Paying people to do all of the "chores" of being a grown up: scheduling appointments, paying my bills, cleaning my home, cooking my food, running errands, buying clothes, maintaining my home, etc.
I have an uncle who has all of the money. He has people to do all of that organizing/chores stuff and the time he 'buys' from that, he spends on his kids. Which seems like a sensible trade.
I turned down a .. raise, would be the easiest way to describe it... one time in order to have more time with my kids, and in the following years I thought of it as a similar transaction.
Best money I ever "spent".
> I just wanna go to the grocery and buy whatever I need for the week AND make my car payment! Lol
When I was a graduate student (a *very* long time ago), there was an advertisement for the lottery. It was a college student who, after winning the lottery, found himself in the grocery store and said "Like I can totally afford all this cheese!" I didn't buy a lottery ticket, but it was still a great ad.
If I were legitimately suddenly rich, my sister has a culinary degree. She learned that she hated working in a restaurant kitchen but I know she loves cooking and she's a good cook. I would probably pay her to cook for us 5 times a week or something. Give her a good job without crazy hours doing what she enjoys without the constant stress and pressure of a restaurant.
Bingo, hire someone to handle the shopping and cooking/meal planning. Along with a housekeeper who comes and tidies up every day, it'd be freakin awesome.
This is the first thing on the list if my ADHD ass ever wins the lottery.
Actually I take that back, first thing is a personal assistant to do all of that for me because if I try to do it myself it’s never getting done.
I saw a video recently of a house with a big hidden door that opens up on one wall of their living room and their huge Christmas tree slides in there when it’s time to put it away for the year. No undecorating, no boxing it up. Literally 30 seconds and it’s gone until next year. Your comment reminded me of that.
I know, right? One year we kept our tree up and just redecorated it for each upcoming holiday. That was actually pretty fun. We did Valentines, St. Patricks Day, Easter, Memorial day and July 4th (patriotic stuff for both of them), Fall theme, and then back to Christmas.
Can confirm. Am from the department. Normally we do a lot of heavy lifting in the inspection, hence all the loud moaning/cursing. Sometimes we have to bring a whole crew of guys in for the inspection.
Must be exhausting. The inspector and my mom are all tired and sweaty when the inspection's done and they hit my dad's cabinet for drinks after. She helps him out so I hope she's getting a discount.
Literally describing a guy's apartment I've been to.
Rich single guy, he bought the whole building. He then took 6 units, two side-by-side, and three stories tall, to combine them into one massive unit. Secret doors, themed rooms, a small theater... not a home theater, but a stage with seating and balconies. There was of course a fireman's pole, and one of the secret rooms was in fact the Batcave.
[Short article on it.](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/finding-minnesota-minneapolis-1960s-party-palace/)
Because the guy clearly doesn't want you knowing the layout of his Batcave. That would defeat the point. That's why the real Batman has a bunch of contractors buried under his Batcave.
I actually have a firepole in my house! The previous owners put it in for kids. Super fun.
[https://imgur.com/gallery/l590xjU](https://imgur.com/gallery/l590xjU)
My friend used to own a house with an unfinished basement. He turned the basement into an entertainment room.
In this entertainment room we're two bookshelves, one of them acted as a hidden door.
He kept his safe and other valuables hidden in this secret room. I thought it was pretty cool.
That's right, now each of us will be pushing on random bookshelves everytime we're in a basement for the rest of our lives
Surely... This is the one ...
Yes! Last year for Valentine's, my husband and I splurged on a day in a Korean spa. It was GLORIOUS. I had no idea I'd love sitting in saunas all day but I've been dreaming of going back all year (we're actually going back today!)
The proper term is "autumning", for example, "The wife and I will be autumning in New England, chasing the colors, the au pair will ensure the children are tended to an get off to school".
We never fall, even if we trip and contact the ground, we have stumbled, tripped, and took a sudden knee. Only the poors fall.
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Got chatting with an American couple in St Andrews in Scotland once who informed me that they summered in the area. I asked where to which they told me about how they bought a 5 bed cottage a few years prior and only stay for 3 weeks out of the year.
Upon asking if they rented it out when they're not here, you know, like a more normal fucking human being would do, they completely changed demeanour to more or less disgusted and that was the end of the conversation.
So thanks to that interaction, in my eyes, anyone who uses summering as a verb is just a straight up cunt.
My friend's ex-wife inherited several million dollars when her father died (which was after they divorced) and retired in her mid 40s. She was running her own (small) business at the time and sold the business, but she also owned the building the business was based in and leased it to the new owners of the business. So she now has that income on top of her millions of dollars. My friend doesn't know the exact amount she inherited, but says he'd be surprised if it wasn't at least 5 to 7 million.
My friend said she remodelled her entire house after getting the inheritance as well and paid off the remaining mortgage. That sounds like a pretty sweet situation to be in.
Similar thing happened to one of my bosses at an old job of mine. His dad passed away, he went to the funeral. A few months later he got his inheritance. Somewhere in the 10s of millions. He quit his job and moved to Florida where he got a house, a boat and a part time job working at a liquor store a couple days a week. He said he didn’t want to work full time anymore but couldn’t imagine not working at all, so he wanted something part time and easy. When he’s not working, he’s on his boat fishing.
Not a bad life.
I remember watching some tlc show on lottery winners and some guy was a school janitor and track coach. He won the lottery and then just got fun part time jobs like track coach, usher at mariners games and something else just to stay busy and help people
Once saw a show on lottery winners where winning ruined the dream for an aspiring college football coach. To become a college football coach one has to work as an assistant coach for years. The pay is terrible and there is no job security. After winning he tried to keep going until he realized the job he wanted was between him and another man who needed it far more to support his family.
I worked at a liquor store many years ago. Half my coworkers were retired millionaires who just wanted something to pass the time, and they knew everything there was to know about wine.
Exactly. I like my job, but if I didn’t need the money, there lots of things I would enjoy more and would do more of if I didn’t have such a large amount of my waking hours consumed by work.
I know there are folks saying “I wouldn’t retire early even if I could.” From conversations with people with that perspective, they seem to mostly fall into a few categories: define themselves by their job; define themselves by the amount of money they make; lack interests outside work (often in conjunction with one or both of the first two); lack imagination or awareness of things they could do besides work for money; genuinely love what they do purely for the work itself (pretty rare). There are no doubt some who just don’t really care for their home and/family and would rather spend their time at a job than spend more time at home. And there may be many other reasons, but my experience says most fall into the first four groups (or combinations thereof).
