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We read about them, we see them in the movies and on TV, we even follow them on social media. But for most of us, that\u2019s as near as we get to being a celebrity, let alone having their spending power.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just a distant reality, it\u2019s an all-but-impossible one to attain except for a tiny minority of the world\u2019s population, especially as the super-rich do own a huge majority of the world\u2019s wealth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For the rest of us, we could only ever find ourselves in the world of private jets and superyachts, drinking vintage champagne like water and having priceless pieces of art on the walls, if we won the lottery or came into quite a remarkable amount of money.<\/p>\n

So, to see just how the mega-rich spend their money and to put it into some context for the average New Zealander, we\u2019ve taken a look at some of the most extravagant spending sprees and purchases that have been reported to date. Then we\u2019ve looked at just how far from most people\u2019s everyday experience they are, as well as how hard we\u2019d have to work if we wanted to even get close to that kind of lifestyle.<\/p>\n

The really big-ticket items that celebrities tend to buy fit quite neatly into five categories. So let\u2019s take a look at each one in turn and see just where the big spenders\u2019 cash has been going. We\u2019ve converted all the amounts into New Zealand dollars<\/a>, even though the original purchases were mainly made in GBP or US dollars.<\/p>\n

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Transport<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

When they do get out into the world, there\u2019s no doubt that today\u2019s celebrities like to do it in style. There\u2019s no waiting around in airport lounges or in line at the departure gates to eventually be able to show their boarding passes. It\u2019s private jets all the way and some, like John Travolta, even like to pilot the aircraft themselves. However, most tend to just satisfy themselves by owning the plane in question.<\/p>\n

Before he took to Air Force One, President Trump spent a cool $156 million dollars on a Boeing 757 to fly him around, landing deals everywhere from Scotland to Moscow. As if this wasn\u2019t indulgent enough, he also decided that it didn\u2019t quite have the requisite amount of bling, so he even installed a gold-plated toilet in the already very lavishly-fitted-out aircraft.<\/p>\n

Although it pales in comparison, the $56 million that Tom Cruise splashed out on a Gulfstream jet as a wedding present for Katie Holmes is still quite an impressive sign of his commitment – sadly not one that lasted. But one couple that\u2019s still together made a similar gift to each other when Jay-Z and Beyonc\u00e9 bought a private jet costing a cool $62.5 million.<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s not just up in the air that the golden couple have indulged themselves. In return for him putting a ring on it, Beyonc\u00e9 also treated her husband to a top-of-the-range Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport, yours for a cool $3 million. It just goes to make the $692,000 that Diddy splashed out on the Phantom Drophead Coupe look positively restrained by comparison.<\/p>\n

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Clothes and self-care<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

When you\u2019re in the public eye, it\u2019s important that you take care of your image and appearance. After all, the last thing you want to do is appear to be like a mere mortal. Your clothes must be couture, your complexion must glow, your hair must be perfect. In short, you have to appear as if you\u2019re quite simply not of this world.<\/p>\n

So, it\u2019s no surprise that there are some pretty extravagant examples of how the celebrity elite make sure they stay on-trend, or preferably ahead of it, no matter the cost.<\/p>\n

So let\u2019s kick off with the boy wonder Justin Bieber. He\u2019s said to spend nearly $1,200 per haircut to keep his locks in shape. It\u2019s not known whether his barber gets a tip on top, but at 10% that would be a very handy bonus. An even more extravagant example of self-care comes from Jennifer Aniston who, it\u2019s said, has a beauty routine that costs $12,500 a month and which includes a moisturizing cream that contains mineral crystals apparently obtained from the surface of Mars.<\/p>\n

Turning to clothes, you\u2019d expect Victoria Beckham to be quite lavish in her spending habits, and you\u2019d be absolutely right. On one shopping spree in the international fashion capital of Milan in 2010, she was reported to have spent a quite staggering $1.8 million, although she did claim that not all of the clothes were just for her.<\/p>\n

