Luxury Perks of the Rich

I’m not a rich man and I never have been. I have earned well but I have and likely never will be the 1%. Much of this is just attitude, pride in living simple and not focusing completely on how much money I can drag in. That doesn’t mean that I don’t sometimes think about what it would be like to be rich and enjoy of the luxury perks of buying into that lifestyle. Luxury Perks of the Rich I thought it would be a little fun to look into various areas in which paying top dollar or just the merit of being rich gives you access to luxuries and perks that only the rich can get. Travel Luxury Perks of the Rich I have never travelled first class. On all modes of transport you get a bigger seat and often it comes with a full entertainment suite. Wine, beer, tea, coffee and gourmet meals and snacks are brought to you and the experience is just comfortable. Of course going further some people travel private in jets or very fancy vehicles making travel just like being at home! Of course when flying even the rich can’t avoid the TSA security lines or passport control. Luxury hotel services Hotels is one area where perks really come into their own. I only really stayed in an upper level hotel once or twice and immediately the quality of the bed was one thing I noticed. The fully stocked (but not free) mini bar with snacks and 50″ LCD TV are nice additions too. Here are some crazy luxury perks offered by specific hotels: The Ritz Carlton South Beach offers a tanning butler – $449 USD per night The Hard Rock Hotel San Diego supplies a free Fender guitar for guests – $249 per night A white-glove elevator operator can be found at the Carlyle Hotel NY – $450 per night for standard room The Taj Hotel Boston has a fireplace butler. They also have a firewood menu of birch, cherry, maple, oak. Other menus on offer include a bath menu and pillow menu – $249 per night The Rancho Valencia resort San Diego gives a free  Mercedes Benz test drive – $500 per night The Parrot Cay and Como Shambhala retreat offers, Turks and Caicos offers a personal butler service – $605 per night The One Only Palmilla hotel in Los Sabos San Lucas has a yacht for guests - The yacht is available exclusive to guests – $520 per night Food Some foods really are just too expensive for the average Joe. There is no chance of the majority of us trying genuine top grade caviar or being able to dine at the Ivy. The rich can get these kinds of restaurant bookings and afford to do them on a regular basis. Even in the supermarket there are many top-shelf items that are out of my reach! The rich can also source and import, a coffee bean from a monkey’s bum, no problem! Education All the hotel and flight perks in the world don’t bother me but education and what the rich get kind of irks me a little. Education tends to be something that is better amongst the rich because, obviously, from a young age rich people can afford to send their children into the best education. It is completely possible to get through State school though and still be a high-flyer. The real kicker can be college. The rich can often more-or-less buy themselves into Ivy League colleges and are immediately involved in circles that will favor them for the rest of their lives. You often hear about the incompetent rich kid who always seems to hold a high position in various companies. Sadly connections, often a perk of the rich, still have a huge role in modern society. Most presidents of the USA have come from a particular circle! I guess there is no easy way to get rid of the “old-boys-club” mentality so it is something we have to live with! What other perks can you think of that come only to the rich? Luxury Perks of the Rich, So Is It Worth It? If I were to work my ass off I am sure I could clamber my way into the realms of the rich. Certain things I would never get such as the rich circles you get if you grew up rich but I could certainly get the perks that come when you spend your dollars with certain places. For me I don’t think it will be worthwhile. I think I would find just as much pleasure sipping beer from a can on a beach watching the sunset as I would doing the same thing on the balcony of a luxury hotel. I like staying in more local places and generally just need a reasonably comfortable place to lay my head. In general life I think I would live simple if I were very rich or very poor, or somewhere in the middle as I am now. I must admit though, it would be nice to fly business class! Related: Set 2012 Personal Finance and Money Goals Would it be worthwhile and is it a dream of yours?

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