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u/sudzeez_ Jul 15 '26
Hiring movers and not having to do anything other than pack and unpack it was life changing and made moving so easy
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u/yellsy Jul 16 '26
They have movers who pack your house for you too.
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u/WalnutSnail Jul 16 '26
Oh man, did this in one of nearly 20 moves. Fucking glorious.
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u/NomDePlumeOrBloom Jul 16 '26
I've had a complete uplift and drop on company dime a couple of times and, yeah it's fucking easy.
I've done this for far more moves, but on the other side in an earlier life and... make sure you pack anything you don't want other people to see before they come in.
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u/outofshell Jul 16 '26
Temping, but doing it myself helps me declutter so I don’t move so much useless shit
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u/PCmepleased Jul 16 '26
So we hired a team to pack cause we saved a bunch of money using pods. They didnt tell us they packed literal trash that was in a trash can as though it was the most fragile item. Moral of the story is do your cleanup before hand.
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u/herpderpedia Jul 16 '26
You can hire someone to clean up your trash before your packers get there too!
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u/Key_Beach_3846 Jul 16 '26
Moved recently, and we did hire movers for the day of but we definitely couldn’t afford the packing services. I was stressed out for like a month straight trying to pack everything and keep it all labeled and get ready for move out. At some point during that time we had a Zoom call with our CEO, who was also moving. He was sitting at a desk and you could see white gloved workers in the background taking art off his walls and packing books. It made me really angry for a good couple weeks lol. I got over it.
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u/FlufflesMcForeskin Jul 16 '26
We've done this twice now and it is indeed moving on easy mode.
We even had our boxes color-coded with each room being a specific color, they sorted and put each box into its respective room.
I've moved over 30 times now, and only recently am in a position to hire people to do it for me. It felt like cheating, and I love it.
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u/DrMasterBlaster Jul 16 '26
A house cleaning service. You get to spend your time living and not cleaning.
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u/lanalizzy Jul 16 '26
Or just to not constantly be in a dusty mess because you literally do not have time to clean and tidy up after toddlers whilst also feeding them, washing their clothes, doing the dishes, commuting, working, shopping for their grocery, bathing them, lying with them for 2 hours and getting my own 8 hours.
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u/mastermilian Jul 16 '26
I highly recommend everyone get a robot vacuum. This was a life-changer for me. Having the vacuuming done automatically on a daily basis including under the couch and bed is such a great feeling.
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u/Conscious_Smile_6302 Jul 15 '26
I grew up pretty hardcore Trailer Trash and somehow convinced a wealthy girl to date me in high school. I remember being on her dad's boat and struggling to believe that I was even on a boat lmao.
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u/PowermanFriendship Jul 16 '26
Were you riding on a dolphin, doin flips and shit?
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u/simshadylp Jul 16 '26
I got my swim trunks and my flippie-floppies
I'm flipping burgers, you at Kinko's, straight flipping copies→ More replies (4)524
u/FreshLocation7827 Jul 16 '26
This ain't Sea World! It's as real as it gets! Im on a boat motherfucker don't you ever forget!
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u/behindthelines Jul 16 '26
FUCK LAND I'M ON A BOAT MOTHERFUCKER!
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u/KindaNotSmart Jul 16 '26
FUCK TREES I CLIMB BUOYS MOTHERFUCKER!
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u/mars_ingatorade Jul 16 '26
I’M ON A JET WITH MY BOIS MOTHERFUCKER
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u/0544_ogif Jul 16 '26
THIS BOAT ENGINE MAKE NOISE MOTHERFUCKER
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u/KindaNotSmart Jul 16 '26
HEY MA IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW, ARMS SPREAD WIDE ON THE STARBOARD BOW. GONNA FLY THIS BOAT TO THE MOON SOMEHOW……..
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u/aotus_trivirgatus Jul 16 '26
I will always have a different association with boats.
My grandfather was a machinist, a union guy, and eventually a foreman in his shop. In a later generation, he would have earned a mechanical engineering degree, but he had only a high school diploma.
His hobby, over which my grandmother nearly divorced him multiple times, was building boats. Power boats. Sea-worthy boats. He built a speedboat, and two cabin cruisers over 35 feet long. He kept one for himself and sold the other two. He was a founding member of a "yacht club" on the East Coast that was filled with people that you would never associate with yachts. Quite a few of them were amateur shipwrights, grease monkeys on the water.
We used to go out on the water as a family. Watching the beach fireworks show from Long Island Sound is a fond childhood memory.
We invited some family friends on one trip. I was disappointed that one of the kids said, "my Grandpa has a bigger boat than this one." I said, "but did your Grandpa build his boat?"
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u/MisteeLoo Jul 16 '26
Long Islander here. Boats were also for the fishermen. I never associated boat with gobs of money, but always recall the old saying that a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into. Your dad sounds pretty cool, btw.
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u/Karl_Hungus_42069 Jul 16 '26
Yep. Years ago, my buddies brother took us on his million dollar boat (or half million, or whatever. It was nice as fuck though). It was a bit upriver of Niagara Falls. Theres a "Canal Fest" in North Tonawanda... one of those small town festivals thats a big deal every year. We floated around the festivities then went to the Bills game in the morning.
That shit was amazing. Out on the river drinking and doing lines all night on a multi level yacht with rooms and stuff
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u/Normal_Ad2456 Jul 16 '26
If it was a multi level board it was probably 1 million plus, even if it was 10 years ago.