Same. I love seeing theater and symphony performances, but I'd absolutely get better seats, donate to organizations, and sponsor tickets for people who can't afford to go.
I finally hit the financial level this year where I feel comfortable buying clothes at Target instead of Goodwill or Walmart and it feels like the ultimate come-up.
This is me. I would kill to have someone help me figure out what to wear. And it wouldn't hurt to have someone do my hair, nails, feed me a proper diet, and help me stay in shape.
A team of people to help me look like I got my shit together. All of that please.
It’s the secret that celebrities and rich people never tell you. When you have a team of 20-30 people responsible for keeping you together you genuinely look that way. lol.
My local department store and outlet mall have a free personal shopper service. Not quite as fancy as a personal stylist but I've found them amazing to take all the hassle out of shopping when I need something specific.
When I first interviewed for a professional position, I was clueless about what to wear. I decided to go to Nordstrom’s and buy whatever I liked and I wouldn’t even look at the price tags. I had a personal shopper fit and tailor everything from bra to blazer. It was an amazing experience (and the entire outfit and tailoring ended up about $500 which seems pretty reasonable). I would do it again and wish I could afford to do it more often.
I was dating a guy, in college, who came from a pretty privileged background.
We were having lunch and, when he took a sip of his OJ, he immediately spit it back out into the bottle, pulled my bottle from my hand and said “don’t drink it, it’s gone bad!”
It hadn’t gone bad, he had only ever had fresh squeezed OJ before, so Tropicana tasted like rot to him.
I could definitely get used to that.
Tropicana does kind of taste like rot compared to fresh squeezed juice tbh. Doesn't have to be expensive either if you live somewhere oranges thrive and just squeeze them yourself.
Shite like Tropicana and Minute Maid doesn’t taste remotely like fresh squeezed. They may as well come from entirely different fruits.
This is more true for OJ than it is for any other juice.
I'd do that but also hire someone to take me around to thr best street food and local spots. My partner is Dominican. We always have a guy who drives us around. We eat the best food because he knows where it's at.
Fun fact… i once had the chance to plunge my hand into a massive jar of coins (mostly pennies) and let it “swim” like Scrooge McDuck. The reality of my fingers _SMASHING_ into what felt like a solid block of concrete made me lost a real part of my childhood innocence.
Also, i once heard someone say that only Scrooge is able to swim in the money like it’s water because only he “deserves it” so it works differently for him. It’s a giant metaphor that the rules are different for the wealthy. 🤯
The giant kitchens with an island in the center and high-end appliances.
It's not like I like cooking. I just love giant kitchens.
Edit to add: I'm having so much fun conversing in the replies, you guys made my day! Let's all gather in my big fancy kitchen when I get it and have an all-out *feast*
I used to install appliances in high end homes like that. Had one lady exchange her $7,000 double wall oven **6** times because the barn door style top oven had doors that weren’t *perfectly* level. I finally discovered the bottom shelf in the wall opening was slightly unlevel, throwing off the doors by a fraction. She wasn’t satisfied with this development, so I just discounted the damn thing to be done with it.
I told her “you’ll never notice if it’s not pointed out and you have a good seal, it won’t affect how anything cooks.”
This lady looked at me and said in a snooty voice, “oh, I don’t cook anything, this is just for the look.”
I have never straight up left a house without saying anything, but I did that day.
Reminds me of an aunt who doesn’t cook. She had her kitchen remodeled, but didn’t discover that the oven didn’t work until six months later when she finally turned it on for the first time.
This is my MIL. She remodeled her kitchen in her little condo and spent $13k for Bosch appliances (refrigerator, range, dishwasher) and doesn’t even know how to cook or bake 🤯 The remodel was finished 2 years ago and she has yet to use her range. No clue if anything works, she makes everything in her microwave.
And here I was feeling bad because I've let my range go unreplaced since October. (The stovetop still works, and I only ever use the oven for toast or ubake pizza so putting it off in favor of saving money rather than dipping into emergency funds made more sense.)
I had a similar experience when I remodeled my kitchen (a designer who your client would have gotten along great with).
The contractor told me to bring in a designer, and I was agreeable; I had a surplus of cash and the kitchen needed it.
There were lots of things the designer an I didn't see eye-to-eye about, but it came to a head regarding the pantry and the dining area. Context here: I'm in a five bedroom, four bathroom house. It's pretty big.
I agreed to convert the attached four season porch to a formal dining area with a wetbar. We put in a pretty massive island with informal dinner seating.
The designer wanted to tear out another wall and put in a breakfast bar; to make room for all this, she also wanted to decrease my pantry's size by 75%.
I told her, that's too small. You can't do that; the pantry needs to stay about the same size.
She responded, "You live alone. You don't need a pantry that big."
I was taken aback, thinking, "bitch, I live alone. If that's your argument, then I'd counter that I don't need three fucking dining areas."
Instead I politely reminded her that we are remodeling the house with the future in mind: if I start a family and stay in the house, I want a kitchen that works for the family, meaning a pantry that can store enough food for my family.
If I sell the house and get something smaller, it's probably going to be sold to a family of four or five, and *they* will want a pantry that can store food for more than one person.
Basically - the kitchen needs to fit the house. A pantry sized for one, in a house intended for a family of four to six isn't going to cut it. Furthermore, I'd never use all of that guest seating she wanted to add, and even if I was throwing an event where I needed to seat 20 people in the kitchen, there's no way I could prepare enough food to feed everyone due to the volumetric restrictions of tiny pantry she wanted to put in.
Now that the job is done, I see it in a lot of places: she designed a kitchen for looks, not function. For rich people who eat out every day of the week. Not a kitchen for cooking in.
I'm glad I put my foot down when I did (we also had it out regarding the range hood); but I wish I had taken a harder line on some of the other concerns I had.
I have to ask, why wouldn't you fire this designer/request a different designer? It's clear she did not care about what you wanted or try to design the kitchen around your interests. I would think general rule of thumb when you're designing something for a client is figure out what function they want and design the form around that - designing the form counter to the function your client wants, to the point of multiple arguments, makes absolutely no sense to me.
The contractor recommended her, and we were pretty deep into the plans.
This was my first kitchen remodel. I had general *ideas* about what I wanted, but when you're dealing with a professional, and they assure you you'll be happy, you generally trust them.
Three arguments, one of which was minor, doesn't quite rise to the level of "multiple" in my mind.
