How do they spend money so outrageously, if they're only a small-town business owner?

[Anonymous]

I know a Vietnamese married couple who owns a small nail salon in a small city in Northern Mississippi. Population less than 14,000. The two of them travel to Vietnam together at least 3 times a year, first class. That's like $15,000 a ticket. That's almost $100k a year! They also fly to Las Vegas every few months. The wife buys new Chanel bags every other week. The husband has like 5 Rolex watches. They drive a new BMW.

Engineers in NYC or LA aren't living this lavishly. How the heck are two people, with no high school education, who speak broken English, in a small city in the middle of nowhere, making this much money? Their salon has only 5 seats. This is not a gigantic salon with tens of seats.

[DryGermanGuy]

Something sounds off here. 14.000 inhabitants would mean ~3.500 business aged female customers that each would have to spend 50+ $ a year to create 175.000$+ untaxed income. Now, I don’t know their prices, but I don’t see that matching with a small five seats setup. 🤷‍♂️

[boggboss]

Probobly have money on one side if the family or own other business

[Asker]

This is the only business they own. Both of them grew up poor. The wife posts on facebook all the time about how she grew up poor in the countryside of Vietnam. Her dad worked 15 hours a day, delivering boxes of food on his motorbike.

[boggboss]

Also for where they live I imagin the expenses are small compared to living in the bigger cand what about him

[Asker]

The husband grew up poor, too. Regardless, how are they making enough money to throw $90k on plane tickets every year?

[boggboss]

Because u clearly don't know how much they make or all their history from living where they did to where they are now unless u have access to actual information and not Facebook stalking it's impossible to answer this

[NotInterestedSorry]

You don't need a High school education to make a lot of money.

Ever stopped to think maybe they came from money, or that they own a business in their home country.

[Asker]

The wife posts on facebook all the time about how she grew up poor in the countryside of Vietnam. Her dad worked 15 hours a day, delivering boxes of food on his motorbike.

[NotInterestedSorry]

It could be a lie. A lot of people who come from a wealthy background do not boast about their money.

Look at actor Jason Momoa he wear inexpensive clothing. Jason has even gone thefting for clothes. He prefers camping and being outdoors over being in a big fancy home. Johnny Depp is also another actor who doesn't flaunt his wealth. Same as Keanu Reeves.

[Asker]

This couple loves to boast, though. The wife is on facebook everyday; she uploads her newest Chanel bags and YSL heels on facebook every month. All they wear is Versace, Gucci, Prada, big logos on shirts. They love to show off. Question is, assuming their families back home aren't rich, how do they have money to spend so outrageously?

[NotInterestedSorry]

I don't know them to be able to answer the question. At the end of the day, it's really no one's business if they aren't doing anything illegal

[Anonymous]

Slavery in the salon possibly in other aspects like sex trafficking, it's an endemic problem in nail bars notably

[In_Trance]

They're traffiking or money laundering