must be nice” to me I reply with yes, yes it’s really nice 😂
@nicholepatrick7857
4 ай бұрын
@rory644 That's my new go to. Yes it is nice
@katelyn9748
4 ай бұрын
Growing up it was anyone who shopped at mall stores. Limited Too, Holister, etc. anything in the mall. Now as a mom I feel like it’s the stroller or the wagons other moms have.
@avahowland6765
4 ай бұрын
My husband went to a fancy work lunch and they were asking each other “ Where do you summer? “ and he was like “ummm Wisconsin Dells?!? “ 😅 😂
@teresamelville
4 ай бұрын
When I was newly married I had a friend who had elementary age kids. At their school they had an orchestra and there was a kid who came every morning before school but he couldn’t afford a violin. It was only a few hundred dollars. I told myself I would make sure my kids could play an instrument if they want. I just got my son a trombone this year and plan on buying an instrument for a kid in need in the next few years.
@reneeantwi-boasiako3974
4 ай бұрын
Love this ❤
@tonyariesterer5358
4 ай бұрын
Growing up in a very small town, the status symbol was having a home built. Didn't realize until I was in high school that people thought my parents were rich.
@katiegarcia8255
4 ай бұрын
I remember growing up as a kid and thinking the most EPIC, rich people had the following 3 things: (1) a trampoline, (2) a pool, and (3) a 2-story house. The ULTIMATE trifecta for my childhood self.
@thirtyish661
4 ай бұрын
Exact same😂 The stairs omg🥰😂
@johnl9135
4 ай бұрын
I used to care about brand name clothing and cars in my youth, now a day all these stuffs don't mean jack to me after I'd discover financial independent. Now, I focus heavily on saving and investing. I drive 2003 and 2008 vehicles and feels so great without having any car payment.
@justin266
4 ай бұрын
22:00 Louis Vuitton sells a $2,000 vinyl canvas (I.e. plastic) bag. If you want quality, buy from a craftsman and not a brand
@luannsunsdahl2946
4 ай бұрын
Northern MN here, -60F hits different George...goose down coats definitely keep you warm. I would never personally buy a $1000 anything when it comes to clothes but my winter coats are the most expensive clothes I own.
@whywouldigivemyrealname5162
4 ай бұрын
I think differentiating clothing and gear should be a thing. Motorcycle gear is a good example as you need to keep yourself safe so that costs some coming. A budget friendly outfit is probably sitting at $500 base. Anything less and you’ve missed a component or picked up sub par quality.
@dagnabit27851
4 ай бұрын
When I was a kid, houses like the Full House house with the stairs that go up in the living room and kitchen was a major status symbol for me.
@autumnjerene
4 ай бұрын
Yes! Having a multi-story house was "rich people" stuff.
@Michelle_Ellen87
4 ай бұрын
As a kid, any clean house was a symbol of wealth. 🤦🏻♀️ Or a house with stairs. 😆
@gloriack7976
4 ай бұрын
Oh that's sad...
@Georgianna_1989
4 ай бұрын
I love you both! Thank you for making my mornings less boring 😄 and giving me something fun to watch or listen to. Also a shout out to all the Ramsey personalities! Thank you for all you do! 🥰 You've definitely helped me out in my life too in so many ways with all the advice.❤
@marykatherinenichols6449
4 ай бұрын
I look forward to these episodes every week! I guess my status symbol is that my husband and I travel a lot. People ask us how we do it but the truth is most of those people are paying student loans and car notes. However, we don't have car payments and we didn't take out student loans for college or my husband's MBA soooo it's not that we have more money than others our age, it's that we don't spend it the way they do.
@CKing-js9qj
4 ай бұрын
I use “Dave Ramsey” as a verb. I Dave Ramsied my life 6 years ago and proud to tell everyone.
@bradleys30605
4 ай бұрын
Anyone who went to Harvard will somehow manage to work it into your first conversation within minutes.
@ParkDari
4 ай бұрын
🤮🤮🤮it’s like the college cheerleader that still has her pom poms in the rear window of her car at 45yrs old.
