who coined the phrase ""champagne taste and beer money""??

Answer 1

ku'lowkeweeu'lizum [n] a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech, an expression

Poor, Rich, Money

"don't have a pot to p___ in or a window to throw it out of"
"poor as a church mouse"
"he may be good looking but good looking won't put food on the table"
"you've got champagne taste with a beer pocketbook" - expensive taste
"don't have one penny to rub against another one"
"tighter than bark on a tree" - not generous
"don't have a pot to pee in or a window to throw it out" - poor
"he's got enough money to burn a wet mule"
"filthy rich"
"dirt poor"

Answer 2

The original phrase was first recorded in a news item by Howard Fielding and Frederick R. Barton in The Victim of his Clothes published in the July edition of The Globe-Republican in 1890. They wrote: "School mastering I found, did not pay for a man who had acquired champagne taste on a beer budget..."

Answer 3

Exploring the net a bit, I found a LOT of references to "champagne taste on a beer budget" and similar wording, but cannot find anything to indicate who originally said this.

Answer 4

Andy Warhol, the same man who advised MY generation to "Never Trust Anyone Over 30!" (Now all of MY generation are in their 40's! YIKES! LOL)

Answer 5

Was it Robin Leach. The guy who used to be on that show where they had all those rich peoples houses.

Answer 6

Socrates.

Answer 7

Someone named "Bubba."

Answer 8

my grandfather

Answer 9

my GRANDMA! LOL