I try not to pass judgment on other people's lifestyle choices, but damn, the thought of a $100k annual cost just for the enjoyment of something I get to use a dozen times a year is bonkers to me.
If I was going to spend that kind of money, it would be on a woman...
Lol, are you single? Cause I'm not spendy, but if I was given the budget, then I could probably dream up ways for someone to spend $100K on me.
On a more topical note:
My brother owns his own construction business and he hired a new guy during the pandemic. It's complicated, skilled labor (custom cabinetry for commercial jobs.) The new guy was normal retirement age and wasn't skilled in construction trades, but he lives in a small town and they needed the money, and my brother was swamped with work coming out of the pandemic shutdown and needed cabinet installers, so he figured he would train him.
Brother was a little worried that the guy wouldn't stick around long enough for it to be worth his effort to train him because he was changing careers from something white collar. So, he asked the guy for his word that he would stay for at least a year. "Of course," he said, "I plan to work 2-3 more years and will stay in this job if you take a chance on hiring me."
Most of his employees are much younger, so my brother thought it would be good to have some more senior, hopefully more mature people on the jobs to set good examples. Installers earn the prevailing wage for each job, which is typically $28-$40 per hour, plus expenses if the install is out of town. The first month of work the new guy made $40/hr for the entire month, even though he didn't know how to do anything job-related and was basically just following the other employees around.
Once he started working, my brother became amazed at how bad he was with money. He said he is temporarily living with his own FIL (who must be in his 90's) ostensibly to save money, but he reports he can't make ends meet. Yet he drives a Lexus SUV, his wife drives a big new Lexus sedan, and, the hilarious kicker: in addition to these they own both a diesel F350 pickup and a gigantic RV. It wouldn't matter, I suppose, except they are so short of money that his wife literally drives to work on payday twice a month to pick up his check for bank deposit while he is still at work. He explained to my brother that she does this because
otherwise they can't make it to the next day. Apparently they are always very behind on "the bills." And he reports that they only have $500 as their lifetime savings . . . in their mid-60's. . . and that they keep having to "dip into it for grocery money." So my brother was like "well, living with your FIL and making $40/hr, hopefully you'll be able to get ahead with your savings a bit now."
One of the times he was complaining about "the bills" and how he just can't get ahead, my brother, trying to be friendly and help the guy, asked "well, maybe you could sell the RV so things aren't so tight?" to which the guy said "oh, no, we are fixing that up to live in it full time so we don't have to keep living in my FIL's house." So then my brother said "ok, well, maybe you could sell one of the other cars? It doesn't seem like you really use the truck . . . " But the guy had all kinds of reasons he and his wife needed all 4 vehicles. So then my brother was like "you know, my kids took this Dave Ramsey course, have you heard of him?" And the guy said "oh, yeah, we took it. His methods just aren't going to work for us." So at that point my brother pretty much gave up.
And then, three months after starting the job, the guy came to my brother and they had this conversation:
Guy: "I'm going to take a job at the mill [it's literally a lumber mill]. It's second shift, so I'm hoping I can also still work here in the shop from 10am - 1 pm. The new job starts in a month. I can work here full time until then."
Brother: "The mill? How much does it pay?"
Guy: "$20/hr, but it has better benefits."
Brother: "Huh? You make way more than that here, and I thought I had your word you would stay for a year . . . we are still training you and you don't know how to do half the stuff here yet."
Guy: "I know, and I want to keep working for you, just less hours."
Brother: "Have you been in the mill? I worked there a few months when I first moved here and it's pretty terrible: dark, dangerous, exhausting, loud, repetitive, saw dust everywhere, terrible glue smell. Plus, as a new guy, they are going to keep changing your shift every time a more senior guy needs time off. It might be 2nd shift one week, then switch to third shift if that's what they need. It's not worth "better benefits." I wouldn't work there for a million dollars a year. Are you sure you want to work there?"
Guy: "Yes, but I'm going to keep working here for a month and then I can work part time here, just like three hours a day."
Brother: "That's not going to work. When we are doing an install, I need guys who can be on-site 8 hours at predictable times in the morning with the crew. Plus, you are not keeping your word. If this is your plan, then you can just head home today, because it's not cost effective for me to keep training someone who's not going to be around."
My brother's a totally calm, reasonable guy. I doubt he raised his voice at all during that conversation. He absolutely does not need this guy working for him. Just tried to talk the guy out of it, then fired the guy on the spot once he realized the guy was dead set on his plan. While I hope I'm wrong, I've toured that mill, and I'd be surprised if they guy lasts as long at the mill as he did working for my brother. Talk about biting the hand that feeds you . . . when you don't have any food in your pantry.