@deborahmaehs7604
4 ай бұрын
Yesterday I ran into a former co-worker at the post office. We both drive used vehicles and don't care about vehicles as status symbols. He said that one of his team members asked him about the age of the truck that he drives. When he told him that it was a 1998 truck but still runs great and is dependable, the student told him that it was older than any of the kids on the team. We both got a good laugh out of that story which also served as a teachable moment for the student. Don’t let the world and its status symbols define your worth as a person.
@osumbrosie5314
4 ай бұрын
I have a down coat, its over 20 years old and its from lands end. I can only wear it when it gets beliw freezing because it's too warm.
@karlaseidel4873
4 ай бұрын
Best coats for the cost and the quality is wonderful.
@meve531
4 ай бұрын
Glad Lindsey is good!! 😂😁😄
@kathryntran2356
4 ай бұрын
I was always taught: people who look like they have money rarely do. Those who look normal may be very wealthy.
@Pro-Found_Rally
23 күн бұрын
I’m late to the conversation but I live in a farming household. We drive Land Rovers, they are amazing cars when you use them properly
@Mamamischa
4 ай бұрын
Episode idea: Will you discuss the stores that push applying for their credit cards! Sometime I have to say no at least 3 times before they stop pushing it.
@saversavvy2670
4 ай бұрын
Definitely debt free for me. We look way less than average but have no debt whatsoever. But I know. I still think that pride goes before a fall and try to see it more as a blessing and result of hard work. I feel we can be in danger of using that as our worth instead of we have worth because the Lord choose to create us. I strive to feel that because when you do you treat others as such. Hope that makes sense. Humans are worth something just because the were chosen to be created. Isn't that just awesome!🌞
@Tokixkitti
4 ай бұрын
I live in NYC. I have a $1.7K Canada Goose jacket. I caved and purchased one in 2023. 😅 I saved over a year and used my birthday cash for it! As for warmth?….its subjective. I wear skirts in the winter no matter how cold it is so the Canada Goose (CG) jacket doesn’t keep me warm at all. In jeans…it’s better…. It’s part status and part warm. The other jacket that’s popular and comparable to CG is “Moose Knuckle” and the price is slightly cheaper but it’s there!
@ItsMrLee
4 ай бұрын
Sell it Noone can tell the difference from a 40 dollar jacket that's crazy
@laundrygoddess4
4 ай бұрын
Dear word! I'm Canadian and we don't pay that kind of money for Canada goose😂
@lindawilson4625
4 ай бұрын
The garage fridge comment cracked me up because it's so true!
@Katiecr87
4 ай бұрын
Thanks for updating about Lindsey!
@amysimmonds8167
3 ай бұрын
*Canada Goose - and my husband has had his Canada Goose coat for 10 years and it still looks new. (We live in Toronto). Granted, it was a lot cheaper 10 years ago, the prices now are insane. There are so many other options on the market now that are just as warm. I also find it HILARIOUS when people wear their Canada Goose coats at like +5 degrees celcius - it's made for cold, cold weather, not +5 in the city, weather. You know those people are sweating and hating their lives.
@carollaw4507
4 ай бұрын
THANK YOU for the update about Lindsey! Seems so silly that I would wonder, every time she wasn’t mentioned on the show, “what happened…” But also - Skyler has been SO great!! Can we have them both!! 🤔🙏🏼
@gloriack7976
4 ай бұрын
Status symbol for me is a large kitchen or a bathroom with more square footage than a postage stamp
@carolynpeters7431
4 ай бұрын
Landscaping can be a status symbol.
@benjaminfitzgerald7011
4 ай бұрын
Absolutely. The landscaping in some of the wealthy old neighborhoods in San Antonio are impeccable.
@averynmitchell
4 ай бұрын
29:40 I miss that tagline sooo much. I always wonder why it was changed! 😊
@sgeorg2
4 ай бұрын
Can Rachel start linking all her outfits in the description?
@reneeantwi-boasiako3974
4 ай бұрын
Yessss
@mckennahogan7375
4 ай бұрын
I was thinking the SAME thing!!!
@agataparsons9427
4 ай бұрын
In Argentina, one status symbol is playing polo, and owning your own polo team
@Nicolllld
4 ай бұрын
I love you George !! You’re awesome, just be yourself always okay. Haters gonna hate
@dgs8011
4 ай бұрын
Status symbols are tired. Not the objects in themselves, but thinking of them as an indicator of your value. Comparison is the thief of joy (I think T. Roosevelt said that).
