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Even the still-rich are unhappy in this economic climate, though their dolor is more likely to come from shame than anything else, USA Today reports. 54% of people who have $100,000 to spend after such mundane things like mortgage payments and taxes “feel guilty purchasing luxury goods” nowadays, according to a survey. But it’s not just because of the disapproving glares of the masses.

In fact, 53% of the well-off actually fear they will run out of money. The group makes up only 10% of households, but is responsible for more than half of retail sales. In advice that still assumes a certain remove from the average Joe, an adman suggested luxury retailers market products with words the affluent “can use at a dinner party to justify their purchase.” Like, say, “vintage.” (Read more wealthy stories.)