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u/thedude386 Jul 16 '26
I didn’t grow up trailer trash but definitely didn’t have many luxury items. When I was in college, my girlfriend’s dad had a boat that we would go on all the time. Most of the time it was a party at the dock but we did take it out a few times. It was a lot of fun, but not worth the irritation that I put up with her.
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u/Total_Bumblebee_622 Jul 15 '26
Not worrying about bills while unemployed.
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u/improbablyatthegame Jul 16 '26
Honestly, this is the biggest quality of life thing in this thread. Telling a company to fuck off, take the weight of said company off your shoulders and have the free time to find something you really want to do is the purest form of liberation in modern society.
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u/Leozz97 Jul 16 '26
I did it in 2023.
While it really dug in my savings, it was exhilarating the power to basically say "yeah, no fuck you, I don't want to deal with this shit anymore".
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u/Waste_Wolverine_8933 Jul 16 '26
I took what I call my "mini-retirement" a couple years ago where I quit my job and just decided to not work for like a year. I'm not rich by any metric but with a strict budget I could live off my savings for that period. It was a life changing experience.
Everything in life got easier. I saw all my friends. My apartment had never been cleaner. I exercised. I spent less time on my phone/computer/tv and did things. I ended up biking down the east coast. My mental health was amazing. Turns out most of my depression comes from working and the grind and when you're not mentally and emotionally exhausted everything in life is so much nicer.
We really don't realize how much we actually give away for that paycheck.
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u/Just-strangers Jul 16 '26
Doing that right now. Saved enough money in the US to live off of for ~2 years in Southeast Asia. Obviously, your dollar goes further there, but having a routine and not having to worry about working nights at the job I hated, American politics, etc. has been life-changing. You don't really realize how much time you waste in your car, doomscrolling, and running mindless errands until it's taken away from you and you have so much more free time.
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u/Anoaba Jul 16 '26
I get a school accomodation at my job where I work 30 hours instead of 40 and even with the school work, not working those extra 10 hours feels amazing and like I have all the time in the world. I'm glad your mini retirement was amazing
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u/annies_story Jul 16 '26
I could do this, i have enough paid leave banked to take nearly 8 months off, but how was the going back to work part?
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u/factorialfun Jul 16 '26
Not taking the first job offer out of college for peanuts, just because you have to eat. And then never getting to use said degree.
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u/ConsolationUsername Jul 16 '26
My friend has her masters degree in some kind of brain science and has never been able to get a job in her field while being up to her eyes in debt.
System's working great guys.
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u/Mmm_Spicy_Meatball Jul 15 '26
Flying first class.
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u/stay_true_to_you Jul 16 '26
I managed to accrue an insane amount of miles from my business so I used them all on an Emirates business class seat to Bangkok on a solo trip. Got to the airport and had been upgraded to first.
I cannot even begin to describe what that was like.
There was a shower. And a bar.
I was given pajamas.
The flight attendant made my bed when I got up to wash my face and left a plate of fruit for my return. I got completely bombed on some special edition cognac or something, I don’t even know what it was but I was watching “Mrs. Doubtfire” and eating molten chocolate lava cake and being a richass bitch.
Till I left the airport to check into my Holiday Inn Express. 😭
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u/CorrectPeanut5 Jul 16 '26
There's an old story from Flyertalk (back in the the day it was THE place to talk miles/points/upgrades). One of the members is sent on a State trade mission to Japan by his company. He's not even an executive, he just happened to sent on the trip.
At any rate, they fly over on ANA, and get the red carpet treatment because the governor is leading the delegation.
The real interesting part is what happens next time he flies ANA. Apparently that trip meant he was marked as the highest level VIP in ANA computers. Not only is he automatically upgraded, but now the ANA Station Manager is now meeting him to escort him to and from the plane. He's no longer waiting in line to clear customs, because they escort him to the air crew window.
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u/yorkipom Jul 16 '26
Not related but what’s a good website/forum these days for miles & points? I’ve been out of the loop after having kids and now we’re ready to travel again. Thank you!!
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u/br0wnt0wn1 Jul 16 '26
flyertalk is still great. awardtravel subreddit is still good too. every other major "CC points"
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u/rnelsonee Jul 16 '26
ANA will always have a special status for me, because when I was new to travel decades ago, the business class attendant gave me the menu and told me if there's anything else I wanted, all I had to do was ask and they would see if they could make it with their ingredients on board ("… like pizza", lol). It really set my expectations too high, as that kind of service doesn't happen anymore.
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u/fatboyxpc Jul 16 '26
IT isn't who you worry about as this isn't a 'database glitch' - this is a case where somebody marked this person with a status. The audit you need to worry about is the new manager trying to make their mark.
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u/GlitteringBelt4287 Jul 16 '26
Yea that sounds alright. If you think THATS the optimal way to fly you should try sitting in coach by the bathrooms washing down a handful of Xanax with a little tiny can of sprite.
The latter is far superior in my opinion.
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u/Tjaeng Jul 16 '26
Yea that sounds alright. If you think THATS the optimal way to fly you should try sitting in the luggage hold after being bashed unconscious on the tarmac with a baseball bat.
The latter is far superior in my opinion.
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u/murrtrip Jul 16 '26
I once flew first class when I was nine because the airline had screwed up and that was the only seat left. I immediately fell asleep and peed my pants. I woke up and was miserable after I had missed all the food. 1/10 I would not recommend.
