Ten Habits of Quiet Wealth

Old money is less about what you own and more about how you behave. The habits below are the ones people notice without being able to name. Pick one this week and keep it.

1. 1.
   Keep your finances private.Salaries, prices and net worth are not dinner conversation.
2. 2.
   Arrive early, leave unhurried.Rushing signals that something else owns your time.
3. 3.
   Buy once, buy well.Fewer, better things, chosen to last for years.
4. 4.
   Repair before you replace.Resole the shoes, re-dye the leather, mend the seam.
5. 5.
   Write the thank-you note.By hand, within the week, on good card.
6. 6.
   Let quality speak.If something needs a logo to be noticed, leave it.
7. 7.
   Listen more than you talk.Ask questions, and remember the answers.
8. 8.
   Dress for the occasion, not the camera.Appropriate always beats impressive.
9. 9.
   Read widely.History, novels and the newspaper, not just the feed.
10. 10.
    Treat everyone the same.The waiter and the host get the same courtesy.

Quiet is a habit, not a budget.

None of these require money. They require attention. That is the real difference, and it is why the habits outlast any trend.