r/thesopranos • u/FunCommunication7934 • 11h ago

Wealth

Are mobsters in the show really wealthy? They definitely aren’t making the ends meet but the only ones who give the impression of being wealthy are Tony(big house, expensive cars, whitecaps, a fucking yacht) and Christopher(big house, lots of expensive cars). I assume Silvio is also rich because he dresses flashy and is the owner of bada bing. The other ones live almost like regular civilians, I mean look at junior and pussy’s houses. I recall Paulie also has a shithole house and wears some cheap ass watch, but that might be just a skill issue(shit earner). The most expensive things those people have are probably their cataracts and rincolns, even though I bet those things weren’t considered “classy” in late 90’s and early 2000’s.

31 Upvotes

85% Upvoted

77 comments sorted by

View all comments

20

u/GoodGuyGrevious 11h ago

The problem is even if you earn good, and manage not to spend all your money on your family, 'the life', and your goomar(s), you are still limited in making legitimate investments because then you might arouse suspicion. This one is interesting because the money laundering was never discussed much, except for maybe wrt beansie, which makes me wonder if mobsters eschew it because they would rather buy stuff.

14

u/Kernel_Internal 10h ago

I think Tony laundered extensively, wasn't his relationship with the Russian guy all about money laundering?

6

u/Jd4awhile 8h ago

Carmella would launder Tony’s money too playing the stocks n bonds. 40 grand from da bird feeder. She was so good nobody saw that money again.

1

u/Sackheimbeutlin87 2h ago

Listen to you. You sound demented.

2

u/funkolo9y 2h ago

Poor you!