No Gucci Belt? A Gallery Of Things Bill Gates Bought Just To Stunt
Extravagant Bill Gates Purchases
Spend shaming has been a big obstacle for people with lower incomes and people in the black community. Our desire to have nice things has been used to blame us for a multitude of problems in our community. That tired trope reared its ugly head again whit this heada$$ tweet.
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg: no Gucci belt in sight. As if Gucci belts are the standard for billionaire stunting. There are a ton of problems with that tweet but one of them is the idea that these rich white people don’t spend their money on frivolities too. So we’re here to break that stereotype right now and show you some of Bill Gates’ most luxurious spending habits.
$80,000 dedicated solely to computer screens around the house that show artwork you can change with the touch of a button.
The storage devices for that art cost $150,000
An underwater music system for his swimming pool
A room dedicated solely to a 20 foot trampoline
16-century Leonardo da Vinci manuscript that Gates bought at auction for $30.8 million in 1994
An electronically-monitored maple tree
An artificial stream for his salmon and trout
He has sand on his beach that is imported from St. Lucia every year
A 23-car garage
A private jet
Porsche 930 turbo, a Porsche Carrera cabriolet 964, a Jaguar XJ6 and a Ferrari 348
He vacationed on a $33 million yacht for a week. He paid $5 just for the week.
He bought four houses just to tear them down for privacy
