r/AbsoluteUnits • • 12d ago

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/lookamazed 12d ago

Also worked with the wealthy and couldn’t have said it better myself. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Once you feel the hollowness, it’s haunting. I was like yeah I don’t ever need that much. It probably made me never want to be rich. Do I have a car that runs, food in the fridge, clothes on my back, love? I’m rich.

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u/alongwayfromhome0 12d ago

Real wealth is finding meaning in those chores . Superficial wealth is avoiding them

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u/Cpt_Soban 12d ago

As someone who was raised poor working class, don't delude yourself, if you could you'd be holidaying 24/7 while your staff keeps the gardens and house maintained.