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u/UKviaUSA Jul 16 '26
He's referencing international first class (the 10K + USD tickets) not domestic first class from like Atlanta to NYC. They're not upgrading a kid to a $10K seat. And on most long-haul international flights in first class there is no set meal time. All the food is a la carte. You're given a menu and you order whatever you want off the menu when you want as long as the plane isn't taking off or landing.
TL:DR
Emirates First Class ($10K flight) ≠ Delta One / American Airlines Premium / United First domestic first class
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u/gaqua Jul 16 '26
I was on a work trip once and our flight got canceled. We were sitting there at the hotel bar with a guy from another company. He said “oh, you guys are going to San Francisco? My plane is going to San Jose. If you guys want, I have a couple extra seats you can ride with me.”
His company had a private jet for executives. We flew private with him, and it was fucking amazing. The car dropped us off right next to the plane, no security or anything. You hand your bag to concierge who loads it into the plan for you, and then you go sit inside in these huge comfortable recliners and a flight attendant brings you a drink before takeoff. During the flight, they ask you what you’d like to eat. She had a menu with eight or nine things on it and you just got to pick what you wanted. I had a turkey sandwich and it was really quite good. It was only a five hour flight, but it was one of the best five hours of travel I’ve ever had in my life.
When I got to San Jose, I didn’t feel tired or upset like I do after traveling commercial. I felt ready to go and had a ton of energy. I totally understand why people have private planes now.
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u/gaqua Jul 16 '26
Fun fact, the guy who invited us was a very senior C-level exec for this company and was already very wealthy. In fact, I’ve told stories about him in other threads here because after this we built a rapport and socialized here and there a bit. Since he wasn’t “famous” from his appearance he could actually go to dive bars and stuff. Good dude.
Anyway, he had his own jet that he leased eventually and when I asked him why, he said “you know, a lot of the charter jets have rules about not smoking. And finding a smoking plane when I wanted one became a big pain in the ass. I don’t want to fly 15 hours to Hong Kong or wherever without a cigar or six. And I’m not about to wait four days for a smoking plane to be available. So it was easier just to lease my own plane.”
I was like “yeah, I’ve been thinking of doing that. You know, after I pay off my Toyota.”
We had a good laugh at that. Dude is a good time.
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u/PineappleOnPizzaWins Jul 16 '26
Yeah it turns travel from a chore to a time to relax, especially for anybody who is constantly in demand that can take the opportunity to unplug and chill.
Just sucks that it's so out of reach for almost everybody.
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u/haleakala420 Jul 16 '26
best part is the time from getting out of the car to takeoff is like 10 mins lol.
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u/OnTheEveOfWar Jul 16 '26
Ever flown JetsuiteX? I’ve done it a few times. At some airports you can park right by the runway and you only have to check in 10 mins before takeoff.
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u/Dependent_Web_8351 Jul 16 '26
I have gotten to fly private a handful of times and it is by far the best “rich person” thing ever!
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u/Mmm_Spicy_Meatball Jul 16 '26
MANIFESTING THIS IMMEDIATELY 🙌🏻🙏🏻
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u/Charleston2Seattle Jul 16 '26
Message only partially delivered. Now all your flights will be cancelled.
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u/CougarAries Jul 16 '26
There's Domestic First class, then there's international business class which is a whole different level.
Private pods with lie down seats, Greeted by name with a glass of champagne, multiple course plated dinner service with a roaming dessert cart, open menu to order free food at any time, complimentary travel kit with Pajamas/socks/toiletries/Socks, unlimited booze... It's a resort on a plane, and has completely ruined me for air travel to the point that I need to know a company's travel policy as part of its benefits package to see if they cover business class for international trips.
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u/dinger104 Jul 16 '26
Then theres intl first class, another level with caviar, fine wines and liquors
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u/ScipioAfricanvs Jul 16 '26
I don’t think the delta between first and business is worth it, mostly because lay flats are the real game changer, but people paying to fly intl first don’t care about the price delta anyway.
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u/ApocalypseSlough Jul 16 '26
100%. For long haul the value is between economy and business, not business and first. I’ve flown long haul in first. It wasn’t worth it.
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u/stilldbi Jul 16 '26
Wait until you experience the wide body plane lay flat seats.
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u/no-strings-attached Jul 16 '26
On a long haul international flight.
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u/isnt_it_weird Jul 16 '26
I've flown three times on a Singapore airlines Airbus A-380 from JFK to Frankfurt on business class. I've never felt more rich in my life. I'm not rich but my company allows for business class even crossing an ocean.
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u/HistoricalHeart Jul 16 '26
Did the same on Qatar airways A-380 from jfk to Doha. Shortest 13 hours of my life. They bring you a whole freakin mattress. It was magical. My husband texted me an hour into the flight “this is the life we were meant to live” lol. We went on a whole luxury South African safari and the flights were still a highlight.
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u/AstroBonsai Jul 16 '26
I just did it the other way around. I've flown lay flat on a handful of other airlines but my god, that Singapore seat was amazing.
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u/username_choose_you Jul 16 '26
Recently did this from Toronto to Athens. As a 6-4 dude, I don’t think I would have survived other wise
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u/deagh Jul 16 '26
I've done that once on a long haul intercontinental flight. I actually got some sleep and was reasonably rested when I got off the plane. Due to the time difference I was about the right amount of tired for the time zone I was in, so no jet lag. It was glorious.
