Life can be a struggle for most, but incredibly cruisy for the wealthy minority.
Megaupload man Kim Dotcom lives in New Zealand's most expensive home, formerly the Chrisco mansion (although right at the time of writing he's occupying a bed at Mount Eden Prison remand centre).
He owns a hugecollection of vehicles, yachts, firearms and goodness knows what, as well as holding a number of passports and a fat wad of credit cards. Various life-size animal statues stand in his garden, along with his latest acquisition, a realistic inflatable replica of a Russian T72 tank.
In short, the man is seriously - some may say disgustingly - wealthy. The question arises - how can one person accrue so many possessions and more importantly, how many toys does a man really need to keep him happy?
With my possessions, if I rate myself against Kim Dotcom, Brian Dotco.nz must lead a very ho-hum life indeed. I have one house, one car (wife drives the other); one passport along with the other usual bits and pieces found in most NZ homes, plus my tools of trade, and okay - a few "toys". Like most other males on the middle rung, I'm happy with my lot knowing that wealth is very much a state of mind.
All is not rosy, nor kosher with our mega man Kim Dotcom, who is in deeper treacle than he's ever been in his chequered past.
He's finally met his match, having been delivered the grand slam from the powers that be, both here and in the United States, not to mention his history in his homeland, Germany.
Kim Dotcom appears to have mouse-clicked himself into a corner with nowhere to go. His super slick lawyer denies any wrong-doing by his client, but the man faces the possibility of spending many years behind bars.
The reality may be, rather than being free to enjoy the benefit of his wealth, it is this that could bring Mr Dotcom to his knees. No way would I want to trade my lifestyle with his - although a replica tank would look pretty cool in my garden.
