I know money can’t buy happiness blahblahblah.
Do they do gift exchanges at all?
Do they ask for anything?
They have enough money that they could get anything made or done for them at a moment’s notice. Like having ChatGPT, but for services. Ridiculous things we couldn’t imagine.
Anyone have any insight into general trends along those lines?
I’m hardly Bill Gates but can buy myself most anything I want.
Quality time with loved ones is the best birthday present.
Is it more like you decide what to do, and you ask loved ones to take the day off?
Or you ask them to plan something to do together?
(Not meaning to pry or anything, I’m just curious how the motivation works)
And if you’d like to share, what was your most memorable birthday present/experience?
I don’t mean to offend, but are you asking how to spend quality time with your loved ones?
Either of those options works, imo. Or you don’t need to plan anything at all, just “meeting up for coffee” is nice.
Bill Gates, in an interview asking about gift ideas, said “books” so i’m assuming they want regular shit like anyone else
I’m nowhere near Bill Gates money and never will be.
I think amongst my circle of family and friends, I probably net 3-4x more than the highest earner I know. For the most part, I can buy myself whatever gadgets or books or food or things I typically want.
But…I don’t, well, I don’t always.
In fact, oftentimes I find myself putting off buying Book A or B because I just don’t feel like it’s a good use of money right now.
Sometimes I won’t even buy myself new socks until all of mine have been worn down to absolute tatters. I own two pairs of jeans and one pair of shoes and they’re going to go until they completely fall apart.
Other times, I want this new game and I don’t buy it because I can’t really justify it for how much time I might end up having for it.
But if anyone I know gets me any of the above or similar, I’d honestly be super happy. It removes that mental battle for me and I get something I actually want / need.
Do they do gift exchanges at all?
Bill Gates famously would participate in Reddit’s secret Santa
I tried that one time. I went over budget and sent a really nice gift. I didn’t receive a gift myself. Then my recipient reported that I didn’t send a gift. I got banned.
Doesn’t take extreme wealth for that. I make enough that I can buy whatever I want. The best Christmas gifts are things I wouldn’t think of needing or wanting.
For birthday, it’s usually just a dinner without gifts.
I think that some people, regardless of wealth/income don’t really want “items” to unwrap. That makes sense.
I was imagining that, for Bill Gates (etc.), they could literally just hop on a private jet and fly anywhere in the world to eat at any restaurant they want prepared by a world-class chef. So even certain experiences would be hard to match at home.
Is it usually a home-cooked dinner or a restaurant for you?
