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Spend Away!
A few easy ways to spend a lot of money... fast.

Got a bit of spare cash? Any €500-notes burning a hole in your pocket? Here are a few ways to get rid of your money... pretty quickly.
Most people’s greatest expense in their lifetime is their home. The average price of a house in England today is about €190,000. But there are some much more expensive houses that you might like to consider. Located 25 miles outsideof London and near Windsor Castle, there’s a house on the market for €140 million. So what do you get for your money? Well, 22 en-suite bedrooms for a start, plus a 50-seat cinema, two tennis courts, one squash court, a bowling alley and58 acres of grounds. Oh, and five swimming pools too, one of which you can only access via a glass lift from the master bedroom. So, quite a bargain really.
A house like this will no doubt have plenty of garage space, so you’re going to need a good car to put in there. How about a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spyder? At $11 million dollars, it’s the most expensive car in the world, and only around 55 were ever built. With a top speed of 240 km/h, it’s unlikely that you’ll ever be running late, but just in case you’re bad with time, you’ll need a good watch too. The “Grande Complication” by Jean Dunard might be just what you’re looking for. It comes in platinum with a see-through sapphire back, and will cost you a mere $800,000. But compared to the car, it’s a bargain!
Now you’ve got the house, the car and the watch, how about a party to celebrate? Some celebrities have managed to spend an awful lot of money on parties. Rapper P. Diddy splurged $500,000 on a birthday party at Cipriani restaurant in New York. But that’s nothing compared to what steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal paid for his daughter’s wedding. The 6-day celebration took place in France and had 1,000 guests. The invitation card arrived in a solid-silver box, guests stayed in the luxury “Grand Intercontinental” hotel and Kylie Minogue performed at the event. All in all, it cost Mittal $60 million.
No doubt the champagne was flowing like water at that wedding. But even Lakshmi Mittal didn’t serve his guests the “Flawless” cocktail as an aperitif. No wonder really, as each one costs £35,000 and it would have added another £35 million to the bill! The cocktail has been launched by Movida nightclub in London and contains Cristal champagne, Louis XII cognac, and an edible 24-carat gold leaf. It’s definitely not a good idea to gulp it down all at once, though, as you may accidentally swallow the 11-carat white diamond ring that comes at the bottom of the glass!Whatever the truth, more than 1,804 hunt groups are still in existence. So, it seems that one of England’s most controversial traditions just refuses to die.
So there you go, if the piggy bank is getting a bit full, or you have some spare change, there are plenty of ways you can spend your money.

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