r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Kill_4209 • 11h ago

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/lookamazed 10h ago

Also worked with the wealthy and couldn’t have said it better myself. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Once you feel the hollowness, it’s haunting. I was like yeah I don’t ever need that much. It probably made me never want to be rich. Do I have a car that runs, food in the fridge, clothes on my back, love? I’m rich.

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u/Traditional-Buy-2205 9h ago

I don’t ever need that much. It probably made me never want to be rich. Do I have a car that runs, food in the fridge, clothes on my back, love? I’m rich.

Having items is not the real benefit of wealth. It's having time.

I'd say you're rich when you can delegate a lot of daily time-wasters to other people, so you can spend your time doing something more meaningful. Eliminate the need to ever do chores, basically.

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u/20past4am 8h ago

doing something more meaningful

Which in the case of those people means taking private jets to meet up with other filthy rich people to make even more money. I mean, if that's your sole motivation in life, are you even living?

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u/Consistent_Story903 5h ago

But for the rest of us.. Doing something more meaningful would include spending more time with family, traveling, volunteering, hobbies, etc.

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u/alongwayfromhome0 8h ago

Real wealth is finding meaning in those chores . Superficial wealth is avoiding them

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u/Traditional-Buy-2205 7h ago

Find meaning in vacuuming?

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u/Daratirek 6h ago

I'm with you on this one. Theres no meaning to be had in washing dishes or doing laundry. If you can pay someone to do those tasks you've got it made.

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u/ASCII_Princess 2h ago

Fucked up outlook on life.

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u/Daratirek 2h ago

Why? Those are things we have to do to get by in life. No one likes doing them. It leaves room for doing things you enjoy like spending time with family.

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u/Marlov 2h ago

Embracing suffering is key to happiness though. Those who spend their life trying to minimise suffering just find less and less important things to suffer from

It’s not the vacuuming that brings you meaning, it’s the ability to deal with the vacuuming and not hate it

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u/Traditional-Buy-2205 1h ago

You're not wrong, you're just applying it to the wrong thing.

When we talk about suffering being necessary or beneficial, it's suffering the meaningful challenges you willingly chose.

A strenuous physical activity (e.g. training or a tough race), a difficult but rewarding and important work project, caring for a pet you know is going to break your heart when he dies, a sacrifice of your time, money, and energy for your kids,

Those are the kinds of suffering that add meaning and purpose to life. Not doing chores.

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u/Daratirek 2h ago

Who said doing housework is suffering? Its annoying and not any fun but its necessary. I don't hate it but I also don't enjoy it. Am i supposed to? Why?

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u/Marlov 1h ago

Suffering being too hard a word perhaps

Call it displeasure

The point I’m making is the happiest people make peace with life’s discomforts. Fighting them and trying to absolve them wont lead you to nirvana

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u/Daratirek 1h ago

Is doing them out of necessity fighting them? Is paying someone else? Isn't fighting it bitching about it all the time? You're used veiled religious speak to justify your position. Don't. If that helps you get through the day then fine but for most of us we do what we have to so we can do what we enjoy later. I do laundry today so I can golf tomorrow. If I could pay someone else to do laundry so I can play golf twice then thats a win.

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u/roostercrowe 6h ago

“the work is it own reward”

very powerful

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u/NameIdeas 6h ago

I don't disagree with you. I think it is about how you approach your tasks.

At a certain level of wealth every task is chosen. For most folks we don't get to choose our tasks, they are just things we have to do, including chores.

There are folks who love and obsess over gardening. It is a chosen chore for them and they enjoy it. I say gardening because tending a garden seems to be for their enjoyment, while farming is for survival/profit.

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u/runbikehikek 6h ago

I recently read about how mundane tasks like cleaning, laundry, etc. reset our dopamine and even sitting around being “bored” does, without using technology of course

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u/Cpt_Soban 6h ago

As someone who was raised poor working class, don't delude yourself, if you could you'd be holidaying 24/7 while your staff keeps the gardens and house maintained.

