At one time or another, we have all wished we were wealthy. We want to be rich for many reasons, one of them being the luxury of being able to afford anything and everything we want. When you have a lot of money, you choose to spend it on some pretty absurd things, simply because you can. Rich people tend to spend money on things they don’t even need. Whether is be a television made of alligator skin or the world’s most expensive hamburger, there are some things people with regular incomes just wouldn’t spend money on. So why would rich people decide to buy a motorized surfboard instead of donating to charities or investing? Because they need to show off how much money they have, so they make extravagant purchases. This display of wealth is caused by a person’s need to inflate their ego and seek attention, whether that attention is positive or negative. It begs the question, if a millionaire has all this money but never spends it, does it really exist? These people are trying to prove something not only to their peers but also to themselves. The age-old saying ‘money doesn’t buy happiness’ is true, but it does buy you a lot, including these luxurious items. Buying these things helps a rich person deal with their crazy lives, and in acting like other wealthy people, they feel as though they being a part of the social class they’re situated in because of their bank account
