Germanshepherdsmum
People with old money don’t have toys and bling - those are the province of the nouveau riche or the debt-laden.
This.
Old money or real wealth does not find it necessary to flaunt their money or status to try and impress. They don't care what other people think. The one thing they do have is confidence, bucket loads of it, the sort that can only come from financial security and more often than not a private education. Hence they simply don't care if their clothes are well worn, their houses are "lived in" and their landys seem to be held together by dirt.
Old money does not waste money on flashy, trashy. They invest in assets........some might seem intangible like private education, good healthcare and dentistry, building strong social networks (eg choosing godparents who might be able to open doors for their children) but some will be more obvious like land, property, good jewellery, good quality clothing.
Cars, gimcrack gadgets, cheap flat pack furniture, bling and fast fashion are not assets, they are liabilities, losing value as soon they are purchased.
True long term wealth is only achieved by knowing the difference between assets and liabilities and good stewardship of resources.