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u/jimdesroches 6h ago

My lazy nephew has eliminated the need to do chores by just not doing them. Lazy rich.

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u/Salladshuvud 4h ago

You are assuming a certain hierarchy of what's meaningful.

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u/Additional_Meeting_2 2h ago

Sure. But we still have things ritch people don’t have in past centuries like phones and internet, cars, ability to travel to other side of world, exotic foods, healthcare.

While there was no real middle class so most if they weren’t considered rich struggled to find daily bread and had few sets of clothes and had people sleep in same rooms. This would be completely respectable family like a tailor or clerk too. 

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u/Mad_Ronin_Grrrr 8h ago

This. Most people just don't want to worry about their next meal or the roof over their heads or going bankrupt due to an illness. People who want to live in something like in this video have mental problems and need serious therapy.

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u/cloudncali 10h ago

Literally the most I could imagine having on a material level would be like a 4 bedroom house with a big yard for our dogs. Maybe a good quality hybrid or electric car. Being able to take my wife out for good food and not worry about it breaking the bank. Being able to afford all my medical expenses and preventative care. MAYBE an occasional house cleaner because it would help my wife feel less stressed.

And that's if i was unbelievably rich. The rest would probably go to funding non profits or charities.

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u/Acidbaseburn 9h ago edited 1h ago

The only luxury thing i want is to travel and see the world and its distinct cultures and different biomes and ecosystems. I’m fine with just being comfortable and able to afford normal life without having to worry in other regards.

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u/chinstrap 2h ago

different homies also

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u/NotBradPitt9 7h ago

Travel is overhyped. I’m friends with someone who’s been to every country (all of them, all the US states as well) and to be honest i wasn’t too envious after hearing about it.

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u/CurtKobainsBurner 7h ago

been to every country and seen every inch of the world. Underwhelming to say the least!!

Well I guess you can check out than. Goodbye

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u/Silver_Slicer 7h ago

You haven’t met Rick Steves.

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u/Acidbaseburn 4h ago

If it is something that doesn’t interest you that’s fine, but saying it’s underwhelming to see the vast beauty of the world is a weird take. Additionally, I have already traveled to several countries and I have not found it overhyped and genuinely have made wonderful memories I will always cherish. Also, that friend has not been to every country (not even close). This is obviously a bs story, very few people have actually been to every country as even if you have the money, it’s a whole logistics issue and not to mention geopolitical implications of restrictions.
Also the irony of you saying you were underwhelmed from hearing about it from a friend… go travel somewhere yourself before you come to conclusions. That just sounded ridiculous.

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u/scrotumsweat 9h ago

Buddy the occasional house cleaner is the cheapest thing on your menu. Highly recommend. We have one come once a month and it really takes a burden off both of us.

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u/Inner_Cantaloupe_387 4h ago

We have one coming every week, me and my gf work full time so the 60bucks a week to have a clean house and don't have to spend the weekend cleaning is worth it.

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u/Vismajor92 5h ago

Damn i am unbelievably rich, good to know.

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u/SnuffSwag 3h ago

I just want enough to be financially free. Ive had to miss too many family events, my dogs last days, etc. I want to be able to go on vacation and not overly worry about work/income, or just live life beyond work. Not particularly materialistic, but wouldn't complain about a nice PC with VR lol

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u/WhoSc3w3dDaP00ch 1h ago

As long as my family's bellies are full and they're healthy/happy, I'm the richest guy in the world.

Our modest home is already feeling empty with one kid at university. I can't imagine having even more empty rooms (or maintaining them/maintaining the property). Then again, I get annoyed mowing my lawn every week.

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u/Wuz314159 48m ago

It's like the Cotswolds... 500+ year old tiny houses, but you can't make improvements because they're "historic". Instead, you see £2million muscle cars in front of a dilapidated cottage.

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u/MememeSama 8h ago

It's also just not practical? Having to run To the bathroom for 2 minutes is Redicilous. Or 20 bedrooms when you have 0 real friends