+63 @TheBugSmith Find people richer than you. Everyone else will probably have an angle if they know you have dough

+31 @mister_barfly75 I'm 48. The idea of making new friends is, of itself, hypothetical without throwing in "and I'm loaded."

+31 @BillsInATL >For me personally I would say I worked in tech and the start up I was working for got acquired by a big corporation and now I’m retired because I got a nice cut. This is the answer. Best cover story out there if you can make it work.

+21 @Throwaway01122331 I don't have any friends so that helps.

+19 @Choppermagic If you win the lottery you should be investing that money so it grows and never runs out. So you can tell people you are an investor.

+17 @xi545 Tell as few people as possible, embrace quiet luxury, keep working (this helps you stay mentally balanced and give you a back plan in case you blow it)

+15 @FutzinChamp Whenever I've thought of a cover story to give I think I could leave it vague and say I'm in Real Estate Development. I've worked construction my whole life so it would be consistent with my experience and I do think that's the type of work I'd want to pursue with deep pockets; building green/sustainable housing

+14 @Le-grove007 Your cover story has to be something that you are familiar with, something you already do for a living, or something you are passionate about. Example, If you work in tech, your company got bought out. If you like crypto, or options or stock trading, then say you got into crypto early and made some money. Or you trade options/stock and lucked into some profitable trades. Or you inherited some money from parents/grandparents, and have invested heavily in the stock market or real estate. The thing is, there are so many cover stories to use. Just claim the source of your wealth is from a sector or business that you are passionate about or have a knowledge of, and be somewhat vague to avoid too many questions.

+12 @Cartire2 You'll find new friends with your new hobbies. I would hope you acquire some new hobbies that maybe you couldnt afford to do before. But then you can join clubs where other people enjoy these hobbies, and if theyre rich people hobbies then all you have to say is you're in "Personal Wealth Management". most will know this means you have a lot of money and thats good enough for them. If they ask how you acquired it, you can just be honest and most likely be fine. I dont think theres a larger target for lottery winners than generic inheritance winners who have a boat load of money.

+10 @PenthouseREIT You don't tell people. Who cares about that? Telling people you had a remote job or a tech company is kind of meh IMHO as they are practically unicorns to regular working American people, think the guy working at Subway or a gas station in Middle America. I don't think a lot of folks give too many hoots about where your money is from honestly. I lived in rural Texas for a long time nobody there gives a damn about tech jobs or crypto or Silicon Valley. A lot of people in rural Texas have generational wealth from ranches and such so that's (inheriting money) not an implausible story at all. I actually know of ranch owners that dress low key af. Remember, reddit highly selects for a certain demographic that gravitates toward that stuff (tech) and much of the US isn't aligned with reddit's demographic.