@kathurtado13
4 ай бұрын
Perfectly said!
@Pandorash8
4 ай бұрын
Growing up I always wanted to get into falconry. That leather glove and a beautiful bird perched on it 😍🥰 Alas, I am but a peasant 🥺😂
@denisetymensky8922
4 ай бұрын
In the King Arthur 6 king did this.
@alleykeosheyan4779
4 ай бұрын
OMG puka shell necklaces!! Those made a comeback in the 90's... I wouldn't buy ANY modern cars if I wanted to drive a status symbol. They all look like pregnant roller skates. Give me a classic Caddy or Mustang any day of the week...
@bowtieboy805
4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait for Linsey to come back.
@charminlindholm7779
4 ай бұрын
“I don’t want to put my identity in something that can be taken away.”
@hnbednar
4 ай бұрын
I was a Colombia jacket gal for forever, but I got a $1500 Canada Goose as a Christmas gift a few years back and it’s a legit game changer for the -30deg weather in South Dakota!
@laundrygoddess4
4 ай бұрын
Come up to Canada in a decade when you need a replacement. They aren't that much up here😂
@uriahhegwood847
4 ай бұрын
I don't know why this episode was so funny but the little things like George telling Rachel Nope!! because she mispronounced a word lol. George comparing Uk nannies uniforms to UPS drivers is hilariousssss.
@SaddleSC
4 ай бұрын
The Canada Goose jacket is the warmest jacket I have ever worn. I live in Colorado and can never wear it because it is just too much warmth 98% of the time
@corychecketts
4 ай бұрын
I love low-key quality. I own several watches that cost thousands and most people have no clue what they are. Only real enthusiasts spot them and I usually have great conversations with them.
@ashleysharonleegriffiths1923
4 ай бұрын
Shoutout from one of your youngest viewers, my 1 month old loves listening to you guys
@Liz_AMusingWanderer
4 ай бұрын
Status symbol: 2 kitchen: 1 indoor and 1 outdoor/open/dirty
@maxchico4
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for addressing my concerns over Lyndsie!
@shiu-yikau6386
3 ай бұрын
The Canada Goose jackets are just incredible in cold weather. Some jackets can keep you warm down to -30 C.
@TheSmokedance
4 ай бұрын
I almost died laughing at their reactions to the drink
@catherinejacobs4801
4 ай бұрын
I agree with Rachel. People in general care about the object, not the person with the object. And if they do CARE about the person, the feelings are usually negative, not positive! Envy isn’t positive.
@The1AndOnlyTinaa
4 ай бұрын
Status symbol in Texas, having your own land and your own custom built home on that land.
@mistiburnes9709
4 ай бұрын
Skylar does an awesome job- but so glad Lindsey is doing well! ❤🎉
@shima-m
4 ай бұрын
The goose down coats are overpriced but the comparable off brand ones are still like $500 dollars but last a long time. I bought one over 10 years ago and it’s still keeping me warm
@laundrygoddess4
4 ай бұрын
Mine has survived 12 years so far
@Muzicteachersop
4 ай бұрын
In Northern Ontario, the Canada Goose is actually necessary! LOL It is extremely warm which is needed, but I’m sure there are other warm coats. I saw someone wearing one in April in Toronto. That is when it becomes a status symbol. 😂
@roynerand250
4 ай бұрын
Rachel, I was just at the Dallas Museum of Art for the Impressionist Movement: From Monet to Mattise. I was so surprised to find out Picasso, Degas, and Van Gough all died in the 20th century! I too thought they are all 16h/17th Century artists!
@miriamm2978
4 ай бұрын
Go George! Canadian here- parallel to Chicago. No One here needs to where Canada Goose. It gets to negative 30-35. Not negative 50, unless the Biden Administration makes hell freeze over! Buying Columbia, Eddie Bauer parkas are good enough for $199-399 USD for our winters.
@laundrygoddess4
4 ай бұрын
I'm in Manitoba. We can get - 52 for weeks on bad years. - 40 every year.