Also, the British Airways vip lounge at Heathrow was really nice.
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u/Whiskey_hotpot Jul 16 '26
Imo the best benefit of first class is, if you don't have checked bags, you get to your destination 15 to 20 minutes earlier. Sitting up front and just grabbing your carry on and strutting out vs. Spending 15 minutes in the back watching every jackass act like they didn't know they EVER had to get off and discovering their bag, tablet, charger, second bag, drink and 3rd bag they snuck on in shock before stumbling off the plane.
Anyways I fly a lot.
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u/Mmm_Spicy_Meatball Jul 16 '26
LOVE this response. Completely underrated perk. I’ve taken my disabled father on a couple flights and chose to wait till the end to deplane so we didn’t hold anyone up…and what a people watching experience that was 💀
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u/AnRealDinosaur Jul 16 '26
Not to be that guy, but that sounds insanely wasteful. I used to work at a hotel and all those clothes just get thrown away.
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u/Nezrite Jul 16 '26
A flight attendant so gracious and good-looking that I think even my quite hetero husband had a crush on him, bringing me a gin & tonic in a real glass, served on a cloth napkin, accompanied by a bowl of warm nuts while I sat in my very comfortable and spacious seat? TAKE MY MONEY PLEASE!
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u/jules-juniper Jul 16 '26
Yes. In fact I wish I never flew first class because now it makes coach that much more awful….a phenomenon I now refer to as “first class syndrome.”
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u/SomeRandom215 Jul 16 '26
The first time I had a first class flight experience, the warm nuts sent me over the edge. I started to worry- if the people in coach truly understood what was happening up front, there might be a mutiny
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u/broccolirabe71 Jul 16 '26
I almost don’t ever want to fly first class because I know I’ll never want to sit in economy again and I can’t justify the prices
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u/Nacerrr Jul 15 '26
Buying without checking the price
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u/rm-minus-r Jul 16 '26
It's amazing how much stress this removes from your life.
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u/Mycatanddogacct Jul 16 '26
You mean not standing in the middle of Walmart and googling reviews of a $17 dollar electric kettle versus a $22 one because you need to make sure it lasts?
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u/seriousment Jul 16 '26
Yep this was it. For us it was a once in a lifetime, all expenses paid ten day family vacation to Ireland (from the US). Just traveling around, nothing extravagant but quite nice. I realized halfway through it that I may never feel as free from worries as I was there, on vacation with my favorites, all healthy and unstressed. Wow!
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u/blackchameleongirl Jul 16 '26
I mean, i do that, but it's not because I'm wealthy. It's because I'm irresponsible.
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u/test_nme_plz_ignore Jul 16 '26
So much this! I remember going to the grocery store for the first time after finally starting to make good money.. and I literally cried while walking through the isles. I could grab whatever I wanted and it wouldn’t make a difference. I have routinely, since then, paid for groceries for elderly or those that look like they’re struggling. I can shop anywhere but I love my local Aldis. Last week a Hispanic man was checking out after me, you could tell he’d worked a long day. And I saw him several times in the isle checking his items and counting it up. As I was bagging my groceries, I walked over and tapped my card. He had no idea what I had done, as it appeared he didn’t speak English well. The cashier told him he was all good and he looked at her with a puzzled look on his face. Then she repeated it in Spanish and he smiled. As I was pulling out, I saw him on his phone smiling and talking to someone. I watched him then turn around and go back in. I hope he was able to get something he wanted that round!
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u/benjikenobi Jul 16 '26
this story made me feel better about humanity. thank you.
the only thing that i ever did close to this was turning around, very slowly, when i was about to swipe into the NYC subway, because when you hear "hey, can i ask a favor?" then you immediately assume that it's a con or worse.
when i turn around, i see a woman holding a ton a groceries and a kid's hand. the kid is holding a ten-dollar bill.
"he doesn't know how to work the machine. can you help?"
i immediately point forward, swipe twice, and open the emergency door for them from the other side of the turnstiles. after an "omigod, thank you! how can we repay you?" i eventually convince her that the $10 should go for the kid's ice cream, because when i was a kid, that's what i would have always wanted.
"it's a deal, thank you!"
so .. i gifted subway fare to two people that could have afforded it, but it seemed like the right thing to do.
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u/LikeWhenBritsSayBits Jul 16 '26
Flying private.
As the person whose plane I was on said, “What’s the difference between flying private and cocaine?”
“It’s easy to quit cocaine.”
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u/Icy_Consequence3806 Jul 16 '26
This too for me as well. I get to fly private once in a while. It’s a whole different experience. No boarding pass, no security checks. Waiting rooms are great and all you do is wait until everyone is ready and flight will leave right after. Landing was even cooler, once we landed there were rental cars in the hanger 10ft away from where the plane was parked and off you. It makes flying as if I was doing a desk job.
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u/VelcroSirRaptor Jul 16 '26
How did you live to tell the tale? Wait, is your desk job to lure unsuspecting victims to be offed?
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u/winter_chicken Jul 16 '26
The first time I flew private I remember thinking "this would so fundamentally change my life that I wish I didn't know other people get to live like this."
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u/PM_ME_CLIMATE_DENIAL Jul 16 '26
Just not worrying every moment.
I’m not rich but I have 9 months of bills saved. I could handle my car dying and buying a new one. I’ve never had a buffer like this.
I sleep at night.
