Remember being a kid and thinking, "One day, when I'm rich (big lol to that), I'm going to buy a soft serve machine for my kitchen and a pool I can fill with Jell-O!" Well, now that we're grown, sadly, most of us don't have Jell-O pool money. But getting older also means realizing that there are a lot of "rich people things" that are actually a huge waste of money.

1.

"I have a friend who rents a $108,000 per year apartment in the high-rise over his gym because he doesn’t like using the gym’s toilet, showers, and locker room. He literally uses it maybe two hours per week."

2.

"I just worked a wedding, and they spent $400,000 on flowers for the venue. They were at this venue for four hours."

—u/ THE_DANDY_LI0N

3.

"Everything from Balenciaga 'plastic bag' purses to $950 monthly ice shipments with individual packaging for perfectly cubed ice (not kidding)."

—u/ TheProtobabe

4.

"Time. By that I mean services: housekeepers, yard work, pool services, etc.…