@MariaMendez-hu7bs
4 ай бұрын
One day a wise man once told me "the point is to be wealthy, not look wealthy"
@LindseyHarvell-vc4ez
4 ай бұрын
I used to have a finance manager at one of the stores in the region I cover always see me and say “can’t hide money”… and I literally was driving my cash Ramsey car and a coach purse from tbe outlet mall lol. 😂 but somehow he knew… I am pretty much borderline millionaire.
@chellybaby
4 ай бұрын
I never thought I'd say this but these two have me cracking up.
@gracewithouttears3687
4 ай бұрын
Having a car phone was a major status symbol when I was in college.
@CJ2023Incognito
4 ай бұрын
26:47 Me thinking George was going to say, “Time with my family” but instead said “making drinks at home”😂
@AmAndA.890
4 ай бұрын
I feel like my flex is that I raised my daughter to understand to go out and bust her butt at work and to work hard…..now if I can finish the rounding of “don’t spend every dollar you make!”
@kathyaakananabluebird
4 ай бұрын
Love you two! Our flex was that I was a stay at home mom. :) I also thrift shopped all my life which is now an ecological flex for the younger generations
@Loveless100
4 ай бұрын
I dunno which construction workers George has been around, but the welders at the company I work at drive the lifted, six-figure trucks...can't fault them for it they work hard and make bank.
@laundrygoddess4
4 ай бұрын
I'm a canadian prairie girl who has circulation issues. Canada goose is worth it. Not only is the quality superior and the warmth needed in - 50 but its also made by people making a living wage.
@lv4366
4 ай бұрын
My net worth, which I share with no one - most important.🙂However, I CAN tell you, living in the Great Lakes region of the country, you had better have the warmest coat available for at least 6 months out of the year, but no, it doesn't have to be $800.
@leslieleininger4359
4 ай бұрын
Try The Verbena with a Schuan flower cocktail. 😊
@sarahjean4029
4 ай бұрын
I have a Canadian jacket from a brand called “Noize” and it is truly the warmest jacket I’ve ever worn. I live in Michigan so it gets very cold here too. They run $300 on average but I got mine on sale for $160ish. Best money I’ve ever spent. Would not spend $800 though.
@ToddVenable
4 ай бұрын
I think there has been a recent trend with bougie gyms being a status symbol as well.
@crystalharris9912
4 ай бұрын
My status symbol is my Wrangler. We are so up on ourselves we even give eachother ducks and wave when we see another one. Love my Wrangler
@wizoninja
4 ай бұрын
Status symbol for me, is ordering a pizza with extra cheese or extra anything, or your sandwich with avocado.
@Simple-ist
4 ай бұрын
The backlash for Stanley is that their cups have lead in the bottom, as do most insulated metal containers. If you look at the bottom of most insulated water bottles and cups they have a metal circle, the lead bead is under that so as long as the metal circle remains intact the user shouldn’t have contact with the lead. Some have a larger metal bottom to the cup that would be more difficult to fall off with normal use (like yeti)
@Julies-in-a-mood
4 ай бұрын
My 63-year-old self LOVES that my lifestyle belies my financial situation. Comfortable, not flashy. I don’t need others knowing my $$ business
@bettedavis9261
4 ай бұрын
When I see a lifted truck, I roll my eyes and snicker. Especially if the driver looks older than mid-20s. So juvenile. I also figure they're overcompensating for the lack of something else😉.
@melaniepattersonlpn
4 ай бұрын
Our neighbors have matching zero turn mowers, one for the husband one for the wife. 🥴
@PennyKnott
4 ай бұрын
From "chicago" my winter coat is Kirkland.
@colinbeckstrand2612
4 ай бұрын
From the midwest. The Canada Goose jackets are not worth it. They definitely are a status symbol. I got an Eddie Bauer coat with synthetic sown feathers on the sale rack in the middle of summer for $70. I sweat during the winter at 0 degrees F. Just my opinion. Often times if it's above 32 degrees I'm just wearing a light coat.
@kamsta10
4 ай бұрын
Kellys and Birkins for upper middle class ladies and the game they play to get it directly from the store💸 one need to prove the brand that they’re worthy to be sold this items! Crazy!
@ThePolypam
4 ай бұрын
A 50k bag is upper-middle in your world?