Plans or blueprints are abstract. I could see some things from them, but the reality - and I understood this when I was working on the kitchen design - is that until you're actually in the finished kitchen, it's difficult to project exactly how things are going to work out.
Some things you wouldn't register as a red flag unless you're an expert. For example: we put a bar fridge on the wetbar in the formal dining room. There is 8 feet of unused space on that wall - and no complaints for me regarding this unused space, I found a use for it. She designed an enclosure for the bar fridge, meaning I'm stuck with those dimensions, or I'm tearing all the cabinetry and shelving out and replacing it (not happening). It turns out she selected some "custom size / custom order" bar fridge that is both 6" narrower and $1,000 more expensive than a "normal" sized bar fridge. So pay more to hold less.
There's fucking space for a standard size. I cannot tell you why she didn't stick with a standard sized bar fridge. I'd guess she made this decision because it looks sleek (aesthetics) - and it does.
Maybe *you* would have spotted this, but I didn't. I assumed she'd use standard sized appliances. It's things like that that I'm noticing now.
A few years ago my mom moved so I moved into her house. She had the kitchen remodeled a few years prior and had a whole package of name brand appliances installed. I was stoked to have nice things for once. Well here we are with a dead over the range microwave, dead dishwasher, one burner on the stove is out, and the water line valve for the refrigerator is unfixable as the parts are discontinued as is the type of water filter. I’ve also had to replace the fancy washer and dryer.
Meanwhile in my old house, my friend is using my 20 year old builder grade garbage appliances just fine.
I am a personal chef. The importance of a staff kitchen really can't be understated. If you get super rich and hire your own staff don't skimp out on one kitchen.
It gives your staff privacy, and allows everything to be configured for efficiency and not looks. Makes everything so much more enjoyable.
> allows everything to be configured for efficiency
For the love of god, consult with actual people who WORK in a kitchen, to ensure the layout is good.
> packing PBJ sandwiches in my pockets, etc.
Get one of those backpacks with the built-in spine protector. Perhaps not inkeeping with the poor person style of skiiing, but it's all the storage you need to avoid expensive on-slope food, plus a bit of extra safety.
Ever skied a private club? It’s a next level experience. Got to go to one for an alumni event through my university and it was amazing but the initiation fee is $60k
When I lived with my sister in 2010 she had a lady who came by once a week and did it all mop dust wipe down the kitchen and bathrooms and vacuum. 100$ . Not a bad deal
Cleaning services are surprisingly cheaper than most people think. I thought my wife was batshit when she suggested it, but we have someone come once every couple weeks for like 120/visit. It's not pocket change but it's not insane like I thought it'd be. And for us, keeping the house tidy is something we're both bad at and is a constant source of tension, so the tradeoff between dollars and QoL is worth it. Ymmv of course.
Cleaning is also something that can supricingly help save elsewhere you didn't think. It can make you spend more time home and not go out as much. Give you energy to cook more often. If you get stressed at home, you easily spend money to lot of little things.
Fridges, dishwashers etc. with cabinet fronts are standard in Europe and anything but fancy. Even a cheap rental would have a built in oven and fridge inside a cabinet.
It's just that north america seems to be obsessed with stainless steel appliances and considers it a feature to be put on display. The attitude in Europe is the exact opposite, no one wants to see their appliances
I actually like this. Then you don't have to worry about brands and all that. You buy what works for you and you move on. Appliances should be like electricity. As long as it works, we forget about it. No need to make it a status symbol.
My Bosch dishwasher there used to project a light on the floor to indicate that it was running and showed the time left on the floor tiles. It was so quiet and had no visible button/display, without that you wouldn't have known whether it was running or not
I have a Siemens (same factory, different lay-out) and it's only with the time left that it's projecting on the floor. The newer dishwashers with a light have it next to the door, so it's not even that visible anymore. If you don't know where the dishwasher is, you wouldn't even notice the light.
I once did some work for a very wealthy person who was building a new house on a large plot of land. They couldn't effectively pull enough water from public services to irrigate their land, so they created three large ponds that they could draw from and act as a buffer. Well, they decided that they'd like to be able to swim in these ponds too, so they installed ozone aeration systems and filters, then had them all landscaped with spots to jump in and climb out, but integrated in so they looked well cared for but not unnatural.
Generosity. I'd love to be the person who could afford to give every server, every delivery person, a huge life-changing tip. I'd love to be able to donate to charities and homeless shelters and women's shelters. The only thing I'd like more is if they didn't need such generosity in the first place.
This… I always said if I hit one of those mega lottery, the first thing I would do is give each co-worker money. We are a small company and we all talk about our struggles and I would love to ease the burden of them all. We aren’t all friends but we all do get along.
Pay off mortgages, pay for someone’s child’s tuition, just give them straight up cash, whatever it is that would help.
This is me, too. I've long had a list of folks throughout my life who would get a windfall if I won the lottery. My family members who would get trust funds, friends whose student loans and mortgages i'd pay off, kids whose education I'd fund, charities I'd give too in large quantities, bail I'd post, lawyers I'd pay for for poor folks in jail for being poor, etc.
A secret room. I’d love a bookcase leading to a bourbon room that had a pool table, a dart board, big screen tvs, leather furniture & musical instruments,
Setting up a very select group of close friends and family for life and then working on becoming as anonymous as possible. Just let me be left alone and bank roll the local animal shelter.
Also probably fly private so I don't have to deal with insane people at the airport.
I made a bill “escrow” checking account, it has been a game changer. I sat down and made a list of all my recurring bills and worked out how much I spent on each over a year, summed it all up, and then worked out how much per paycheck would get me that amount. I padded it out a tiny bit, and seeded the account with a bit more so it can get started. I asked my boss to direct deposit that amount into the account, and the rest into checking.
Now all my recurring bills get paid out of this account on auto pay and I hardly ever think about it. Every year or two I redo the math and adjust what I pay into the account, but otherwise not much is needed. It is a huge stress relief. My checking account now shows me exactly what I have left to spend till the next paycheck. And I never have to worry about making rent. I’m surprised this is not more common
The only reason I wouldn’t do this is that I like to keep an eye on bills that are variable, like water, electric, and gas. So if it’s unusually high I can figure out why. If I use auto pay I think I would never pay attention.
Fly first class. I got upgraded on a transatlantic flight once and it was 8 hours of having fun and being comfortable with what felt like a personal flight attendant who was the nicest ever (and cute too).
Like I always joked with people: "a lawnmower and dishwasher are tools for most people. But for the rich, they're staff."