Our last example again comes from the high-spending Beyonc\u00e9, who once bought a $156,000 gold Balenciaga leggings and bra set – but then we are talking about a woman whose favourite tipple is Armand de Brignac champagne which retails at $430 a bottle.<\/p>\n

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Property<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

For most of us, paying for our homes is probably the biggest single expenditure of our lives. And this is at least one thing that we have in common with most celebrities. For all the cars, clothes and other trappings of their success, it\u2019s the property that they own that probably makes the biggest single dent in their finances.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it’s not just property, it can even be whole islands. Of the many examples of this empire-building urge to own a whole, self-contained piece of land, two really stand out.<\/p>\n

When Johnny Depp saw that Little Hall\u2019s Pond Cay in the Bahamas was on the market for $5.6 million he snapped it up without a thought, not to mention considering the $1.5 million a year it would cost him for the upkeep of the 45-acre island. There was a similar story when Leonardo DiCaprio happened upon Blackadore Caye off Belize and paid $2.7 million for it with the intention of turning it into an eco-resort.<\/p>\n

But this is nothing when compared to the $31 million that 9\u00bd Weeks star, Kim Basinger, spent on Braselton, Georgia, again hoping to turn it into a tourist destination. Unfortunately, this venture failed and even led to her subsequent bankruptcy.<\/p>\n

While they were married, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were certainly not reticent about spending money on homes for their ever-expanding family. At one point, they owned both a $104 million French chateau and a $120 million home in Italy too, not to mention various other properties in the States and the UK.<\/p>\n

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Art<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

Once you\u2019ve bought that mega-million-dollar mansion, you\u2019re left with the question of how to fill it with objects that either show off your extreme wealth, make your life more comfortable or, preferably, do both of these things.<\/p>\n

One of the most obvious ways to achieve the former is to start putting together your own personal art collection – and there is no shortage of examples for this.<\/p>\n

Starting with the Beckhams, their collection is said to be worth around $41 million and to be themed around love. Among the artists whose work they\u2019re known to collect is Damien Hurst. They\u2019ve even called up the services of the controversial artist to create a bespoke picture called Daddy\u2019s Girl for their daughter, Harper.<\/p>\n

Over in the US, film director and Star Wars creator, George Lucas, has one of the world\u2019s largest private art collections. Featuring many paintings by Norman Rockwell, it\u2019s said to be worth nearly $940 million, dwarfing the $15 million collection owned by Leonardo Di Caprio.<\/p>\n

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Children and pets<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

While there\u2019s an element of egomania to being a celebrity, it doesn\u2019t mean that they\u2019re not prepared to share some of their massive wealth with loved ones of the human and animal variety.<\/p>\n

So, let\u2019s take a look at the indulged little ones to begin. First for an honourable mention is little Zachary, son of Elton John and David Furnish. They thought he needed some space of his own, so they treated him to his own Los Angeles apartment costing a cool $3 million. Extravagant yes, but for a couple who reportedly spent $454,000 on flowers over a 20-month period, it\u2019s all relative.<\/p>\n

Mariah Carey\u2019s twin boys, Morocco and Monroe, also had plenty to look forward to for their first birthday when they received matching mini white pianos and toy Ferraris apiece. After all, it\u2019s never too early to get them ready for the high life.<\/p>\n

Another lucky tot is Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s Blue Ivy, who started being showered with gifts even before she was born, including a Swarovski crystal-encrusted baby bath from Kelly Rowland \u2013 price tag $8,000 \u2013 as well as $1,500 Bugaboo stroller from Gwyneth Paltrow.<\/p>\n

Moving on to pets, Mariah Carey shows almost as much love for her dogs as she does for her children by spending $73,000 a year on their grooming, and Paris Hilton famously spent $500,000 on a dog mansion, complete with TVs to entertain them.<\/p>\n

But the record must surely go to Mike Tyson, who bought three rare Bengal tigers for $110,000 each and then had to spend $300,000 a year feeding them. It was only later that it was revealed that he didn\u2019t have a license to keep dangerous animals, and they were sent to a far more suitable, if considerably less lavish, home.<\/p>\n

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