How to Spend $7.1 Billion
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What a week. Following on Monday's stock market bloodbath and Tuesday's emergency Fed Intervention comes yesterday's tale of $7.1 billion lost by a rogue trader. Come on people! We've got better ways to spend it.
First, let's set aside $1.5bn for the usual stuff: the superyacht, the Gulfstream, a car collection, main residences in London, New York and the hometown. A private island, and a full-time staff of approximately 32 to keep you, your body, your hair, your wardrobe, your homes, your finances, your charitable donations and your social plans in order.
Now that the basics are covered, how about a sexy new career?
In case you can't decide, get one for each day of the week, so when someone asks what you do, you can give a mood-fitting reply.
Monday
Beat the Monday blues at your vineyard in Sonoma/The Rhone/Chianti - or all three.
Tuesday
Tuesdays are industrious days, so spend the day at your hedge fund watching your leveraged investments and monitoring your excess yield.
Wednesday
Wednesday is hump day, and where better to spend it than overcoming the humps of film production? Or humping the best boy/girl, whichever makes more sense.
Thursday
Gear up for Friday's gig by stopping in at your record label, which has somehow managed to be relevant and successful in these troublesome digital days.
Friday
Naturally Friday should be spent at the London or New York branch of your elegant (but totally fun) nightclub, filled with the city's hottest commodities (uh, people, not natural resources).
We figure that eats up another $3.6bn, leaving approximately $1bn for your family and friends, and another $1bn for your endowments:
And such a better use of $7.1bn.
Now that the basics are covered, how about a sexy new career?
In case you can't decide, get one for each day of the week, so when someone asks what you do, you can give a mood-fitting reply.
Monday
Beat the Monday blues at your vineyard in Sonoma/The Rhone/Chianti - or all three.
Tuesday
Tuesdays are industrious days, so spend the day at your hedge fund watching your leveraged investments and monitoring your excess yield.
Wednesday
Wednesday is hump day, and where better to spend it than overcoming the humps of film production? Or humping the best boy/girl, whichever makes more sense.
Thursday
Gear up for Friday's gig by stopping in at your record label, which has somehow managed to be relevant and successful in these troublesome digital days.
Friday
Naturally Friday should be spent at the London or New York branch of your elegant (but totally fun) nightclub, filled with the city's hottest commodities (uh, people, not natural resources).
We figure that eats up another $3.6bn, leaving approximately $1bn for your family and friends, and another $1bn for your endowments:
- The (insert your name here) Gallery of Artsy Nude Photography
- The (insert your wife's name here) Museum of Bath & Beauty Products
- The (insert your dog's name here) Zoo for Exotic Animals
- The (insert your son's name here) Library of Comic Books
- The (insert your daughter's name here) Centre for Child Prodigies
And such a better use of $7.1bn.