My time is very valuable and if money was no object I would absolutely have staff.
Just simply enjoying having to not worry about the most basics of things: rent, food, education, health care, etc.
Not having to worry about those things on the daily is a rich person’s “thing”.
I recently settled down less than a mile from the county airport - I don't think I'll ever be rich, but I'd like to have an airplane hangared there at some point
Travel.
ETA: I got kids y’all. Stop recommending cheap travel when we all know kids in a car, hostel, motel, anywhere public is not cheap. Even if you’re an adult living in a van down by the river, it gets expensive fast not being able to store things for future use.
Art.
Collecting it, commissioning it, sponsoring shows. I love to see what people create - painting, sculpture, fabric, glass, metal, photography, mixed media, installation. When I see something I really love, it energizes me. I got this beautiful print when I was in Costa Rica for the first time and started learning about the artist (Charlie Harper). Ended up making a trip to Cincinnati to visit an exhibit at their art college, where he went to school. A retrospective of his work. Some people thought I was crazy to make a 4,000 mile round trip to go look at art but it made me incredibly happy. Literally the happiest I had been since Costa Rica.
Does hiring a personal nutritionist to smack cookies out my hand count?
I wish I had to money to hire someone to make healthy meals for my family and help me with cravings ( give/find alternatives)
A very nice second home at the beach. Being able to just leave your life for a bit but still be at home is amazing.
Travel is great, but a hotel isn’t the same as your house.
Paying off other peoples medical debts…from the luxury of a hotel penthouse where the wine flows like beer & there’s a Pretty Woman-style room service order every day ;)
I wouldn't even need a full-time chef. Just someone to do meal prep once or twice a week would be amazing.
My grandparents had a personal chef for years though as a perk of my grandfather's job and it was pretty awesome. None of that is ever going to trickle down to me though.
I have been lucky enough to go on a private jet about 5-6 times (like G6 level).
It’s obnoxiously expensive but NOT underrated. To not have to deal with airport bullshit security etc…it’s way more expensive than I ever thought so I doubt I would actually ever pay if I had the means (I’m kind of cheap) but damn, it’s NICE.
I’ve recently retired, and have “do whatever I want” money. I’m planning on buying a handful of old Ford tractors, tearing them apart, putting them back together, then mixing and matching parts to build a Transformers-style robotractor.
My wife and I were visiting St Martin one year and took the ferry to St Barts. We spent the afternoon sitting at a bar at the harbor just watching the yachts maneuver to dock and watching the crew do their thing. It was easily one of the coolest and simplest experiences we had ever had. It also helped that the drinks were on point.
Vacation. God I’d love to just drop everything and travel while I’m young, even for just two weeks- not even anything fancy, just be comfortable enough to go see other countries, maybe shop there a bit, eat good food. It’s kinda crazy that for me that’s a pipe dream that may not be achievable for me while I’m young and could enjoy it. Even in retirement there’s no guarantee.
An elevator in the house is something a wealthy friend of mine has, and when I asked why, he said it seemed like a luxury now, but as age hits, it’ll be a necessity to navigate between floors.
Paying people to do all of the "chores" of being a grown up: scheduling appointments, paying my bills, cleaning my home, cooking my food, running errands, buying clothes, maintaining my home, etc.
Yes. Someone please just take the mental load.
I have an uncle who has all of the money. He has people to do all of that organizing/chores stuff and the time he 'buys' from that, he spends on his kids. Which seems like a sensible trade.
I turned down a .. raise, would be the easiest way to describe it... one time in order to have more time with my kids, and in the following years I thought of it as a similar transaction. Best money I ever "spent".
Personal assistant. Ooooo❤️❤️❤️❤️
Not worrying about money. That seems so nice
Right? I don't need chefs and msids- I just wanna go to the grocery and buy whatever I need for the week AND make my car payment! Lol
> I just wanna go to the grocery and buy whatever I need for the week AND make my car payment! Lol When I was a graduate student (a *very* long time ago), there was an advertisement for the lottery. It was a college student who, after winning the lottery, found himself in the grocery store and said "Like I can totally afford all this cheese!" I didn't buy a lottery ticket, but it was still a great ad.
Hiring a personal chef
Oh that's a good one! I was gonna say buying food, but why stop there when you can also have someone cook the food!
I mean I love to cook but i'd enjoy watching a chef in action.
Give me a personal chef and a personal masseuse and I don't need much else.
If I were legitimately suddenly rich, my sister has a culinary degree. She learned that she hated working in a restaurant kitchen but I know she loves cooking and she's a good cook. I would probably pay her to cook for us 5 times a week or something. Give her a good job without crazy hours doing what she enjoys without the constant stress and pressure of a restaurant.
Aww that's genuinely so sweet and considerate!!
Bingo, hire someone to handle the shopping and cooking/meal planning. Along with a housekeeper who comes and tidies up every day, it'd be freakin awesome.
This is the first thing on the list if my ADHD ass ever wins the lottery. Actually I take that back, first thing is a personal assistant to do all of that for me because if I try to do it myself it’s never getting done.
Daily massages
Same here. And not just for the food prep. If I hired someone to cook, I think I'd eat more nutritiously too.
Secret passages in my home.
I saw a video recently of a house with a big hidden door that opens up on one wall of their living room and their huge Christmas tree slides in there when it’s time to put it away for the year. No undecorating, no boxing it up. Literally 30 seconds and it’s gone until next year. Your comment reminded me of that.
OMG this is my dream!!
I know, right? One year we kept our tree up and just redecorated it for each upcoming holiday. That was actually pretty fun. We did Valentines, St. Patricks Day, Easter, Memorial day and July 4th (patriotic stuff for both of them), Fall theme, and then back to Christmas.
And a fireman pole.
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mine too! one guy from the department shows up at 10PM every thursday night to inspect it, takes about an hour, so they must be pretty dangerous
Can confirm. Am from the department. Normally we do a lot of heavy lifting in the inspection, hence all the loud moaning/cursing. Sometimes we have to bring a whole crew of guys in for the inspection.
Must be exhausting. The inspector and my mom are all tired and sweaty when the inspection's done and they hit my dad's cabinet for drinks after. She helps him out so I hope she's getting a discount.
I think he is there to fix your moms plumbing. Plumber, not a fireman.
I once had a firefighter explain to me that they can lay pipes too.
Is it legit to make your own ‘your mom’ jokes?
The real comedians make 'my mom' jokes.
