India, March 26 -- Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos pays around $1,000 a month in fines instead of trimming the bushes around his Beverly Hills mansion. Bill Gates notoriously paid a $28 daily fine for 13 years to keep his imported Porsche 959 in the United States. These are just a couple of examples of the often baffling ways the ultra-wealthy choose to spend their money. Now, a viral Reddit thread is offering a broader glimpse into the extravagant-and at times incomprehensible-spending habits of High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs).

People who worked for ultra-wealthy individuals opened up about their experiences on Reddit after one person asked: "For those who work for rich people, what's the most out-of-touch thing you witnessed?"

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