Jeff Bezos' new jet, Monterey Car Week, and Labor Day travel: Lifestyle news roundup

Superyachts are causing a real ruckus in the Mediterranean these days. After a yacht commissioned by Apple founder Steve Jobs crashed into another ship last week, a town on the Mediterranean coast has now had to shut beaches as waste from multi-million-dollar yachts washes up on shore.

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Jeff Bezos’ $200 million private jet collection appears to be growing in size. In July, the Amazon (AMZN) founder reportedly became the owner of a Gulfstream G700 — the latest and most coveted aircraft to hit the private jet market.

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In the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, when people were still hoarding hand sanitizer and stores struggled to stock their shelves, business partners Cam Brookhouse, Martin Tweedie and Lorenzo Spreafico were holed up in a living room, trying to build a gaming platform with whatever they could find on Amazon.

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The Bel Air, California home once owned by “Willy Wonka” star Gene Wilder is on sale for $12.95 million. But if you think that’s the most interesting part of its history, you’re mistaken.

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Elon Musk is foreclosing on the Bel Air home once owned by actor Gene Wilder after selling it to the actor’s nephew at a discount and loaning him money to make the purchase.

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The global super-rich are increasingly investing in precious metals, presenting a unique problem: Where do you store your gold bars?

Enter new, high-security vaults, which are popping up around the world to cater to the growing demand for gold and silver storage.

In Singapore, a six-story vault called The Reserve opened last month and can hold 10,000 tons of silver, which is about a third of the world’s annual supply, according to Bloomberg. It can also hold 500 tons of gold.

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The events that make up Monterey Car Week, feature some of the most expensive, rare, and gorgeous cars known to man. Many of them appear at auction, where they’re offered to the highest bidder. Some Monterey auction cars sold for under $10,000, but the cheapest car on this list sold for $3.36 million.

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The price tag on “wealth” keeps going up.

On average, Americans now believe they need $2.5 million to be considered wealthy, according to a Charles Schwab (SCHW) survey released Wednesday. That’s up from $2.2 million two years ago.

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Another Monterrey Car Week has come and gone, along with the fantastic array of classic vehicles and futuristic concepts strutting their stuff on the golf course green by the sea. Many car enthusiasts dream of attending such a lush event, though few think they’d ever be able to walk away with a new car. Those auctions are for Duesenbergs and Bugattis and things like that, right? Wrong.

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Labor Day Weekend is almost upon us, and AAA says Americans across the country are planning on traveling.

AAA expects domestic travel to rise 9% this Labor Day weekend compared to last year, with many Americans headed to Alaska for a cruise. The good news for travelers, the company says, is that costs are slightly down this year.

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