Serious said:

Dave1992 said:

If I suddenly became rich, I would change my lifestyle, but not in an extreme, over-the-top way. I'd get a nice house, two nice cars, a nice studio and lots of nice instruments, I'd eat outside more often and also get a personal cook/gardener/maid and I would play lots of (free) concerts for family, friends, fun on a regular basis.

I never understood the love for diamonds and bling bling. I actually hate the coldness of some stones/metals and find it somehow gross. Apart from that, some thing are really unnecessary. What does a mobile phone made of gold give you that another mobile phone won't? I simply wouldn't by unnecessary stuff just for the sake of having it.

I'd consider buying the toilet, because it raises comfort and can do things other toilets can't and because it's cleaner.

So: additional comfort, simply "living" more than you could before is okay and that's basically what I would do. But I'd never go for "the stuff only rich people have" just because someone labelled them as such or just because they are extremely expensive. I find that stupid.

Good attitude . I would sure not buy any luxury shit I don't need. The things posted on this thread are just obscene and I would feel emarrassed to own them. They are just to show off anyway.

They love this gaudy shit in the middle east.

Militant said:

Don't get the gold/diamond iPhone/iPad thing. It's still gonna be obselete in a year.

the kindle too

PurpleJedi said:

dJJ said:

RenHoek said:

Can someone explain the appeal or even luxury found in Swarovski bullshit????

It's just tiny little pieces of cut glass but apparently rich folks are falling all over themselves to have it glued to whatever dumb-shit they may own...

More proof that money can't buy you brains!

Damien Hirst £50m Diamond Skull door

I've seen in it when it was exposed in Amsterdam. It was beautiful. And a great piece of art. Bringing on this discussion ww.

You can't bring your diamants when your death.

PurpleJedi said:

Hershe said:

That toilet looks painful. This one seems nicer for $75,000: [img:$uid]http://www.lussorian.com/uploads/images/Swarovski-Crystal-Toilet-75000.jpg[/img:$uid]

For $75,000 I can hire two or three Central American immigrants to do nothing but stand in the bathroom and wipe my @ss for me.

"was it all worth it?"

said the old man seconds before his death...

JoeTyler said:

"was it all worth it?"

said the old man seconds before his death...

"Quick! Let me sit on that bloody toilet once more!"

Dave1992 said:

JoeTyler said:

"was it all worth it?"

said the old man seconds before his death...

"Quick! Let me sit on that bloody toilet once more!"

that's nothing, I got my skull done

Dave1992 said:

If I suddenly became rich, I would change my lifestyle, but not in an extreme, over-the-top way. I'd get a nice house, two nice cars, a nice studio and lots of nice instruments, I'd eat outside more often and also get a personal cook/gardener/maid and I would play lots of (free) concerts for family, friends, fun on a regular basis.

I never understood the love for diamonds and bling bling. I actually hate the coldness of some stones/metals and find it somehow gross. Apart from that, some thing are really unnecessary. What does a mobile phone made of gold give you that another mobile phone won't? I simply wouldn't by unnecessary stuff just for the sake of having it.

I'd consider buying the toilet, because it raises comfort and can do things other toilets can't and because it's cleaner.

So: additional comfort, simply "living" more than you could before is okay and that's basically what I would do. But I'd never go for "the stuff only rich people have" just because someone labelled them as such or just because they are extremely expensive. I find that stupid.

I agree. All of this gold plated or diamond encrusted objects just reeks of tackiness and ego stroking to me, as if you are trying really, really hard to show the world "I'm so much better than you." Sure, I'd love enough money to live in a nice house in an upscale neighborhood with low or non-existent crime, great restaurants and clubs, and wonderful schools for my children, but I don't need to live in a 27 bedroom mansion in the Hollywood hills or in some wealthy enclave in New England, even if I had millions of dollars burning a hole in my bank account.

One of the best books I ever read about lifestyle design was The Four Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferris. It talked exactly about this and why having lots of stuff is actually counterproductive to living an exciting life. He says you're better off using your money to buy time and life experiences, and instead of working 40 years to save for retirement when you're old, why not work five to ten years to save enough money to take a year off to travel the world or do whatever it is you dreamed of doing when you were younger (like write that great novel or learn to skydive or whatever). Plus with a lot of tips online, it's really not as expensive as you think it is to travel around the world.

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