Stuff Rich People Do

[Anonymous]

The private jet really makes travel so much easier (only have been in them for work).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We take the nanny on vacations with us. I haven't been in a supermarket in months - someone else does our food shopping for us. They also do the basic errands - post office, dry cleaners, places like that.

Post office?

[Anonymous]

We have HHI of $425 and I don't feel rich at all. We save a lot, and try to live a modest life. Sometimes living a simpler life is more fulfilling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just curious- what HHI do you consider rich? We have a HHI around 450k. I don't know if that is considered rich or not, but one of the luxuries I've enjoyed is having a nanny come 3 days a week while I'm on maternity leave. I go see my trainer, get my nails done, go spinning etc. she comes for 4 hours T-R. It feels like a major luxury to me, but we did that instead of a night nurse that cost way more because DD was decent at night and since I am EBF it didn't even give me any more rest (we tried it for a few nights).

$450k = rich

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have HHI of $425 and I don't feel rich at all. We save a lot, and try to live a modest life. Sometimes living a simpler life is more fulfilling.

Unless you have 10 children, $425k = rich.

[Anonymous]

I've learned that there are no schools but private schools, that rich men need their wives to stay hot or they'll be summarily dismissed, that "Mrs. Simpson's" is a thing, and that 1000 square foot per family member is "just right" in a home. And I've learned that nobody cleans their own house.

[Anonymous]

This us OP. Where does one park a private jet and do you pay the nanny extra to travel or juat regular pay plus accommodation? I would have loved such a nanny gig in my early 20s. Do you let the nanny have some time off so she can also tour around a bit?

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Anonymous wrote:I've learned that there are no schools but private schools, that rich men need their wives to stay hot or they'll be summarily dismissed, that "Mrs. Simpson's" is a thing, and that 1000 square foot per family member is "just right" in a home. And I've learned that nobody cleans their own house.

Mrs. Simpson's?

[Anonymous]

Free time, location flexibility & low stress are the best things about having enough money that you don't have to worry about it. We bought a second home overseas & have turned it into our primary home. Neither of us work, and we mostly spend our time as we please: exercising, exploring our new place, finding local artists to commission work for our new home & learning the language. Not much stress or pressure; it feels like an extended vacation.

[Anonymous]

If your kids don't do this then your are not rich you idiots

http://www.businessinsider.com/rich-kids-of-instagram-spring-break-2016-3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've learned that there are no schools but private schools, that rich men need their wives to stay hot or they'll be summarily dismissed, that "Mrs. Simpson's" is a thing, and that 1000 square foot per family member is "just right" in a home. And I've learned that nobody cleans their own house.

Well we don't clean our house...must be rich. Or we just live in squalor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've learned that there are no schools but private schools, that rich men need their wives to stay hot or they'll be summarily dismissed, that "Mrs. Simpson's" is a thing, and that 1000 square foot per family member is "just right" in a home. And I've learned that nobody cleans their own house.

Mrs. Simpson's?

It's etiquette classes for kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This us OP. Where does one park a private jet and do you pay the nanny extra to travel or juat regular pay plus accommodation? I would have loved such a nanny gig in my early 20s. Do you let the nanny have some time off so she can also tour around a bit?

Private jet is parked at an airfield. Yes, the nanny is paid extra - regular hourly rate, including travel time, overtime when required (generally on travel days), plus a bonus and spending money for time off.

[Anonymous]

I think that nanny gig would be awful. Surrounded by a luxury lifestyle that you couldn't hope to afford from your own earning power. Depressing.

[Anonymous]

My in-laws are 'first-class' rich, not 'private jet' rich. They have friends who are NFL owners and CEOs. They have two $2M residences and a country club membership in each state. MIL spends a lot on jewelry and clothes, but they never travel for pleasure. Ever! They don't go anywhere unless it's for a board meeting, major event or something they can write off. They have a professional-grade estate plan with flow charts, etc. My parents had nothing, so it's been interesting to watch how things work in this world.