@kamsta10
4 ай бұрын
No, these bags are 10k-13k directly from the brand and can be sold for 2x-4x in the secondary market which is probably why you are seeing 50k online.. These are the holy grail bags and are status symbol in the luxury world.. One can be in a massive amount of debt in pursuit of being offered one directly from the store(they dont sell it online) as most stores require you to spend on other items first, which they called “birkin bait” “pre spend”. Some people say these handbags are better investments and outperform the stock market 😂. The brand is being sued in California for link selling..
@savannahmulvey3416
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for the update on producer Lindsay! I was worried about her too! Love Skylar though too! 🫶🏻
@joycecarde7759
4 ай бұрын
My status symbol... a full pantry!
@reneeantwi-boasiako3974
4 ай бұрын
Yesss. What a blessing!🙏🏿❤️
@JulsMWK1995
4 ай бұрын
I wonder if like 100 years ago, a piano was a bit of a status symbol. I would think not every social class could afford that. Also, 100 years ago…maybe professional photos. But I suppose that’s a whole new topic.
@alexisdixon7092
4 ай бұрын
“Let’s talk about story time” and then George’s face😂 10:42
@cristiannaJ126
4 ай бұрын
I’m only 15 minutes in so maybe they talk about it later. But I work in Scottsdale AZ and a HUGEEE status symbol here is body/face work. Everyone has lip fillers, face fillers, boobs etc. it’s a status symbol it have ot done here. It’s wild. People talk about getting Botox like it’s getting a coffee.
@sherryingle
4 ай бұрын
Same here in Dallas!
@sharonclaridge
4 ай бұрын
To be fair to George, the Norland nanny uniform isn't far off UPS... it's incredibly dull but in certain parts of London if your nanny is dressed like she's depressed and has no style it means you've made it. You could dress your nanny in Chanel and you'd still be rung below the Norland crew.
@BixieASMR
4 ай бұрын
I've never heard of this! Who has nanny's anymore? Are we talking royals?
@sharonclaridge
4 ай бұрын
@BixieASMR certainly the Royal family have them but also the very rich people who inhabit the posher parts of the UK (so none of my neighbours 😂)
@BixieASMR
4 ай бұрын
Well yeah I'm in the UK and I've never heard of Norland nannies! 🤣
@sharonclaridge
4 ай бұрын
@@BixieASMRworth a Google, a whole other world. Can't expect little Tarquin to wash behind his own ears 😂
@bobmckee6040
4 ай бұрын
You forgot about the Tesla😅
@kathurtado13
4 ай бұрын
I remembered that wearing red bottom shoes was a sign of status. In the late 90s, having Manolos was the epitome of high status for women. Such bs 😂😂😂😂
@pabloaguilar6342
4 ай бұрын
I admire people that hold the CFA Designation, I thing it’s a power move to have those letters
@alleriodrone
4 ай бұрын
I'll buy some things that could constitute as status symbols but i buy them for quality. like I buy kinda stupid expensive pants but at my job its worth it because the $15 Dickies only last a couple of months while the expensive ones last over a year. i had to stop buying duluth though because the firehose material bothers my skin too much now so im still looking for replacements.
@tinaallen2114
4 ай бұрын
In FL it’s the golf cart even when it makes no sense to have one and going to the big social events.
@meve531
4 ай бұрын
Harvard is a joke now....
@USMCHelloKitty
4 ай бұрын
The entire Ivy League period
@crashtestdummy1972
4 ай бұрын
I sent my falcon to harvard
@hannahelizabeth3920
4 ай бұрын
I’m from NJ - my husband and I went to Boscov’s and he got a knock off Canadian goose jacket Instead of Canadian goose it’s called Canada And it was only $60 with boscovs coupons Boscovs for the win 🏆
@katiemorris364
4 ай бұрын
I love this show so much! Look forward to this every week! ❤️🎉
@JohnKramerRules
4 ай бұрын
“If you found your meaning in life then what you have found is your soul”
@rachelnemeth5761
4 ай бұрын
I look forward to this podcast every week!
@bobbell8185
4 ай бұрын
Status symbol as far as cars go: EVs like Cybertruck, Hummer EV, Rivian and Lucid.
@brookebales2931
4 ай бұрын
Edward Scissorhands haha remember that well, and that waterbed scene!
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