25 Wild Things Only The Ultra Wealthy Can Buy

Key Points:

• Ultra-wealthy individuals spend on extravagant and obscure items, such as flying in thousands of pizzas with a full restaurant crew to events like Burning Man or renovating a hotel suite for hundreds of thousands of euros for a short stay.
• Some millionaires and billionaires hire specialized staff like a "household chief of staff" to manage all aspects of their personal lives, including pilots, yacht crews, and estate managers, providing complete insulation from everyday hassles.
• Lavish spending habits include buying entire houses just to demolish them for additional yard space, installing massive underground parking garages for dozens of cars, and purchasing expensive, disposable luxury items like $58 towels discarded after one use.
• Wealthy families often employ extensive support networks, from private travel planners who pre-arrange every detail of trips to family offices staffed with investment bankers and lawyers dedicated solely to managing their wealth.
• Some ultra-rich individuals invest in niche luxury products and services such as in-home oxygen systems for high-altitude comfort, billion-dollar luxury submarines for apocalypse preparedness, and kidnapping and ransom insurance for personal security.