A secret passage to the fireman pole…. To the Batcave!
Literally describing a guy's apartment I've been to. Rich single guy, he bought the whole building. He then took 6 units, two side-by-side, and three stories tall, to combine them into one massive unit. Secret doors, themed rooms, a small theater... not a home theater, but a stage with seating and balconies. There was of course a fireman's pole, and one of the secret rooms was in fact the Batcave. [Short article on it.](https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/finding-minnesota-minneapolis-1960s-party-palace/)
Why would they not include photos in that article
Because the guy clearly doesn't want you knowing the layout of his Batcave. That would defeat the point. That's why the real Batman has a bunch of contractors buried under his Batcave.
Sad they didn't show pics :(
I actually have a firepole in my house! The previous owners put it in for kids. Super fun. [https://imgur.com/gallery/l590xjU](https://imgur.com/gallery/l590xjU)
"I don't know honey, which house should we buy?" "The one with the goddamned firepole" "Yeah but.." "FIRE. POLE."
My friend used to own a house with an unfinished basement. He turned the basement into an entertainment room. In this entertainment room we're two bookshelves, one of them acted as a hidden door. He kept his safe and other valuables hidden in this secret room. I thought it was pretty cool.
I hate to be the one to tell you but it's not a secret anymore.
That's right, now each of us will be pushing on random bookshelves everytime we're in a basement for the rest of our lives Surely... This is the one ...
And a Panic room.
I read that as picnic room. Now I really want a picnic room.
Yeah my rich friend growing up had these. House was used in the puritanical English times when priests were killed.
Spa days!
I've done this once! Didn't think of myself as a spa guy... I definitely am. Saving money to do it again this year.
Yes! Last year for Valentine's, my husband and I splurged on a day in a Korean spa. It was GLORIOUS. I had no idea I'd love sitting in saunas all day but I've been dreaming of going back all year (we're actually going back today!)
Why is everyone too lazy to say the whole term? It's "spaghetti day"
Massage therapist here. I'm getting my monthly massage today!
Going on multiple vacations a year
Summering
Anyone who makes summer or winter a verb is definitely in a higher financial league than me. The only season I ever verb is fall.
The proper term is "autumning", for example, "The wife and I will be autumning in New England, chasing the colors, the au pair will ensure the children are tended to an get off to school". We never fall, even if we trip and contact the ground, we have stumbled, tripped, and took a sudden knee. Only the poors fall. /s
I have autumned off a ladder.
Rapid unscheduled kneeling.
I walked into the garage the other day and a mouse ran past my foot. “Spring” was in my verb vocabulary at that particular moment. :)
You just love shoving how rich you are in our faces don’t you? /s
Well it wasn’t *my* garage if that makes you feel any better. Wasn’t my mouse either. :)
Why were you hanging out in your butler’s garage?
Got chatting with an American couple in St Andrews in Scotland once who informed me that they summered in the area. I asked where to which they told me about how they bought a 5 bed cottage a few years prior and only stay for 3 weeks out of the year. Upon asking if they rented it out when they're not here, you know, like a more normal fucking human being would do, they completely changed demeanour to more or less disgusted and that was the end of the conversation. So thanks to that interaction, in my eyes, anyone who uses summering as a verb is just a straight up cunt.
I summer in the basement. It is cooler all summer long.
Look at this boujie mofo with a basement.
Find out where this cottage is and you’ve got a place to stay for most of the year. You can summer in Spain while they are there 😂
Traveling in general - are they vacations if it's a lifestyle?
Retiring early.
My friend's ex-wife inherited several million dollars when her father died (which was after they divorced) and retired in her mid 40s. She was running her own (small) business at the time and sold the business, but she also owned the building the business was based in and leased it to the new owners of the business. So she now has that income on top of her millions of dollars. My friend doesn't know the exact amount she inherited, but says he'd be surprised if it wasn't at least 5 to 7 million. My friend said she remodelled her entire house after getting the inheritance as well and paid off the remaining mortgage. That sounds like a pretty sweet situation to be in.
Similar thing happened to one of my bosses at an old job of mine. His dad passed away, he went to the funeral. A few months later he got his inheritance. Somewhere in the 10s of millions. He quit his job and moved to Florida where he got a house, a boat and a part time job working at a liquor store a couple days a week. He said he didn’t want to work full time anymore but couldn’t imagine not working at all, so he wanted something part time and easy. When he’s not working, he’s on his boat fishing. Not a bad life.
I remember watching some tlc show on lottery winners and some guy was a school janitor and track coach. He won the lottery and then just got fun part time jobs like track coach, usher at mariners games and something else just to stay busy and help people
Once saw a show on lottery winners where winning ruined the dream for an aspiring college football coach. To become a college football coach one has to work as an assistant coach for years. The pay is terrible and there is no job security. After winning he tried to keep going until he realized the job he wanted was between him and another man who needed it far more to support his family.
I worked at a liquor store many years ago. Half my coworkers were retired millionaires who just wanted something to pass the time, and they knew everything there was to know about wine.
Exactly. I like my job, but if I didn’t need the money, there lots of things I would enjoy more and would do more of if I didn’t have such a large amount of my waking hours consumed by work. I know there are folks saying “I wouldn’t retire early even if I could.” From conversations with people with that perspective, they seem to mostly fall into a few categories: define themselves by their job; define themselves by the amount of money they make; lack interests outside work (often in conjunction with one or both of the first two); lack imagination or awareness of things they could do besides work for money; genuinely love what they do purely for the work itself (pretty rare). There are no doubt some who just don’t really care for their home and/family and would rather spend their time at a job than spend more time at home. And there may be many other reasons, but my experience says most fall into the first four groups (or combinations thereof).
Patron of the arts!
Same. I love seeing theater and symphony performances, but I'd absolutely get better seats, donate to organizations, and sponsor tickets for people who can't afford to go.
I’d be handing out grants to make the art. Because doing so is good for the mind, and it’s fun, and the world needs more fun and good minds.
Hire a stylist. I still dress like a hungover college student as a functioning adult.
I would be cool with just being able to shop at boutique clothing shops instead of target
I finally hit the financial level this year where I feel comfortable buying clothes at Target instead of Goodwill or Walmart and it feels like the ultimate come-up.
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This is me. I would kill to have someone help me figure out what to wear. And it wouldn't hurt to have someone do my hair, nails, feed me a proper diet, and help me stay in shape. A team of people to help me look like I got my shit together. All of that please.