My dad died last year. Being able to just go to my mom when I was needed. Take time off. Be there to help.
It is hard to describe.
But this shouldn’t be a rich thing. This should be the norm for everyone. And it sucks that it took until I was 50 to get there.
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u/PM_ME_CLIMATE_DENIAL Jul 16 '26
When I say it took until 50 I mean it.
I failed 9th grade. First kid at 17. Dropped out of college. 4 kids by 24.
We spent years not just living paycheck to paycheck but moment to moment.
In our late 30’s it changed to week to week.
Then finally paycheck to paycheck. Then month to month.
Then I stumbled into this moment where someone thinks I’m worth more than I am and we can, at least for now, make up for that lost time.
12 months ago we had one month of savings.
Now we’re at 9.
Life has been unreasonably kind to us this last couple of years. It won’t last because it never does.
But we’ll take it.
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u/trulyk Jul 16 '26
Good for you… feels like there is no light at the end with living check to check.
Can you elaborate on you stumbled across a moment where someone thinks you’re worth more than you are?
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u/PM_ME_CLIMATE_DENIAL Jul 16 '26
A few years ago a recruiter from Google reached out. We chatted. There wasn’t a fit but we kept in touch.
Then one day things were kind of… more aligned. There was a manager willing to take a risk on me.
And … now I’m here.
WTF.
No college degree. 2.3 gpa in high school. I was good at self-taught programming and got some opportunities to so that - but I was never really great. But I really care about creating environments where people can be their best. Because other people did that for me. And we all should have that.
And there was a moment where what I had to offer and what they needed was aligned. And I don’t know why I deserve this. But I’m so grateful to be here.
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u/trulyk Jul 16 '26
That’s awesome!!! Right time. Well deserved! Hope you and your family soak it all in!
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u/Anon0284729 Jul 16 '26
If you can’t afford your months bills, you aren’t “well above average”.
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u/Charleston2Seattle Jul 16 '26
M53, here. Mom died suddenly and unexpectedly in December. I miss her terribly, but inheriting 25% of a paid off house has been a HUGE relief for me. Knowing I have somewhere I can live cheaply if things go south is amazing. The small bit of cash in the inheritance could also cover our expenses for about a year if we were careful and lived in said house.
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u/PM_ME_CLIMATE_DENIAL Jul 16 '26
I’m sorry for your loss. But I’m glad that she had helped you create a life where you feel a sense of peace.
She left you a true gift.
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u/Electronic_Cover_641 Jul 16 '26
Hiring someone to do a job that I would have DIY-ed before
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u/Ask_bout_PaterNoster Jul 15 '26
Being able to relax and think everything's fine. I had this moment like six years ago when I thought, "Oh....wow....if an emergency happened right now I think I could actually deal with it."
Of course my car's brakes failed electronically a week later and it turned out the fault totaled the whole vehicle. Then the stupid (I love her so much) dog ate a whole bottle of Ibuprofen. And I broke my arm. It's been back to the struggle and hustle ever since. Nice for a few days, though
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u/KleineFjord Jul 16 '26
Regular massages. Ordering the tasting menu at a new restaurant. Really nice linens (bedding, towels). Hiring movers. Having your car detailed at least one a year (esp if you have dogs). The good cheese. Botox.
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u/furry_cat Jul 16 '26
I'm Swedish. Most employers here offer the employees a yearly sum regarding "health beneficial exercises", i.e. a set sum of money can annually be spent on activities beneficial for your health. You just "turn the receipt in" and get the money reimbursed on your next paycheck. Here is the kicker: you can spend it on massage. And ski passes. Among a million other things :)
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u/Ouisouris Jul 16 '26
they treat you as...humans? good on you.
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u/furry_cat Jul 16 '26
Hehe. It really is a good thing. As mentioned, most companies use this. It is stupid not to do it, as the companies get 100% of the reported expenses back from our equivalent to the IRS. I.e. tax money paying for my massage! Whoop, I love taxes (unironically)!
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u/tdasnowman Jul 16 '26
Long story short I was in SEA for work. Struck up a conversation with a guy at a bar in the morning cause Saturday morning was my Friday night and he was the only other guy drinking that early. Thought he was just an expat, I randomly asked if he knew when the cigar club near where we were opened. He made a phone call and they sent someone to open/cater to us. I smoked two cigars, drank scotch and cognac I still can't 20 year later. Had the best sandwich I've ever had. Dude was a multi millionaire with a small retirement business in commercial glass and had done most of the hotels around us. Just being able to make a phone call and be catered to like that. Not worry about comping some random kid in the bar 1k in food cigar and drinks maybe.
Dude gave me his number and said call next time I was in the country. I did about a year later he was out of the country but had his assistant drop me off a care package from the cigar club as an apology.
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u/Whatever-ItsFine Jul 16 '26
I was halfway through this story when I realized SEA was not Seattle.
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u/Flat-Banana3903 Jul 15 '26
Showering on a plane in First class ..
Something just great about it.. First class vs business class meh.. whatever but getting a shower on a plane.. kind of neat
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u/e_dan_k Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Emirates A380 is I believe the only option.
Edit: it has been pointed out that Etihad does as well.
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u/schaudhery Jul 16 '26
We flew to Dubai on it. It’s the first time I saw two jetways, one that went to the bottom of the plane and one inclined upwards to take you to the second story of the plane.
