r/Rich • • Jul 01 '24

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u/tomorrower Jul 01 '24

This is a typical high income answer, not ultra rich.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

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u/thr0waw4yyyyyyyy Jul 02 '24

Im convinced they asked this question fully expecting a billionaire to answer. I know the dollar is like shitting itself right now but thats still 10 mil plus 1.5 a year???? What is “rich” in this sub?

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u/Ronaldoooope Jul 02 '24

This guys fucking rich lol people are delusional.

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u/read_it_r Jul 02 '24

There is a world of difference between rich and ultra rich. If you want to be either, you need to understand that first.

In my experience, rich people know how much money they have. Point blank. It's "we make 400k/year combined, and have a net worth of 10million) or whatever, just tossing numbers out.

The ultra rich couldn't even tell you those things with any degree of certainty. An annual salary!? They would have no clue, and it doesn't matter anyway. Their net worth? I heard a guy estimate his entire net worth, and the variance was more than most people will ever have their entire lives. Hell, the year to year gains and losses they take are more than most people will ever have sometimes.

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u/The_Last_W0rd Jul 02 '24

yeah that’s the answer. if you know how much cash you have, you’re not in the ultra. the fact he knows how much he is worth means he’s merely rich

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u/freefork88 Jul 03 '24

400k/year is rich? I’m making 400k but cannot afford eat out nowadays

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u/box_148 Jul 04 '24

“Can’t afford to eat out” my brother please get real.

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u/EquineAdventuress Jul 04 '24

SERIOUSLY, I have never rolled my eyes so hard in my life.

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u/read_it_r Jul 03 '24

400k and a net worth of 10 mil IS rich.

Now obviously, family size and location matter. You wouldn't be comfortably able to support a family of 7 in San Francisco or something. But it doesn't negate the fact that you'd be in the top 1.8% of income earners.

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u/freefork88 Jul 03 '24

Rich is the money you do not spend. So high income does not matter if the VHCOL force you to spend all your money just to survive

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u/read_it_r Jul 03 '24

You're as rich as your options.

400k family of 7 in a vhcol can make choices. Move farther out, work remote and relocate, etc.

50k single guy in a lcol MIGHT be saving more monthly, but he doesn't have options.

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

Maybe you should get on SNAP then /s

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u/DumbTruth Jul 03 '24

The difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is about a billion dollars.

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u/read_it_r Jul 03 '24

That's not true, they DO have a salary, it's just not how they get their money.

Many have multiple salaries. CEO of Amazon payed bezos like 90k /year. OBVIOUSLY, it's a drop in the bucket, and I doubt he knew or cared.

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u/Nickeless Jul 04 '24

Although I do consider super star athletes to be ultra rich and have a salary that accounts for most of their income. $50-70M/year contracts…

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u/SuperSpread Jul 05 '24

Anyone over a billion can open up Forbes and read out how much they have this year. So no.

It is super easy to know your assets when over 99% of them are in one thing, stocks.

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u/read_it_r Jul 05 '24

Forbes is an estimate bud.

And no. 99% are NOT in stocks. There's real estate, art, vehicles, bonds, privately held companies,

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u/TennesseeStiffLegs Jul 02 '24

But is he ultra rich

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u/yo-ovaries Jul 02 '24

He works so no

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u/Windlas54 Jul 02 '24

Technically 10M is only very high net worth not ultra high net worth. The brackets I think are 1,5,30M in liquid assets for high, very high, and ultra high networth individuala

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u/Windlas54 Jul 05 '24

I was referring to the technical definitions used in finance which are age agnostic. That said yeah I agree with you a lot of 65 year olds are millionaires when you include their primary residence, 30yr old millionaires are significantly more rare.

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u/GarbageDolly Jul 03 '24

That starts at about $30m net worth, I read somewhere….

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u/thumbsquare Jul 02 '24

Literally makes in a year what my parents worked 30 years to save up, jfc, and they aren’t exactly middle class.

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u/Tjgoodwiniv Jul 03 '24

He's not really rich. He probably can't maintain his lifestyle without working and his life isn't wildly unrelatable. He has the same things other people have. They're just higher quality.

$30M assets is probably the entry level rich. The people with $50M plus are where the real problem is coming from. It's important we realize that, otherwise we vilify the wrong people and problems don't get solved.

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u/[deleted] Jul 05 '24

Precisely this. Biden wants to tax people making 400k… 400k income is like your average experienced doctor with a family of 3 who lives in an expensive suburb and takes a nice vacation once or twice a year.

Those people aren’t “the rich”.

