Rich people are more likely to steal from self-checkout. Why?

Tech Insider : Economy
A person self-scans an item at a self-checkout at Lowes.
In a recent survey, people with household incomes of more than $100,000 were the group that most admitted they stole items from a self-checkout.

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Luxury gifts the world's richest want under the tree: Birkins, a Tuscan estate, and tickets to space

Tech Insider : Travel
Hermès gifts surrounding a Christmas tree
It's beginning to look a lot like Hermès... and other luxury holiday gifts.

Courtesy of Nicole Pollard Bayme

Sam Altman's $480,000 watch, the Greubel Forsey Invention Piece 1, is so rare only 33 were ever made

Tech Insider
WIRED25 Summit: WIRED Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Tech Icons Of The Past & Future SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 15: Sam Altman speaks onstage at WIRED25 Summit: WIRED Celebrates 25th Anniversary With Tech Icons Of The Past & Future on October 15, 2018 in San Francisco, California.

Money dysmorphia: Why some wealthy people don't feel like they're rich

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
6 bundles of US $100 bills standing vertically on edge of white shelf, red background
Money dysmorphia refers to having a distorted view of your finances that can lead to poor decision making and anxiety.

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Where billionaires spend the holidays

Tech Insider : Travel
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Aspen, Colorado, last holiday season.
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were spotted in Aspen, Colorado, last December. The ski resort is among the most popular spots for the ultrawealthy over the holidays.

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The 'Home Alone' family would have been one-percenters, Fed economists have calculated

Tech Insider : Economy
home alone 2 movie
"Home Alone's" 8-year-old hero, Kevin McCallister, defends his family's home from burglars when they accidentally leave him at home alone over the holidays.

20th Century Fox

The billionaire gift guide: What the world's wealthiest are giving each other

Tech Insider : Travel
Photo collage of a dollar sign topping a christmas tree.
The uberrich celebrate the holidays just like the rest of us. But from Hermès bags to hours on a private jet, their gifts are a little different.

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Russia got richer even as the war in Ukraine raged on last year, while the West shed trillions of dollars of wealth

Tech Insider : Economy, Politics, Economy
St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Russia.
The number of Russian millionaires rose by about 56,000 last year, a new report by UBS indicated.

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The kids I tutor attend schools with $50k tuition and summer in the Hamptons. Their parents still often forget to pay me on time.

Tech Insider
Photo from above of kids and a woman sitting around a table. Their heads are visible but not their faces. The woman is at the head and has dyed blonde hair with dark roots and wears glasses. She is typing on a computer and writing in a notebook with her right hand. To her left is a cell phone resting on a black notebook and behind her computer is a pencil case filled with colored pencils.

A childless descendent of the Hermès founder is planning to leave half his $12 billion fortune to his former gardener and handyman, report says

Tech Insider
Heart Evangelista wears a green shiny crocodile leather Kelly Hermes bag, during a street style fashion photo session, on December 02, 2023 in Manila, Philippines.

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