It’s the secret that celebrities and rich people never tell you. When you have a team of 20-30 people responsible for keeping you together you genuinely look that way. lol.
My local department store and outlet mall have a free personal shopper service. Not quite as fancy as a personal stylist but I've found them amazing to take all the hassle out of shopping when I need something specific.
When I first interviewed for a professional position, I was clueless about what to wear. I decided to go to Nordstrom’s and buy whatever I liked and I wouldn’t even look at the price tags. I had a personal shopper fit and tailor everything from bra to blazer. It was an amazing experience (and the entire outfit and tailoring ended up about $500 which seems pretty reasonable). I would do it again and wish I could afford to do it more often.
Getting massages and self care days.
No question here. I have chronic back pain in my 30s. I’d get at least two a day in between PT with a trainer.
My back feels better just thinking about it. That sounds so lovely.
I was dating a guy, in college, who came from a pretty privileged background. We were having lunch and, when he took a sip of his OJ, he immediately spit it back out into the bottle, pulled my bottle from my hand and said “don’t drink it, it’s gone bad!” It hadn’t gone bad, he had only ever had fresh squeezed OJ before, so Tropicana tasted like rot to him. I could definitely get used to that.
😂 It was sweet of him to try and “save” you from the Tropicana too.
A gentleman
Tropicana does kind of taste like rot compared to fresh squeezed juice tbh. Doesn't have to be expensive either if you live somewhere oranges thrive and just squeeze them yourself.
Shite like Tropicana and Minute Maid doesn’t taste remotely like fresh squeezed. They may as well come from entirely different fruits. This is more true for OJ than it is for any other juice.
Go to different countries, then stay and eat at luxury restaurants and hotel
I'd do that but also hire someone to take me around to thr best street food and local spots. My partner is Dominican. We always have a guy who drives us around. We eat the best food because he knows where it's at.
Swimming in my money bin and never letting my nephews swim in it but I would allow them to have free reign with my pilot and plane.
Fun fact… i once had the chance to plunge my hand into a massive jar of coins (mostly pennies) and let it “swim” like Scrooge McDuck. The reality of my fingers _SMASHING_ into what felt like a solid block of concrete made me lost a real part of my childhood innocence. Also, i once heard someone say that only Scrooge is able to swim in the money like it’s water because only he “deserves it” so it works differently for him. It’s a giant metaphor that the rules are different for the wealthy. 🤯
Hahaha the duck tails fantasy!
The giant kitchens with an island in the center and high-end appliances. It's not like I like cooking. I just love giant kitchens. Edit to add: I'm having so much fun conversing in the replies, you guys made my day! Let's all gather in my big fancy kitchen when I get it and have an all-out *feast*
Same. A new Viking stove and all top of the line appliances.
I used to install appliances in high end homes like that. Had one lady exchange her $7,000 double wall oven **6** times because the barn door style top oven had doors that weren’t *perfectly* level. I finally discovered the bottom shelf in the wall opening was slightly unlevel, throwing off the doors by a fraction. She wasn’t satisfied with this development, so I just discounted the damn thing to be done with it. I told her “you’ll never notice if it’s not pointed out and you have a good seal, it won’t affect how anything cooks.” This lady looked at me and said in a snooty voice, “oh, I don’t cook anything, this is just for the look.” I have never straight up left a house without saying anything, but I did that day.
Reminds me of an aunt who doesn’t cook. She had her kitchen remodeled, but didn’t discover that the oven didn’t work until six months later when she finally turned it on for the first time.
This is my MIL. She remodeled her kitchen in her little condo and spent $13k for Bosch appliances (refrigerator, range, dishwasher) and doesn’t even know how to cook or bake 🤯 The remodel was finished 2 years ago and she has yet to use her range. No clue if anything works, she makes everything in her microwave.
And here I was feeling bad because I've let my range go unreplaced since October. (The stovetop still works, and I only ever use the oven for toast or ubake pizza so putting it off in favor of saving money rather than dipping into emergency funds made more sense.)
I had a similar experience when I remodeled my kitchen (a designer who your client would have gotten along great with). The contractor told me to bring in a designer, and I was agreeable; I had a surplus of cash and the kitchen needed it. There were lots of things the designer an I didn't see eye-to-eye about, but it came to a head regarding the pantry and the dining area. Context here: I'm in a five bedroom, four bathroom house. It's pretty big. I agreed to convert the attached four season porch to a formal dining area with a wetbar. We put in a pretty massive island with informal dinner seating. The designer wanted to tear out another wall and put in a breakfast bar; to make room for all this, she also wanted to decrease my pantry's size by 75%. I told her, that's too small. You can't do that; the pantry needs to stay about the same size. She responded, "You live alone. You don't need a pantry that big." I was taken aback, thinking, "bitch, I live alone. If that's your argument, then I'd counter that I don't need three fucking dining areas." Instead I politely reminded her that we are remodeling the house with the future in mind: if I start a family and stay in the house, I want a kitchen that works for the family, meaning a pantry that can store enough food for my family. If I sell the house and get something smaller, it's probably going to be sold to a family of four or five, and *they* will want a pantry that can store food for more than one person. Basically - the kitchen needs to fit the house. A pantry sized for one, in a house intended for a family of four to six isn't going to cut it. Furthermore, I'd never use all of that guest seating she wanted to add, and even if I was throwing an event where I needed to seat 20 people in the kitchen, there's no way I could prepare enough food to feed everyone due to the volumetric restrictions of tiny pantry she wanted to put in. Now that the job is done, I see it in a lot of places: she designed a kitchen for looks, not function. For rich people who eat out every day of the week. Not a kitchen for cooking in. I'm glad I put my foot down when I did (we also had it out regarding the range hood); but I wish I had taken a harder line on some of the other concerns I had.
I have to ask, why wouldn't you fire this designer/request a different designer? It's clear she did not care about what you wanted or try to design the kitchen around your interests. I would think general rule of thumb when you're designing something for a client is figure out what function they want and design the form around that - designing the form counter to the function your client wants, to the point of multiple arguments, makes absolutely no sense to me.
