by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
I’m poor now—but I grew up rich, around old money people. And let me tell you, they are… peculiar. They’ll have trust funds, but no central heating.“Why do you think God invented wool? Put on a jumper.” They’ll go to Swiss boarding school and return with a strange...
by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
People don’t always mean to be rude—but nosy questions happen. I’ve been asked how to respond politely to questions on intimate matters like fertility or relationships. In terms of strict etiquette? An inappropriate question does not require an answer. You can simply...
by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
When people ask, “So… what do you do all day?” sometimes it’s an innocent attempt to connect—but more often, it’s judgment. It’s not really about your schedule. It’s about your status.It’s Darwinism in pearls. A Rorschach test for your bank account. One of the biggest...
by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
When an old money person compliments your skin, they might actually be insulting you. Let’s discuss. We’ve all heard the stereotype: rich people have better genes, no stress, leisure time, and endless money for facials and estheticians. But truthfully? Most old money...
by Kiki Astor | Aug 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
.You can tell within seconds whether someone’s old money or not—and it has nothing to do with their handbag or how they’re dressed. It has to do with how they speak. And it’s probably not what you think. Let’s talk about old money–coded secret linguistic handshakes....
by Kiki Astor | Mar 13, 2025 | Uncategorized
Have you noticed how some people seem to manage to secure invitations to the best guest houses -in the Hamptons, for example, summer after summer? Want to know how they do it? It’s psychology, and you can do it too. Here’s how. The first trick is the...
