So guy, do you think you are living large because you own the Newest Kindle Fire HD, or the keys to a 2012 Audi R8?
Well, look at it this way, living large is much the same as any other career ladder. Take, for instance, working at McDonald’s. You got your managers (top dogs), shift managers, front desk order takers, drive-through bag handers, burger flopper’s, fry gourmets, and toilet bowl rocket scientists (a.k.a. bottom of the barrel). To one man, a billion-dollar business portfolio is living large. To another, it is a shiny 1982 Pontiac Firebird, a double-wide, and a blushing bride with over half her own teeth.
Just so there is no mistaking what it truly means to live life to the fullest, we are offering a list of the seven steps a man needs to consider himself in-line with the princes of oil, the windbags of Washington, and the handsomes of Hollywood.
Step One- Cool Car: Your average Rolls Royce Phantom costs around $380,000, plus $8,000 for insurance (a year), $10,000 on maintenance, and another $55,000 if you want a driver. Consider that $100,000 if you want someone even remotely as cool as Jason Statham.
Step Two- Mega Yacht: A 127-foot mega yacht can be purchased for just under $7 million. Considering that you will need insurance, fuel, crew (captain, first mate, cook, stewardess, etc.), a place to dock, and other miscellaneous stuff, add another $1 million for its yearly maintenance.
Step Three- Private Jet: The Gulfstream G550 is one of the best long-range private jets a guy can buy. At $50 million for the initial expense, and $2.5 million in yearly expenses, consider this your initial invitation to the ‘living large’ club.
Step Four- Private Helicopter: A private jet is great for long trips from runway to runway, but what if you need to make a trip to the grocery store for some deluxe nuts and a beer, a helicopter is really the way to go. While not as lavish, a private helicopter will be much easier on the wallet at just $6.5 million for a Bell 430, including an addition $1 million for operating expenses.
Step Five- BadAss Bachelor Pad: In Singapore, $7.5 million will get you a key to one of the premier bachelor pads in the world, the Hamilton Scotts. However, you don’t just want a key and a room; you’ll want the penthouse and 4-car garage, which transports four of your coolest cars to its own glass garage overlooking your living room.
Step Six- Elite Sound system: The dCS Vivaldi Stereo is the ultra premier sound system of the rich and famous at just $110,000. However, that is just the receiver. You are also going to need a pair of Sonus Faber Elipsa SE speakers at $23,000.
Step Seven- Private Island: Only about .01 percent of the world’s inhabitants own their own private island, which should make you feel pretty special. However, this prestige will cost you. A 680-acre Bahama island averages around $55 million, with the annual upkeep of about $200,000.
About Dr. Eric J. Leech
Eric has written for over a decade. Then one day he created Urbasm.com, a site for every guy.
About Dr. Eric J. Leech