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9 pricey sports of the wealthy

You don't have to be part of the 1% to enjoy these pastimes, but having lots of money will make it a whole lot easier.

By Daniel Bukszpan, CNBC.com

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Mexbeachrat
Jan 19, 2013 1:52AM
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If you like horses, just visit a working ranch.  You will get your fill of horses and you do not need to buy one.   Rent a yacht for a few days and forget about having the expense of buying one, paying the crew and the maintenance.   When did snowboarding become a thing of the rich?  All the rich people I know ski.   Forget the stupid figure skating.  Sign your kid up for ice hockey.   Pheasant hunting for 4 grand and a special weapon.  Baloney.  Go hunt pheasant in Oregon with a shot gun and maybe spend 1/4 of this amount.  You can buy a used shotgun and do not need a new one.   Croquet?   Only someone who wears a funny hat and drives a MG plays croquet.   Golf?  There are many good courses around the country and you do not need to be a member of any country club.   Say a few days at Ritz Carlton Plantation in Greensboro, GA.  Gorgeous, excellent accomodations, on a beautiful lake where you can do some bass fishing plus top PGA course.   The person who made this list never had a dime in his life.
Rioruss
Jan 19, 2013 1:37AM
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Missed thre most pricey one. Screwing around.
johnQcitizen
Jan 19, 2013 1:06AM
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the wealthies biggest game is called screw the middle class.its played by buying politicians,out sourcing and propaganda via fox news
just pie
Jan 21, 2013 11:57AM
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Who the hell cares?

 

I don't have any money

Johnniee V (BofAWhatAJoke)
Jan 19, 2013 12:50AM
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Snowboarding?!?!?! Must be the rich attempting to be "bad boys/girls."

"Did you see how I shredded that slope?"
"Ah, dude, that was so cool!"
"Yeah, now let's get Jeeves to bring the Range Rover around so we can head back to the chalet, have the maid make us so hot chocolate with some schnapps, and then we can have some pheasant with some imported veggies from Europe."
"Boy, that sounds great! I really like roughing it. So much tougher than our places on 5th Avenue."
racerdex2003
Jan 19, 2013 2:56AM
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All forms of Motorsports.

Productivity
Jan 18, 2013 10:29PM
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Throwing people under the bus is also sport of the wealthy. 1%

How else can you separate power from corruptness
Happy People Move On
Jan 21, 2013 2:26PM
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Despising rich people is the sport of poor, dumb people, who think and see and understand very little beyond their tiny little world, which is part of the reason they are poor.  I'm not financially well off right now to do anything of these things in style, but I do NOT begrudge anyone who is or does.  God bless them. I've personally known a few rich folk, and most all of them worked harder, and were smarter and better connected than I.  So what.  That's their life and it's their business.  Each of us are responsible only for our own lives.  Are you living a good life?  Am I? 

 

A man once came to Jesus and said, "My brother is not sharing with me my share of the family inheritance.  Would you please go tell him to share?" 

 

Guess what, Jesus didn't do it.  Instead Jesus turned to the complaining man and said to him, "Be careful of the greed in your heart."  Yes Charlie, poor people can be greety and coveteous too. Our own hearts are all any of us are responsible for. 

JOHN DOE 2
Jan 21, 2013 12:58PM
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Hunted pheasants for 20 years with a Remington 870 that I bought new in the early 70s for about 120 bucks. To put the cost of the weapon in perspective, the minimum wage was about 2.50 an hour at the time.  We hunted wild birds on private land, not a bunch of cage raised ones on a private preserve. My buddies and I missed more than we hit, but we always looked forward to the yearly trips to north central Kansas.  One member of our group had a brittany we took one year. Dumbest damn dog on the face of the planet. He rolled in the ditch where we dumped the holding tank of the rented motorhome and then climbed back on board before we realized what he had done. I would not trade the memories of those days for anything, so maybe in a way, we were rich.
J.Kelling
Jan 19, 2013 5:16AM
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Why is something as commonplace as snowboarding on the list?  Why not throw in skydiving, too?  If only the "wealthy" can afford to snowboard why are the slopes always so crowded?  I must have missed the economic turn-around where everyone is a multimillionaire now.
REGAL MAN500
Jan 20, 2013 5:20PM
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Horse racing si suppose to be the sport of kings.Last time I went I didn`t see

any kings there.I won`t say what I saw.

Mr. Herbert (Mr. Herbert)
Jan 21, 2013 1:52PM
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I'm not rich, but I'll bet any amount I can kick any "rich dude's" butt in golf.  In my experience, the more money you have, the worse athlete you are.

XxXVertigoXxX
Jan 21, 2013 2:04PM
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What about bowling?  Beer prices at the bowling alley can get out of hand.
spike160blue
Jan 21, 2013 1:15PM
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didn't realize special firearms were needed for pheasant hunting!  I guess that's what I've been doing wrong all these years, just using my standard 20 gage.  haha - I'm sure it has nothing to do with me being a terrible shot!    Seriously though... I wonder what special firearms they are talking about?  And they forgot to add in the cost of a dog if you have one.  
MICHAEL DESANTIS
Jan 21, 2013 3:13PM
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HOW ABOUT SNOWMOBILING 50K FOR TRUCK, 10K EACH SLED, 10K FOR A TRAILER THEN THE TRANSPO COSTS,OPER COSTS HOTEL AND FOOD, THEN THE BOOOZE
Chehalis
Jan 21, 2013 1:55PM
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if you expect to  be competetive you will need a string [3  or more[ of ponies so you can change for a fresh mount at the breaks.
BrandonKat
Jan 21, 2013 1:53PM
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How could I forget - what about fox hunting!
BrandonKat
Jan 21, 2013 1:53PM
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ah polo, the sport of kings.  I always picture bonnie prince charlie playing polo with a bored Princess Diana watching on.  I know Princes William and Harry also play.  I know some of the rich really go for horse races, dog races and race cars.  I can't afford to go bowling - the sport of the poor!
BrandonKat
Jan 21, 2013 1:50PM
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What about snow skiing?  It seems the rich are fond of ski resorts.  What about flying?  Seems they like to fly around in private planes.  There have been plenty of rich boy deaths from skiing and flying that I recall.
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