This summer as you go to beach houses and parties, there's a chance you'll find yourself networking with people with big bank accounts.
In order to fit in, you'll need to look and act like you're loaded too.
In the book “The Millionaire's Handbook: How to Look and Act like a Millionaire, Even if You're Not,” Vicky Oliver shares the secrets of looking and acting like you're a millionaire — even if you're not.
Find and hit your "millionaire weight."
“When you look like a million bucks, you are at your ‘millionaire weight,’ regardless of the number showing on the scale,” but “before you worry about going on a diet, figure out where you'll be spending the majority of your time.”
“Remember that a few pounds either way can make a big difference, depending on whether you wish to define yourself as East Coast Elite, West Coast Wealth, or Midwest Money.”
Source: The Millionaire's Handbook: How to Look and Act like a Millionaire, Even if You're Not
Follow the one-third rule.
"You can't look the part without a generous clothing allowance," but you can't just buy everything you can get your hands on.
Instead, Oliver says to "buy one-third as many clothes as you do now, but spend three times as much on each item." That means instead of buying multiple pairs of pants at middle-of-the-road prices, buy one pair of luxe pants and wear them everywhere.
Source: The Millionaire's Handbook: How to Look and Act like a Millionaire, Even if You're Not
Never wear flat shoes.
"Flats, while comfortable, may convey that you're flat-footed, plodding, and frumpy. One study found that men, on just seeing flats detached from the woman wearing them, automatically assumed that she must be a fifty-plus, divorced accountant."
Source: The Millionaire's Handbook: How to Look and Act like a Millionaire, Even if You're Not
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