What’s the difference between a $10m, $100m, and $1b lifestyle? Asked this question in Hampton's Slack community since we have people worth $10m - $2b. A few takeaways from the 50 replies: $50k – $100k liquid • The first “I feel rich” for many in 20s. • Bills stop hurting. You breathe. • $1M net worth rarely changes anything. In high-cost cities, it’s just “comfortable professional.” Still very income-dependent. $10M liquid - This is the first real unlock. • Safety net feels permanent • You stop looking at the right side of the menu • Business-class by default, 5 hotels when you want • You can cover friends’ flights to make trips happen • Life doesn’t run you anymore. $20M–$25M liquid: • “I can spend $50k/mo forever and still compound.” • Nicer primary home (or rent ultra-nice; fewer ownership headaches) • Staff for convenience (nanny, cleaners) • Family support start to be normal, not “splurge” $50M liquid • Cash flow is thick and hard to fully redeploy. • 2nd homes, extended travel • Serious privacy planning begins • You’re learning trusts, tax vehicles, and who to not trust $100M: • Life becomes frictionless. • Fly private often (some buy; many rent because ownership is work) • Full household team exec assistants specialists • Family office(s), capital allocation becomes a job • You choose projects; problems get solved without you Past $100M • personal lifestyle doesn’t change much—scale and privacy do. • Land for privacy buffers • Private gyms/courts/spas at home • You’ll never fly commercial unless you want to $1 billion • Money becomes institutional. • You never see a bill • Global properties, fully private travel • Governments, universities, and CEOs court you • It’s legacy season: foundations, endowments, monuments A few real anecdotes from the thread: • A billionaire bought a pro sports team mid-flight on his jet. His right-hand guy became COO. • A friend group dropped $200k–$300k on a yacht week just to get everyone together. • Multiple members set up dual family offices (JPM independent) to manage life investments. The biggest trap everyone warned about: • “Coming into money without accomplishing anything is a curse.” • Lottery-winner energy breaks people. Purpose > purchases. Cash flow > net worth (psychologically). • Even people with $50M–$100M feel “poor” during low-cashflow years. Meaning, even if you have a high net worth -- if your business income goes away even if you don't need it, it feels horrible. Mentally brutal. What actually brings joy at scale: • Buying back time (coaches, chefs, pilots, concierge) • Funding memories (fly the whole crew, pick up every tab) • Being present (one member took a year as a stay-at-home dad - “wouldn’t trade it for anything”) What gets old fast: • More “stuff” to manage • Identity tied to net worth • Chasing bigger dopamine (toys) instead of deeper meaning (health, family, service, community) -- Ok, that's it - that's my ChatGPT summary of all the replies!

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NEWLSETTER OPERATORS: Yesterday, beehiiv and I announced The Newsletter Accelerator to a room of 350 people. EVERY major media company (The Hustle, Axios, NYTimes) is joining. And we want you inside: If you don’t know me, Hi. My name is Nathan May, I run the #1 newsletter growth agency. We quietly went from $0 -> $1M in 10.5 months last year using an invite-only newsletter to build an agency. And added millions of subscribers across The Points Guy, the top AI newsletters, and personal brands like Schwarzenegger. (Many of our clients now profitably spend $100k per month on ads). I also sold a newsletter to The Milk Road and narrowly lost a 7-figure deal to acquire The Neuron in February (story for another time). I've seen a lot. The Newsletter Accelerator is everything I've learned, condensed into 5 weeks. Plus hands-on sessions with 8 and 9-figure newsletter brands. And call @denk_tweets and I insane, but we're making it FREE. You'll learn how to: ✅Go from no newsletter to choosing a category you can dominate ✅Create IV (insanely valuable - shoutout Chenell Basilio for coining this) content that converts subscribers into superfans ✅Scale with paid ads acquire readers organically ✅Close sponsorship deals ✅Launch products/services (IMO, easiest path to $100k/yr) What you'll get: ✅ 5 weeks of hands-on training ✅ Live sessions with 7-9 figure operators, including 1440 ($20M /yr), Workweek ($15M ), and Industry Dive ($100M ) ✅ Step-by-step systems: niche selection → content strategy → growth → monetization ✅ Behind-the-scenes walkthroughs of how we scale newsletters to $100k-400k /month in ad spend ✅ My team's private library of ad templates, sponsor decks, and sales emails You'll join beginners, 6-figure operators, and the largest newsletter/media companies, including: The New York Times (10M subs) Superhuman AI (1M subs) Industry Dive (3M subs) The Pour Over (1M subs) The Hustle (2M subs) 6AM City (1.4M subs) The Gist (1M subs) Forbes (1M subs) 1440 (4.5M subs) Axios (7M subs) others The are 86 spots left (application-based, NOT first-come-first-serve) We made this free to be accessible, you DO NOT need a big newsletter to be accepted. If you're serious about building a newsletter business, this is for you. Applications close June 30th at 5pm EST. 1) Apply below 2) Repost this 3) Comment below 1 thing you'd like to learn/solve during the accelerator

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Announcing the Build with Claude June 2024 contest. We're giving out $30k in Anthropic API credits. All you need to do is build and share an app that uses Claude through the Anthropic API: