Lifestyles So Rich And Famous Robin Leach Will Get Jealous (Trees And Things)

3fingerspointback: Caviar? Feh!

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:58:47 EST

If we extrapolate Mike Tyson's fine for biting Evander Holyfield, we see that Bill Gates could afford to devour the entire boxer.

thefadd: Misleading Headline

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:43:23 EST

The thing is, the headline is a little misleading. I've always sort of wondered how "fame and fortune" became so intertwined--is it a Hollywood thing? Aside from the top couple, the "ultra rich" for the most part aren't all that famous. They don't do thing

uncarved block: That's Right

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 11:34:48 EST

One of the the things I meant to imply by that comment was that all of these behaviors- including having someone else manage you money- extends so far down the income ladder that they could be considered normal. The argument over Fitzgerald's

wetkarma: marginal dollar value

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 06:41:58 EST

Consider if you will that you are a fan of computer games. If you are 'rich' you can create a computer gaming system in the thousands or perhaps tens of thousands of dollars. However there are comes a point where even if you are 'richer than rich', that yo

pO157: Re: Lifestyles So Rich And Famous Robin Leach Will

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 22:07:27 EST

Well, if I'd just made $100 million selling my high tech company, I probably would have no idea how to invest it.

You know what I would do if I had a [hundred] million dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then t

joshv: Re: Lifestyles So Rich And Famous Robin Leach Will

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 17:17:47 EST

Well, if I'd just made $100 million selling my high tech company, I probably would have no idea how to invest it. I was an expert in technology afterall, not investment.

That being said, I am sure most people could probably manage $100 million on

ms sue: Re: For The Same Reason

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:11:51 EST

Well, I'd guess a lot of those folks also don't do their own laundry, or clean their houses, or raise their kids without a little help.

Those folks, plus a good chunk of your run-of-the-mill two-income families.

pO157: Re: Clever way around the estate tax...

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:09:57 EST

Maybe they could roll that into a service offering deathbed religious conversions and make it a two-fer.

"Get your deathbed gay marriage and your absolution right here! We'll even do it in the right order so you don't have to do the second one twice!"

uncarved block: For The Same Reason

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 12:05:52 EST

Why have someone else manage your money? Well, I'd guess a lot of those folks also don't do their own laundry, or clean their houses, or raise their kids without a little help. There's only so many hours in a day, and the more you have

port1080: Clever way around the estate tax...

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:48:53 EST

Get married right before you die! No tax on property transfers from spouse to spouse. If gay marriage ever really does take off, some clever entrepreneur is going to figure out a way to use that loophole...and then the communists will take over

Lou: Robin Speaks

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 11:32:01 EST

THE GAP BETWEEN THE OBSCENELY RICH AND THE MERELY FILTHY RICH IS GROWING...AND I DON'T KNOW WHY!

pO157: Re: Lifestyles So Rich And Famous Robin Leach Will

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 10:19:53 EST

Everybody bitches and moans about the disparity between the rich and the poor and how that will create trouble. However, its been that way for centuries, won't change anytime soon.

Also, why do the mega rich (at least the ones who earned their cash the

zyxwvutsr: Re: Lifestyles So Rich And Famous Robin Leach Will

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:56:00 EST

They should have a caviar eating contest. For rich folks.