Fireflies is a recurring series of essays at Dandelion Chandelier written by our youngest contributors. Our Fireflies are sharing how they experience life, and what they love (and don’t). Prepare for sparks and flashes of insight about modern luxuries, large and small. In this edition, Krystal Chong shares her thoughts on why having a lot of expensive stuff is not necessarily the route to living life luxuriously.
What happens when a new product is too luxurious for its own good? JP Morgan Chase found out the hard way with its new Chase Sapphire Reserve Visa card, billed as “the American Express Platinum Card for millennials.” Who knew that a credit card could create a frenzy akin to Karl Lagerfeld’s collection at H&M?
Just like in the legendary cable show, rich people everywhere have an entourage (whether or not they call it that). Keeping up appearances while investing, working, traveling, entertaining, and perhaps raising two or three kids and a dog, requires a great deal of effort – and a squad of highly-skilled assistants.
