The WILDLY lavish habits of the ultra-wealthy: People reveal the most over-the-top things they've witnessed the super rich doing with their money

Ever think about how lavishly the ultra-rich are free to spend their money?

Now, a new Reddit thread is shedding light on their dizzyingly expensive habits, drawing thousands of crowd-sourced anecdotes, many from people who've glimpsed first-hand how various ultra-wealthy acquaintances go about their lives.

'What are some things that rich/ultra-rich people do which the average person doesn't even consider?' the post, shared on the Ask Reddit subreddit, asked. 

One top-voted comment shared: 'Having separate sets of clothing in each house so they don't have to take more than carry on luggage when travelling.' 

A new Reddit thread is shedding light on the dizzyingly lavish habits of the ultra-rich, drawing thousands of insights into how extremely wealthy individuals go about their lives (stock image)

A comment in the responses seemingly confirmed this account.

'I heard of an optician in DC who had a limo pull up in front of his store and a Middle Eastern man in expensive robes got out with his bodyguard. After browsing a little the bodyguard came to the counter with a nice pair of Ray-Bans and said "We'll take 20 of these,"' they recounted.

'The optician half-jokingly asked if it was one for every room of the house, but the bodyguard with a flat look corrected, "No: one for every house."' 

The same commenter also recalled how a friend of a friend had been 'hired on as house maintenance for someone rich.'

'Her job was to keep a steady supply of exactly the right perishable foods available in all this person's houses, and on constant rotation to keep it fresh, so they would immediately have exactly what they liked available to eat if they decided on impulse to go to any particular house,' they continued.

A second person mentioned that many would buy a home for their college-aged children.

'Then they sell the house when their kid graduates. Sometimes this sale pays for college,' they revealed.

Another responded to this, sharing that they were a realtor for this purpose.

'They would also have rent paying roommates during their college years. Sell the house and pay back all the housing and a lot of the tuition costs,' the alleged realtor elaborated.

One top-voted comment explained that some rich people would keep entire sets of clothes at their different houses to make traveling easier

Others discussed how rich parents would buy homes for their college-aged kids to live in

Thousands poured into the comments to share a wide variety of insights - from lavish travel habits to expenses like 'kidnap insurance' - into the lives of the ultra-rich

Yet another commenter described a client of hers as 'so wealthy she is functionally invisible'

A fourth shared how his 'several rich friends' spent their leisure time.

'I have several rich friends who are my age (50s) and don't work. Their biggest perk is attending every concert and show and buying front row. Not just our area, but if their favorite band is playing across the country, they fly (with their kids) there and spend the weekend,' they divulged. 

Someone else witnessed how a former girlfriend's 'super rich family' would, every two years, 'donate 90% of their wardrobe and then go out and drop $20k+ on entirely new clothes for the year because they HAD to have the new season of everything.'

A sixth elaborated how some were happy to pay 'hundreds of thousands of dollars for golf course memberships.'

'I photograph luxury homes in the most exclusive golf course neighborhoods in my state. I know of one neighborhood where membership runs 400k+ and there's a wait list of people wanting to join,' they added of their insider knowledge.  

Further answers ranged from 'hiring a stylist to curate new designer furniture for their house when it needs a refresh' and paying for 'kidnap insurance,' to buying the whole island 'instead of vacation to the island' and 'flying to another country on a private jet just to eat dinner.'

Yet another commenter opened about one of her staggeringly wealthy clients, writing: 'I have a client who is so wealthy she is functionally invisible. No online presence, un-Googleable. 

'The name she uses isn't even her legal name, but I have no idea what her real name is, because she has a family office (private wealth management) that handles her money, so checks from her come from that group.

'But what I love is that she does nothing. Every detail of her life is done by magic - car always immaculate, dogs walked and fed, and taken to the vet. Once a week a beauty staff show up to wax and manicure. 

'She legit has no idea how her clothes are always clean and immaculately pressed, her house perfect, fridge always stocked, meals on the table twice a day, bills paid, taxes done, investments invested, garden weeded, etc.

'Like, she knows she has staff, and they do it all, but she has no idea what "all" is, or how they do it. She wanted to try paddle boarding and an hour later a top of the line paddle board and accessories was unpacked and ready to go in her car. She just dials a phone number and says what she wants and then she gets it, immediately. She has a concierge on staff.

'That's what the ultra rich do. Nothing.'