Maybe we can all save some money by eating the rich.

Here are some of the top-voted responses:

1.

“A coworker asked me what bank I used for my safe deposit box.

Jessica Walter as Lucille Bluth in a living room says, "It's one banana, Michael. What could it cost, ten dollars?"

I said I didn’t have a safe deposit box.

She said, ‘But then where do you keep your jewels?'”

“I said I didn’t have any jewels and she just said ‘huh’ and changed the subject.

A person in a suit holds a gold watch and a pearl necklace, standing in front of open safety deposit boxes in a vault

u/DiscountArmageddon

2.

Someone said, ‘How could your family accountant let that happen?'”

u/irrelevanttrumpeter

3. u/Trappist_1984

4. u/PckMan

5.

Close-up of a white-gloved hand holding a car door handle, suggesting a chauffeur or luxury service

“I needed a bicycle to get to a new job.

I found someone online selling a really nice bike for cheap so I got in touch.

The bike was in a garage full of supercars and classics.

A vintage bicycle with a sturdy metal frame and white-tread tires is parked on a cobblestone street in front of a stone wall

u/Key_Kong

6.

“Living outside Jackson Hole, a friend’s sister told me how hard it is to live there.

You must fly in your help (cleaning, yard work) from Salt Lake.

A person using a laptop with a flight search website on the screen. The search fields include flying from, flying to, departing, returning, adults, and children

I had no words.”

u/the3secondrule

7.

I just stared at her and said, ‘I make minimum wage.

A bright, neatly organized home office/bedroom with a desk, chair, bed, and a metal shelving unit against the wall, featuring a large window allowing ample natural light

How am I supposed to pay for that?’

She had no answer.”

u/MissAcedia

8.

A person is seen pushing a baby stroller along a sidewalk in a residential area, wearing casual clothing

I was getting paid $10 an hour as a pastry chef at a catering company.

This was barely enough to cover my rent.

I was obviously pretty distraught over my car dying.

A person stands in front of a car with the hood up, looking at their phone. The image relates to work and money and suggests a car breakdown situation

My boss (company owner) ended up saying to me, ‘Why are you so upset?

It’s just a car!

Just buy another one!'"

Constance Wu says "That is exactly what a super rich person would say"

u/Princess_Coldheart

9.

“During the pandemic, senior management held company-wide calls about mental health and wellbeing.

One piece of advice always stuck with me.

I had a choice between facing different walls.”

u/hauntingruby1975

10.

Like what did she expect me to answer?

u/SeeItSayItKnowIt

11.

“‘If you cant afford childcare, just hire a nanny.

We love ours!'”

u/DryTown

12.

“My boss at the time made between 5-10x more than I did.

u/Boredom-Warrior

13.

“I work for a startup based out of San Francisco.

They went to Top 10 business schools and they ‘summer’ in Tahoe that kind of thing.

(nobody raised their hand).

I said, ‘Does warehouse count?’

And the entire room erupted in laughter.

Certainly, I’d just told a very enjoyable joke.”

u/Conscious_Raisin_436

14.

“‘Why did you take your car to get ‘looked at’?

Just get a different one.

I don’t know why you waste your time with repairmen like that.'”

u/WoodedSpys

15.

He said something like, ‘It’s always there, what do you mean?’

The look of genuine confusion on his face was just something else.

u/PumpkinSpicedBimb0

16. you’re able to’t live on $90k a year!'”

u/mvsr990

Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.