But are they really happy? Well, a few probably but...
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A former client of mine, sadly, recently deceased, has/had two yachts moored in the South of France, next to each other.
One was fast, one was slow. He'd take the fast one down to St. Tropez, and have the other one follow because it was more comfortable. He'd have lunch in one of his restaurants there, then relax on the slow yacht for the day. Sometimes he'd stay overnight, sometimes not. But he'd take the fast yacht back to home port.
The captains would hand out thousands to get the best berths in St. Tropez. He literally used the yachts like his taxi.
He would do the same to his house in Portofino, but that was usually a week or so trip.
His recent passing made global headlines, to give an idea of the dosh. But to be fair, his tax contributions to the local economy literally changed the small port town he lived in. He created public parks, golf and tennis courts, a horse riding club, gym facilities, all well maintained, fully staffed with great summer programs for the kids; further works improved the roads, sidewalks, public beaches and walking/hiking paths; he bought a disused old church and turned it into a public museum, etc. He literally contributed so much to the local economy that they no longer charge for public parking anywhere, it's all free, all year round.
That's how you're supposed to 'trillionaire'.
A nearby, run down, village had an enpty, run down chateau. It was bought by a saudi prince.
He's spent the equivalent of a small countries GNP renovating the chateau, village, surrounding forest, valley(the chateau overlooks), built and opened an international golf course, had all the roads and car parks resurfaced,