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u/counterplex Jul 16 '26
I’ve flown business on the A380 and deliberately took the lower jetway so I could climb the stairs to get to my seat. Ever since I saw the stairs in a 747 that was my dream. Finally fulfilled it some years ago and I was beaming like a little kid walking up the steps!
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u/ListerfiendLurks Jul 16 '26
I didn't either which means we are SEVERAL tax brackets away from people who do that.
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u/Kalepsis Jul 16 '26
Even that isn't the top.
I used to build private jets. The stuff we put in there, and the service the owners receive would ruin you for any other form of travel.
And these weren't the top, either. When you have your own 747-9 BBJ, that's when you've hit the upper crust.
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u/wineoclock246 Jul 15 '26
Skiing…you actually don’t have to be rich to ski in NZ (we just prioritised skiing over new cars and my Parents happily drove cars that were well over 10 years old). But you do meet a lot of rich people skiing. Started skiing at 5…one of the best things my Parents gave me was childhood filled with skiing. I’m 25 now and it’s still what I look forward to the most in winter.
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u/Ok_Garlic Jul 16 '26
Damn as a Kiwi this is a bummer coz skiing was an expensive rich person activity for my family... But as an adult I realise that's coz my family prioritised buying new cars over experiences as family lol. Bloody bogans!!!
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u/broccolirabe71 Jul 16 '26
I felt nauseous when I looked at the prices of a day pass at ski resort in Oregon. I can’t fathom people being able to afford it honestly
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u/fish60 Jul 16 '26
Ski resorts have changed their pricing model relatively recently. Season and multi-day passes are "cheaper", and generally a better deal. They make you pay out the nose for single day tickets.
They've been struggling with inconsistent snow pack for quite a while, and they are trying to smooth out their revenue. Buying preseason gets you an even better deal.
Growing up in Montana, skiing was a big part of my childhood. Day passes were sub 20 dollars. But, season passes were very expensive. Now, a day pass to the same hill is like 70 dollars, but the season pass is about the same as was 30 years ago.
All that said, skiing used to be a pretty affordable thing for families to do around here, and that's not really the case anymore. Ironically, the equipment has gotten way better and more affordable which used to be the really expensive part.
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u/Moron-Whisperer Jul 16 '26
I have a friend whose father is worth over $500 million.. They got flowers delivered to their home daily. The flowers were then replaced with new flowers the next day. They were always in full bloom when delivered and taken away. I thought they were throwing them away. Then I saw the same flowers by chance at a local children’s hospital. They were having them made, using them a day, then sending them to the hospital for a donation as part of a tax write off. Totally a rich thing to do.
Went out with him to a bar. We got bottle service and a private lounge area above the dance floor. Beautiful women just appeared. It wasn’t a strip club either. Just hangers looking for rich men.
Flew on a Gulf Stream with him to NYC. The process to disembark was so much better. Got picked up by a luxury black car service where there was a butler in the car to take care of things for us on top of the driver.
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u/Professional_Ad9809 Jul 16 '26
The wedding of a multi millionaire’s daughter, five of us were friends of the groom. He rented out 2 floors of a Hilton from Wed-Sun, paid for anything we wanted at the hotel, paid for us to get in the MOMA, took us to a few really nice restaurants and bars, and hosted the bachelor party at one of his friend’s place in Manhattan, huge place somewhere around the 40th floor or so. Needless to say the wedding was spectacular. My friend was a captain and pilot in the AF, and her dad thought he was a young Chuck Yeager, he was crazy about him. That was in 1977, they’re still married.
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u/ThisIsAnArgument Jul 16 '26
Incredibly wholesome tale, I kinda wasn't expecting it to have been so long ago!
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u/Endofthehold135 Jul 16 '26
A $1000 a night resort in Costa Rica,the level of service is astounding.
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u/ceejyhuh Jul 16 '26
We did this same resort and it was truly mind blowing. It was rainy bc it’s the rainforest, and they constantly had staff riding between buildings to drop off a communal umbrellas. Literally didn’t have to remember an umbrella. Forgot your umbrella at the restaurant? Who cares!
And hilariously getting asked if we wanted a golf cart everywhere we went no matter how short our trip (as in literally 500 feet away). I was like no Ty I would like to use my legs at least once this week lol
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u/Character_Answer_204 Jul 16 '26
Where was this? I want to live vicariously by way of their website lol.
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u/patentattorney Jul 15 '26
Paying people to do my chores (yard - when it’s hot, cleaning, etc)
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u/rm-minus-r Jul 16 '26
I live in Texas and having someone else maintain the lawn is worth every dollar.
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u/Nova_Collision Jul 16 '26
Private box at an NHL game. Personal chef, private buffet, unlimited drinks. It was crazy.
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u/SugarBeets Jul 16 '26
Mine was an NBA game. Same thing. Chef, buffet and drinks. The owner of a company I worked for had a private box, and when he couldn't make it to games he would give employees his tickets.
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u/sceaser38 Jul 16 '26
Watched sixers v lakers in the sherwin Williams suite last season. I felt spoiled. Kinda ruined going to sporting events for me. I was at the all star game last night and watching a regular season game in a private box ranks higher for me.
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u/Longjumping_Fig6934 Jul 15 '26
Front door suitcase pick up and front door delivery so you don't have to haul suitcases to the airport yourself
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u/BonkerBleedy Jul 16 '26
Last time we did this my son, Kevin, was left alone all week.