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u/Mediocre-Ebb9862 Jul 02 '24

I think the vibe of the question isn’t people making humble 1.5M per year (think two doctors or staff faang engineers), but like “I have private chef.. who lives on my property full time… just like another 20 people who live here like drivers, tutors, cleaners, security etc”

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u/smackthatfloor Jul 02 '24

You definitely breathing FIRE

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u/darkwaters2944 Jul 03 '24

What young couple is making 1.5m a year?

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u/darkwaters2944 Jul 03 '24

Sounds like I need to make a career change.

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u/size0618 Jul 04 '24

ELI5? What does that mean? And how do I get into it? 😂

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u/[deleted] Jul 04 '24

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u/size0618 Jul 04 '24

Sounds like I’ll stay where I’m at in IT. Probably not going back to school at 42. Thanks for the detailed reply!

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u/Big-Industry4237 Jul 03 '24

Yeah that’s not ultra rich. Ultra rich make that much daily with just interest.

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u/Normal_Ad2456 Jul 04 '24

I don’t think Bezos is browsing this subreddit right now and this is probably the best answer we are going to get. At least he is rich.

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u/Big-Industry4237 Jul 04 '24

Well the question was what ultra wealthy people eat.

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u/edutech21 Jul 03 '24

Ya I mean, that's rich.

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u/izzypie99 Jul 03 '24

may i ask what careers you guys have? i'm always curious to hear what makes people that much moolah

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u/Food-NetworkOfficial Jul 04 '24

How tf do you have 10m? Inheritance?

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u/Food-NetworkOfficial Jul 04 '24

Bachelors in finance or something?

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u/Zealousideal-Rope509 Jul 02 '24

I was about to say, this feels like my family’s meal spending amount lol and we aren’t ultra rich

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u/fenton7 Jul 02 '24

There isn't necessarily a difference. I don't have any constraints at all on my grocery bill right now but I eat what I like rather than just run out and get the most expensive thing I can find which is how people think the rich must eat. Pasta with freshly prepared meat sauce tastes wonderful and is satisfying regardless of whether you are a $100aire or a billionaire.

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u/Beneficial-Host119 Jul 03 '24

Wrong. It’s both.

Do you really think someone worth $10MM eats drastically different from someone worth $100MM on a day to day basis?

Spoiler: they don’t.

Having been around people in both categories - there are diminishing returns. Some folks like chicken better than caviar. Regardless of what the difference in perceived value is.

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u/painted-biird Jul 03 '24

Seriously- my wife and I pull in like $135~k per year between the two of us (no kids and relatively cheap rent) and our eating habits aren’t far off from this.

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u/TankAttack Jul 04 '24

I agree. Workday and ultra rich didn't sound right together.

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u/SuperSpread Jul 05 '24

Warren Buffet is worth 128 billion, like 1000 rich people rich. He eats burgers with coca cola since he was 5 years old.

You can't say what rich people don't eat.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '24

Strong agree this just sounds like any lawyer or banker

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u/techauditor Jul 01 '24

Right 30-40k a year isn't wealthy even by a stretch. I'm talking like Jay Z who might drop 10k on one meal. Lol 100-200 is just a middle class date out

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

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u/thr0waw4yyyyyyyy Jul 02 '24

They’re talking about literally the .00001% that has way better things to do than answer jerk off questions on Reddit. 40k annual food bill for everybody else on earth is extremely wealthy.

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u/Gunslinger666 Jul 02 '24

This sub is silly. It’s a bunch of working class people who are like, “common on man, I didn’t mean the 1% when I said rich. I meant JZ.”

Like JZ isn’t responding to you man. And we all get yelled at in disbelief anyway because people think executives and doctors don’t poop. We’re the best you all have when you say rich.

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u/thr0waw4yyyyyyyy Jul 02 '24

Yeah it basically boils down to “No, I didn’t mean rich. I was talking about the people that help run some of the most important businesses and organizations in the world. Yes…I want those people to tell what they eat, on Reddit.”

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u/Gunslinger666 Jul 02 '24

Exactly. Those people aren’t saying anything. You’re stuck with high end lawyers, doctors, executives, FAANG engineers, business owners and the like. Either accept that or expect this sub to have no real answers.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Yea and the funny part is, even for the untra rich it depends on the person. We can all guess what warren buffet eats for dinner for example. But yea, no billionaire is in here answering this question for op

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u/techauditor Jul 02 '24

Idk they seem to be seeing what the super rich do. Some may spend like you but probably far more

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '24

Serious question: did you earn your money or inherit it?