They want people to know they have a $600 purse or something. It has no meaning to the rich class, but middle class always think they need to appear to be rich.

This is very true.

My dad's family members were all factory workers (well, the successful ones were factory workers. The others remained hillbilly trailer park denizens). My dad was the only one from the family to go to college. He talked about how both of his parents were very image conscious. They saved up so the kids would have nice clothings, they always had a decent car, etc. Nothing extravagant, just more money going into visual stuff than they probably should have.

Once my dad got to be successful in his own career, he never cared about any of those things, and he saved a ton of money as a result.

They want people to know they have a $600 purse or something. It has no meaning to the rich class, but middle class always think they need to appear to be rich.

This is very true.

My dad's family members were all factory workers (well, the successful ones were factory workers. The others remained hillbilly trailer park denizens). My dad was the only one from the family to go to college. He talked about how both of his parents were very image conscious. They saved up so the kids would have no clothings, they always had a decent car, etc. Nothing extravagant, just more money going into visual stuff than they probably should have.

Once my dad got to be successful in his own career, he never cared about any of those things, and he saved a ton of money as a result.