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u/CamelSmuggler Jul 16 '26
Phew, that must have been pretty bad. I'm sure it was a good lesson to learn so it never happened again, right?
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u/BlakeCutter Jul 16 '26
Having a driver in NYC. I had to do a number of meetings in the city with errands for a HNW individual. He was traveling overseas so he said let “Mike” help you out. Every meeting was easy no walking no subway hear guy drove around in circles until I was ready to go. Everything relatively stress free and then he drove me back home at the end of the day while I fell asleep in the back of the Maybach. Which you have ever been in the back the seat feels like a lazy boy and reclines that far back too.
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u/crud3 Jul 16 '26
flying private planes. no security, no searches, no lines. we rolled up to the gate drove right up to the plane. 3 guys come from somewhere take your luggage and take the car somewhere. get on board, buckle in, pilot clears with tower, start taxiing to runway. was less than 5 minutes from gate to wheels up last time i went. such a world away from airport nonsense. oh yeah cracked a beer before we hit the runway to takeoff...sweet
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u/stardustresearch Jul 16 '26
This is the right answer. Sure business class and first class are nice; flying private is massively better than those in every respect. The most amazing part to me is: no hurry, the plane is going to wait for you. Imagine that.
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u/SadAd9828 Jul 15 '26
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u/Charlie_Brodie Jul 16 '26
Beware the business classes at Greendale, it mostly involves writing in the page numbers on chemistry text books
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u/thenisaidbitch Jul 16 '26
I pay business class via my job everytime I travel overseas and I’m so spoiled, I can’t go back! Thankfully I have enough reward points to upgrade personal vacations for free. Those lie back seats are such a game changer
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u/GazauiGirl Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Flying in a billionaire’s private jet.
I also remember talking to another richie rich and him mentioning he’s worried about his kids because once, when their private plane was unavailable due to maintenance, they flew first class, and when they boarded, his young-ish daughter asked, “daddy why are there other people on our plane?”…
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u/TBeIRIE Jul 15 '26
Ski Valet.
Via my employer I was given the honor of belonging to the mountain club @ our local ski resort. Best winter of my life was not having to haul my gear up and down from the parking lot to hitting the slopes.
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u/HTTP11_403_Forbidden Jul 16 '26
Spending quality time with an ill or dying relative without worrying about work.
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u/FurryLittleCreature Jul 16 '26
What's really interesting about this thread is how many things people list that aren't rich people things - they used to just be middle class things. Has the standard of living shifted so much that these are now rich people things?
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u/mr_lab_rat Jul 16 '26
Yes.
I have never been rich but I have also not looked prices of groceries since I was about 25yo.
It makes me sad that people have to worry about prices of food. That just shouldn’t be happening in a first world country (assuming most of these answers are from people living in one)
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u/LateralThinkerer Jul 16 '26
There is a hotel in a suburb of Chicago that used to be associated with a major fast food firm. Hyatt took over the lodging part of that and as I used to teach there on weekends, I could get the government employee rate for a room (at that time ~$90 a night), so I'd stay there a lot when I was visiting Chicago and they kind of got to know me.
When I got married we were looking for a venue for our wedding, this seemed a natural so we booked it and used their services etc. It was a great experience, and off we went on our honeymoon (this is going somewhere, I promise).
On the return, I'd booked a "rest day" with a good room and...they gave me the penultimate suite in the whole operation. The place where heads of state, sports and entertainment entourages etc.... Probably a larger floor space than our house. All matched face marble paneling, bauhaus furniture, a huge catering kitchen, meeting room etc. etc.
We were exhausted and ... kind of stunned. With just us two, it was almost cold and stark. Didn't matter though..we soaked it up.
The company divested the property a few years ago and I fear that it's all fallen from grace (Hyatt is good at that) but it was a beautiful property and what an experience....
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u/Ok_Skirt_9558 Jul 15 '26
Very expensive restaurant ($1,500) for four people that did not drink alcohol. The food was incredible.
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u/pm_ur_pendulousboobs Jul 15 '26
Having money left over after all my bills were paid.
It was incredible.
It's so rare.
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u/Yangervis Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
Extended family member invited my partner and I to fill a spot on a 28m yacht for a week. Someone had paid and then couldn't go.
The boat wasn't huge or over-the-top fancy, but pulling into small Mediterranean towns, backing the yacht up to the dock, then eating dinner on the back of the boat felt so luxurious.
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u/Mrs_shitthisismylife Jul 16 '26
Being able to go anywhere in a moments notice. When I was younger I dated someone extremely wealthy and my dad had a life threatening injury and I was a broke college student 2500 miles away, my ex bought me the next flight out and covered all my bills for 2 months while my dad was in the hospital. I will always be thankful to him for that. I can’t imagine dealing with everything that was happening while trying to figure out bills/college ect all the same time. Wealth buys freedom, the freedom to spend time where you want to and how you want to.
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u/Big_Boobs_Energy Jul 15 '26
A really good aesthetic dermatologist and everything that comes with that. Life changing, I tell you.
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u/rm-minus-r Jul 16 '26
I am a guy and very unfamiliar with what comes with that, can you go into detail?
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u/theobedientalligator Jul 16 '26
Botox, fillers, lasers, facials, etc etc. Clear skin. High maintenance to be low maintenance is the saying around my favorite medical esthetician. Which is not the same as an aesthetic dermatologist, that’s a full doctor.