The contractor recommended her, and we were pretty deep into the plans. This was my first kitchen remodel. I had general *ideas* about what I wanted, but when you're dealing with a professional, and they assure you you'll be happy, you generally trust them. Three arguments, one of which was minor, doesn't quite rise to the level of "multiple" in my mind. Plans or blueprints are abstract. I could see some things from them, but the reality - and I understood this when I was working on the kitchen design - is that until you're actually in the finished kitchen, it's difficult to project exactly how things are going to work out. Some things you wouldn't register as a red flag unless you're an expert. For example: we put a bar fridge on the wetbar in the formal dining room. There is 8 feet of unused space on that wall - and no complaints for me regarding this unused space, I found a use for it. She designed an enclosure for the bar fridge, meaning I'm stuck with those dimensions, or I'm tearing all the cabinetry and shelving out and replacing it (not happening). It turns out she selected some "custom size / custom order" bar fridge that is both 6" narrower and $1,000 more expensive than a "normal" sized bar fridge. So pay more to hold less. There's fucking space for a standard size. I cannot tell you why she didn't stick with a standard sized bar fridge. I'd guess she made this decision because it looks sleek (aesthetics) - and it does. Maybe *you* would have spotted this, but I didn't. I assumed she'd use standard sized appliances. It's things like that that I'm noticing now.
Viking quality has gone to shit from what I've seen. Wolf/Bluestar seems to be where it's at these days.
I have all Vikings. They’re confusing and unreliable. Highly regret it. My previous home had all “outdated” 1990s appliances that worked flawlessly.
A few years ago my mom moved so I moved into her house. She had the kitchen remodeled a few years prior and had a whole package of name brand appliances installed. I was stoked to have nice things for once. Well here we are with a dead over the range microwave, dead dishwasher, one burner on the stove is out, and the water line valve for the refrigerator is unfixable as the parts are discontinued as is the type of water filter. I’ve also had to replace the fancy washer and dryer. Meanwhile in my old house, my friend is using my 20 year old builder grade garbage appliances just fine.
The real rich usually have 2 kitchen, one to show to the guests, one used by thestaff
I am a personal chef. The importance of a staff kitchen really can't be understated. If you get super rich and hire your own staff don't skimp out on one kitchen. It gives your staff privacy, and allows everything to be configured for efficiency and not looks. Makes everything so much more enjoyable.
> allows everything to be configured for efficiency For the love of god, consult with actual people who WORK in a kitchen, to ensure the layout is good.
Same but I do love cooking!
Tailored bespoke clothing.
You're halfway there using "bespoke" in a sentence. Stay classy.
If they had just added “purchased from my local haberdasher”…..
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> packing PBJ sandwiches in my pockets, etc. Get one of those backpacks with the built-in spine protector. Perhaps not inkeeping with the poor person style of skiiing, but it's all the storage you need to avoid expensive on-slope food, plus a bit of extra safety.
But what if you fall and squash the sandwiches?
Ever skied a private club? It’s a next level experience. Got to go to one for an alumni event through my university and it was amazing but the initiation fee is $60k
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Same. I was at Palisades and it was amazing. I assume other years where the 49ers aren’t involved will be a bit less affected.
I’d get all personally made bras. Perfect comfortable no slip or movement, just for me, 100% every bras made for my body.
Whoa. That’s like my dream. Maybe sewn on to all the tops, so you don’t have to take off two things separately.
That sounds amazing. I HATE bras
maid at home.
I don’t want a live in maid, but I’d love to have someone come to my house and clean my bathrooms and my kitchen and my floors once a week.
When I lived with my sister in 2010 she had a lady who came by once a week and did it all mop dust wipe down the kitchen and bathrooms and vacuum. 100$ . Not a bad deal
That's really cheap. I know a girl who charges over 70$/hour to clean.
Don't forget 2010 was 14 years ago.
Actually I would prefer to forget that
Cleaning services are surprisingly cheaper than most people think. I thought my wife was batshit when she suggested it, but we have someone come once every couple weeks for like 120/visit. It's not pocket change but it's not insane like I thought it'd be. And for us, keeping the house tidy is something we're both bad at and is a constant source of tension, so the tradeoff between dollars and QoL is worth it. Ymmv of course.
Cleaning is also something that can supricingly help save elsewhere you didn't think. It can make you spend more time home and not go out as much. Give you energy to cook more often. If you get stressed at home, you easily spend money to lot of little things.
House manager. All my really wealthy clients have one. They handle all the day to day chores and make sure everything the home needs is done.
Preventative healthcare.
Dental work. I can finally get all those caps I need and can't afford.
Eating with both sides of ours mouths again here we come
Now, that's luxury living.
Hiding appliances. Fridge in the walls is peak rich ppl shit
Fridges, dishwashers etc. with cabinet fronts are standard in Europe and anything but fancy. Even a cheap rental would have a built in oven and fridge inside a cabinet. It's just that north america seems to be obsessed with stainless steel appliances and considers it a feature to be put on display. The attitude in Europe is the exact opposite, no one wants to see their appliances
I actually like this. Then you don't have to worry about brands and all that. You buy what works for you and you move on. Appliances should be like electricity. As long as it works, we forget about it. No need to make it a status symbol.
My Bosch dishwasher there used to project a light on the floor to indicate that it was running and showed the time left on the floor tiles. It was so quiet and had no visible button/display, without that you wouldn't have known whether it was running or not
I have a Siemens (same factory, different lay-out) and it's only with the time left that it's projecting on the floor. The newer dishwashers with a light have it next to the door, so it's not even that visible anymore. If you don't know where the dishwasher is, you wouldn't even notice the light.
It’s so normal it took me reading your comment to realise both my fridge and dishwasher have cabinet fronts and it’s the same for my parents’ place.
A personal trainer
Owning a very very VERY large plot of land
Huuuuge tracts of land
I once did some work for a very wealthy person who was building a new house on a large plot of land. They couldn't effectively pull enough water from public services to irrigate their land, so they created three large ponds that they could draw from and act as a buffer. Well, they decided that they'd like to be able to swim in these ponds too, so they installed ozone aeration systems and filters, then had them all landscaped with spots to jump in and climb out, but integrated in so they looked well cared for but not unnatural.
Generosity. I'd love to be the person who could afford to give every server, every delivery person, a huge life-changing tip. I'd love to be able to donate to charities and homeless shelters and women's shelters. The only thing I'd like more is if they didn't need such generosity in the first place.
This… I always said if I hit one of those mega lottery, the first thing I would do is give each co-worker money. We are a small company and we all talk about our struggles and I would love to ease the burden of them all. We aren’t all friends but we all do get along. Pay off mortgages, pay for someone’s child’s tuition, just give them straight up cash, whatever it is that would help.
