http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/06/15/definition-of-nouveau-poor/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/06/15/definition-of-nouveau-poor/comment-page-1/#comment-2289 Faye Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:41:27 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=6426#comment-2289 Funny you should post this--I've been thinking a lot about the concept of the nouveau poor lately. Right now it's okay to cop to having no money and you can be openly frugal without social repercussions. But I wonder how long those allowances will last. Since I started a web mag about cheap living, I notice my friends sort of apologizing about their $300 purses to me, the way some meat eaters might feel guilty eating a hamburger in front of a vegetarian. Funny you should post this–I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of the nouveau poor lately. Right now it’s okay to cop to having no money and you can be openly frugal without social repercussions. But I wonder how long those allowances will last. Since I started a web mag about cheap living, I notice my friends sort of apologizing about their $300 purses to me, the way some meat eaters might feel guilty eating a hamburger in front of a vegetarian.

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