How can I stop making assumptions?

How do i stop people of having this image of me as someone who is ONLY "rich and snobby"?? sry it's kinda long?

• hey, so the thing is, A LOT of people judge me before they meet me...and i honestly have noooo idea why...they see me as a girl whose family is insanely rich and therefore has everything given to her on a silver platter..they think this (and these people are friends, family members) because they have seen my house (it's NOT a mansion but it is on the bigger side), the cars we drive (jaguars but a lot of the cars we have are second-hand), and the some of the gifts i receive for my b-day (somee of them were designer purses). the thing is my family works very very hard for what we have...and i DO NOT brag about what i have, because 1) i was deff raised better than that. my mom always taught me to be humble and not be egotistical 2) i don't even have that much more than all of my friends and cousins do..i don't have a cell phone nor a laptop or an ipod touch, etc...they also think i'm spoiled because my parents do not expect me to get a part time job. the reasons are because they would rather me spend my time on studying and getting into a really good university...so i do spend like all of my evenings studying while my friends are out working so that they can pay for their university funds.. i am actually a really friendly person :) i am hardworking and just down to earth :)...i am not one of those stuck up rich people...in fact i know a lot of people who are truly like that and i hate it when they brag about what they have..i love meeting new people and making new friends! but now it's becoming more difficult because people always make assumptions about me..and they get this from my friends who always use my "wealth" against me when we're in a fight...when we're angry they'd say things like "well i am not a princess so i don't get everything i want." everytime they come over, they try to snoop in my closests to see what kind of "clothes" and "purses" i have, meaning they want to know if i have any designer clothes (which i don't) so now i don't invite anyone over because i know they'll make assumptions before they get to see my personality.. so my question is, how do i stop people from having this preconceived notion that i am "rich, snobby and someone who gets everything they want?" because it may seem like it, but it's deff not like that! i have to work extremely hard for what i have... please help! no rude answers please! thanks so much!

• Answer:

  You can't change it. If they're you're friends then they KNOW that you aren't rich and snobby, they're just jealous of what you have -- which is normal. Just be YOU, it doesn't matter what they think. - OCD