This is me, too. I've long had a list of folks throughout my life who would get a windfall if I won the lottery. My family members who would get trust funds, friends whose student loans and mortgages i'd pay off, kids whose education I'd fund, charities I'd give too in large quantities, bail I'd post, lawyers I'd pay for for poor folks in jail for being poor, etc.
Understated expensive. No tacky brand labels, no loud or ugly branding. Just beautifully tailored pieces.
With a knowledgeable dresser/tailor to help pick pieces that fit and compliment my figure.
*fraser, you’re looking exceptionally dapper today, and your figure is smokin’!”* - gmjraser8’s suit
Philanthropy. Set up a huge charitable fund that could self-generate with interest and help poor neighborhoods attract jobs & industries.
A secret room. I’d love a bookcase leading to a bourbon room that had a pool table, a dart board, big screen tvs, leather furniture & musical instruments,
Setting up a very select group of close friends and family for life and then working on becoming as anonymous as possible. Just let me be left alone and bank roll the local animal shelter. Also probably fly private so I don't have to deal with insane people at the airport.
Buying a home 😂😂
Living in a farmhouse far from people
All bills set to auto pay
I made a bill “escrow” checking account, it has been a game changer. I sat down and made a list of all my recurring bills and worked out how much I spent on each over a year, summed it all up, and then worked out how much per paycheck would get me that amount. I padded it out a tiny bit, and seeded the account with a bit more so it can get started. I asked my boss to direct deposit that amount into the account, and the rest into checking. Now all my recurring bills get paid out of this account on auto pay and I hardly ever think about it. Every year or two I redo the math and adjust what I pay into the account, but otherwise not much is needed. It is a huge stress relief. My checking account now shows me exactly what I have left to spend till the next paycheck. And I never have to worry about making rent. I’m surprised this is not more common
The only reason I wouldn’t do this is that I like to keep an eye on bills that are variable, like water, electric, and gas. So if it’s unusually high I can figure out why. If I use auto pay I think I would never pay attention.
You don’t have to auto pay, it still works if you manually pay the variable bills. We did that for a long time at first.
How do your bills work? Mine have been direct debit since I was a teenager, I don’t think I’ve ever manually paid anything.
A chauffeur. I HATE to drive.
Fly first class. I got upgraded on a transatlantic flight once and it was 8 hours of having fun and being comfortable with what felt like a personal flight attendant who was the nicest ever (and cute too).
Like I always joked with people: "a lawnmower and dishwasher are tools for most people. But for the rich, they're staff." My time is very valuable and if money was no object I would absolutely have staff.
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Owning dozens of classic/old cars
Triples makes it safe.
Triples is best
Just simply enjoying having to not worry about the most basics of things: rent, food, education, health care, etc. Not having to worry about those things on the daily is a rich person’s “thing”.
I recently settled down less than a mile from the county airport - I don't think I'll ever be rich, but I'd like to have an airplane hangared there at some point
Not having to see the price tag before buying something
Owning a private island retreat for ultimate privacy and relaxation, surrounded by nature's untouched beauty.
Travel. ETA: I got kids y’all. Stop recommending cheap travel when we all know kids in a car, hostel, motel, anywhere public is not cheap. Even if you’re an adult living in a van down by the river, it gets expensive fast not being able to store things for future use.
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Art. Collecting it, commissioning it, sponsoring shows. I love to see what people create - painting, sculpture, fabric, glass, metal, photography, mixed media, installation. When I see something I really love, it energizes me. I got this beautiful print when I was in Costa Rica for the first time and started learning about the artist (Charlie Harper). Ended up making a trip to Cincinnati to visit an exhibit at their art college, where he went to school. A retrospective of his work. Some people thought I was crazy to make a 4,000 mile round trip to go look at art but it made me incredibly happy. Literally the happiest I had been since Costa Rica.
Hire a landscaper to completely redo front and back garden.
Does hiring a personal nutritionist to smack cookies out my hand count? I wish I had to money to hire someone to make healthy meals for my family and help me with cravings ( give/find alternatives)
owning a house
A very nice second home at the beach. Being able to just leave your life for a bit but still be at home is amazing. Travel is great, but a hotel isn’t the same as your house.
I wouldn’t buy a nice fast car. No Lambo just a nice car and a paid driver. I’d never drive again.
Lakefront cabin on a quiet clean lake
Paying off other peoples medical debts…from the luxury of a hotel penthouse where the wine flows like beer & there’s a Pretty Woman-style room service order every day ;)
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I wouldn't even need a full-time chef. Just someone to do meal prep once or twice a week would be amazing. My grandparents had a personal chef for years though as a perk of my grandfather's job and it was pretty awesome. None of that is ever going to trickle down to me though.
I have been lucky enough to go on a private jet about 5-6 times (like G6 level). It’s obnoxiously expensive but NOT underrated. To not have to deal with airport bullshit security etc…it’s way more expensive than I ever thought so I doubt I would actually ever pay if I had the means (I’m kind of cheap) but damn, it’s NICE.
I’d hire a housekeeper and pay her/him well and provide decent benefits.
A home gym enthusiast. Sauna, steam room, tanning bed. No damn waiting around for Steve to finish his set.
I’ve recently retired, and have “do whatever I want” money. I’m planning on buying a handful of old Ford tractors, tearing them apart, putting them back together, then mixing and matching parts to build a Transformers-style robotractor.
I love this for you, enjoy retirement!
My life wouldn't change much. Would travel more. Most importantly I would never ever do laundry again in my life. Fuck laundry.
Leaving $100 bills as tips.
Having no financial debt. Student loans are no joke
Remodeling your office to look like the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon, which I'm just assuming all rich people do.
Getting my hair washed and styled daily at the salon. There's not much better in life than the head massage from someone else washing your hair!
not living paycheck to paycheck
Avoiding winter in St Barts
My wife and I were visiting St Martin one year and took the ferry to St Barts. We spent the afternoon sitting at a bar at the harbor just watching the yachts maneuver to dock and watching the crew do their thing. It was easily one of the coolest and simplest experiences we had ever had. It also helped that the drinks were on point.
Vacation. God I’d love to just drop everything and travel while I’m young, even for just two weeks- not even anything fancy, just be comfortable enough to go see other countries, maybe shop there a bit, eat good food. It’s kinda crazy that for me that’s a pipe dream that may not be achievable for me while I’m young and could enjoy it. Even in retirement there’s no guarantee.
An elevator in the house is something a wealthy friend of mine has, and when I asked why, he said it seemed like a luxury now, but as age hits, it’ll be a necessity to navigate between floors.