I had the fast car, big house and all the trappings of being rich and others congratulated me for fulfilling the capitalist dream.
But when people living paycheck-to-paycheck splash out on plastic to buy themselves the material trappings of the rich and famous -- or even the modest comforts of the merely solvent -- their emulation can cost them 18 percent interest or more.
By Friday, the couple already exuded the trappings of becoming instantly rich: They had hired a media consultant.
He can talk more powerfully about income inequality because he has refused most of the elegant and rich trappings of the papacy.
For the children of Nobel laureates who pursue careers in science, the trappings of the award create a rich environment and opportunities, but they often lead to burdensome expectations.
It was a visual revolution in the West End, then dominated by costumes of rich materials covered with tinsel, bright gilt braid and other elaborate trappings.
Laura Bush went with the safe bet, guaranteeing children who liked to drink, marry rich, and enjoy the trappings of political power.
Though the world premiere on Thursday of "Benji Returns: Rags to Riches" had some of the trappings of an opening in Los Angeles or New York -- stretch limousines, tuxedo-clad actors and a red carpet -- the opening here was decidedly suburban.
The Silicon Valley entrepreneur dreamt up myCFO for clients pretty much like himself ultra rich, technically savvy and impatient with the trappings of wealth.
Completed in 1940, it is based on Sheridan's play, The Duenna, and uses all the conventional trappings of opera buffa - secret lovers, comic old father pressuring the heroine, rich suitor thwarted and so on.