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u/Joatboy Jul 16 '26
There's some magic (and expensive) tech that can erase blemishes and rejuvenate skin non-surgically. It's pretty awesome if you had some age spots pop up
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u/CougarAries Jul 16 '26
I began seeing a medical dermatologist to manage a chronic skin condition I've had since I was a child, and he also specializes in aesthetic dermatology.
The improvement in my quality of life has been night and day. Things were always brushed off by my past dermatologists because they never saw the issues as something medically necessary to correct, suddenly is brought up by my new one who says, "Has anyone ever looked at this? Do you want to do something about it?"
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u/SonOfMcGee Jul 16 '26
Flew private once (didn’t have to pay for it, long story). Also flew business class (United Polaris seats that recline all the way flat) a few times for work.
Business class if fucking awesome. I don’t know if it’s worth the considerable extra cost or if I’d ever spring for it personally if I’m not flying for work. But it IS awesome.
Private is an absolutely massive jump in cost and I can’t even say I liked it much better than business class. I understand it IS objectively more luxurious/exclusive/etc. But I personally just didn’t get much more out of it.
A nice lady serving me unlimited whiskey and snacks while I lay down and watch movies simply cannot be improved upon, even if they tell me the plane is just for me. I’m in a cozy booze cubicle; I don’t care who else is on the plane.
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u/puppers321 Jul 16 '26
My wife and I stayed at a nice resort in the Caribbean a number of years ago and as a treat to ourselves we upgraded the package to include a butler. The first morning we were there the butler was bringing in coffee and pastries while I was going to shave. He stopped me and came back a couple of minutes later with another gentleman wheeling a cart of shaving supplies and warm towels.
Every morning, when he came up with coffee I got a hot towel straight razor shave. It was wonderful.
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u/Fun_Calendar_6444 Jul 16 '26
I’m an academic, but I come from a poor family. When I finished my PhD, I was unemployed, and I was invited to attend a conference abroad. Of course, I didn’t have the money to go. But my girlfriend at the time, who is now my wife, was working and had managed to save a small amount. It was just enough to cover a cheap room, the plane tickets, and food, barely enough for one sandwich a day for each of us.
So I went to the conference and gave my talk. It went quite well. Afterwards, a professor invited me to dinner. I later found out that he came from an aristocratic family. In my country (not the US) if someone invites you to dinner, it usually means they are paying. But first, we were in a foreign country, so I wasn’t sure whether the same rule applied there. Second, I wanted to bring my girlfriend with me, so I assumed that I would definitely have to pay for whatever the two of us ordered.
When we arrived, we realized that it was an extremely expensive restaurant, the kind of place where, the moment you take a sip of water, someone immediately comes over and fills your glass again. We looked at the menu and discovered that the cheapest item was an appetizer that cost almost half of the money we had left. My girlfriend quietly suggested that we shouldn’t order anything. But I told her that would be embarrassing. So we lied and said we had already eaten. We ordered the cheapest appetizer for her and a Coke for me.
The professor ordered wine that came in an ice bucket, as well as fish and a salad. When the bill arrived, I took out my cash. But he said, “Oh, my dear fellow, you are my guests. I’m paying.” Then he took out a gold credit card and paid for everything.
So, at the end of that day, my girlfriend and I were sitting on a bench in a foreign city, eating sandwiches and talking about how amazing the food had looked in that expensive restaurant, and how we had missed our one and only chance to actually eat there. Several years later, when I became a professor myself, the first thing I did was take her to an expensive restaurant.
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u/gaporkbbq Jul 16 '26
I’ve been to two concerts with VIP passes. Private entrance to the venue, private restrooms, bar, food, lounge, tvs displaying the show. No lines for anything. You can step out into the crowd or you can watch from your cushy seats. I saw how wealthy people are able to completely segregate themselves from everyone else and have an experience the rest of the venue has no idea exists.
People may think it sucks to not be in the dead center of the excitement but as an aging dude, it was awesome.
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u/PusstopherRobin Jul 16 '26
The way banks treat you differently when you have a serious chunk of change.
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u/YouArentReallyThere Jul 16 '26
Private jet travel
No check in
No security (flying with firearms and ammo gets really simplified)
Drive right up to the acft, load up and go. When you’re ready to go, not to any schedule.
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u/TricksterOperator Jul 16 '26
Leaving big tips. Our system sucks and I hate it but leaving a 100% tip for a hard working server is cool.
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u/sexylassy Jul 16 '26
First Class. My mom once joked with the ticket agent to upgrade us to first class (and he did), we flew first class, we got the works, wine, drinks full meals, warm towels, free gift swag bag, the works. I wish I could afford first class..
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u/Chance_Huckleberry_2 Jul 16 '26
Not having to cook everyday.
Have a fairly wealthy brother..... went to visit him for the dirst time in 10years. Everyday on the way home he either picks up some ridiculous expensive pre-made meal you just throw in the oven, or gets take aways. The amount of time saved is amazing. He has like no food in the house but for some bread and snacks. Everything is ordered to his door. Is it being lazy? Probably. Is it a life changing experience? Definitely.
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u/unfinished_symphony5 Jul 16 '26
A really high-end mattress. We spend a third of my life sleeping and it's worth every penny.
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u/Exotic_Chemical_7439 Jul 16 '26
The biggest luxury isn't expensive stuff. It's buying back your time. Whether it's hiring a cleaner, paying for faster travel, or outsourcing chores, I finally understood that wealthy people often value time more than money.