How to not be a spoiled rich kid
I just want to say I know this comes from insane amounts of privilege and so not-an-issue but I just need some help.
Little background. Im 18 and im about to head to college. My parents are both immigrants from Mexico, my dad came from zero money and my mom was middle classish. My brothers were born there and when they came to the US there was a lot of financial struggle. A few years after I was born my family started doing very well financially, my dad's business became very successful and all. While my brothers mostly grew up in rougher neighborhoods, I grew up in a very rich white neighborhood that was SO different from what they experienced (specifically my oldest brother). We live in a very big house (WAY bigger than we need), have a cleaning lady, my dad owns a Cybertruck (its such a long story but I absolutely hate the fact that he has it), I don't really have a budget technically (I just don't spend much on myself), and we have in general more than we need, so we're rich. As much as I hated saying all of that I just want you guys to get a decent picture of our situation.
My issue is I feel that i'm starting to fall into that "spoiled rich kid" bucket. I just constantly feel so ignorant when it comes to money and honestly the world in general. The rest of my extended family falls into middle class and they've kind of labeled me as i guess the privileged one, idk exactly how to explain it. My cousins will constantly make jokes about how I don't know how to make my bed, I have too much clothes, I don't know how to wash dishes, do laundry, ive never had to work, and some of that being true being the worst part. Honestly even talking with my friends from school. My friends and I were talking about doing a roadtrip this summer and they asked me to guess how much it'd cost, specifically how much a motel would cost. I knew I was about to be humiliated no matter what I said so i tried to avoid it but they kept on pushing me to guess and I said around 30 a night and they laughed at me and kept on making jokes about it. I later looked it up and genuinely felt so stupid. In general I feel like I don't have a good grasp of money and how much stuff should cost, what's overspending or worth it.
Im really against billionaires and ultra rich people which is the funny part. Im aware immense amounts of money in general is unethical. I try to stay up to date with world news and politics but honestly I still feel so stupid on that end too (thats something for another post). I try not to buy many things because of waste and all of that, overconsumption is something I don't play about. I'm aware of financial hardships and struggles that most people have to go through. I just feel so much guilt about having so much of this privilege (so stupid to say but idk how to express it) its a lot of why me and what do I do with this to be morally correct i guess.
This all genuinely seems so incredibly stupid and so so privileged. As im writing this im actively cringing at myself but I want you guys to know where im at right now.
My main thing is im going into college next year and I don't want to keep feeling stupid and ignorant around people. The scary part is sometimes im not fully aware of it until after the fact.
Anyways all and all how do I avoid the stereotype and learn how to be a well adjusted human being.
(Im refraining from over-explaining myself but I might have to go more in depth in comments)
(I'm heavily doubting posting this cus it genuinely sounds horrible and so stupid but I don't really know where to start or what to do.)