Thank You, Jeeves

February 16, 2009 1:02 PM

I really love reading blogs written by wealthy people. Do you have any to recommend?

This is a sort of silly and super-specific question, but here goes: I love to read blogs written by wealthy people (maybe for the same reason I like to read PG Wodehouse?). It's not all that easy to find them via google, and the link sections on the few rich-people blogs I'm currently reading have proved surprisingly fruitless.

Old money and new money are both fine; families with kids, single people; whatever. Bonus points if the bloggers have an actual household staff.

posted by kate blank to grab bag (30 comments total)

Mark Cuban, new money
posted by geekyguy at 1:06 PM on February 16

Mark Cuban and Mark Shuttleworth come to mind, but the blogs are focused on sports and technology, respectively. They don't sound like exactly what you're looking for.
posted by chrisamiller at 1:08 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

Gotham Gal. She doesn't make a big deal out of it, but you catch on pretty quickly that she has big money.
posted by ThePinkSuperhero at 1:09 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

How wealthy is wealthy?
posted by box at 1:12 PM on February 16

If you're on the fence about suggesting a blog because you think they might not be rich enough for my criteria, go ahead and suggest. The more the merrier!
posted by kate blank at 1:23 PM on February 16

Philip Greenspun
posted by gac at 1:29 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

I really enjoy reading Phil Greenspun's blog. He has a very specific, wry, sometimes offensive sense of humour. He's also the only rich guy I know who writes about his experience of being rich. His essay about early retirement is particularly good reading.
posted by Nelson at 1:31 PM on February 16

Gotham Gal is actually the wife of the person who's blog I was about to link too Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist who invests in dumbass web2.0 stuff.

There are a lot of bloggers out there who are rich and block about their industry or whatever, like Fried Wilson, as opposed to blogging about what it's like to be super-rich.
posted by delmoi at 1:40 PM on February 16

Its not a personal blog but Luxist is about slavering over things that obscenely wealthy people buy; same sugar rush
posted by runincircles at 1:40 PM on February 16

Kanye West has a crazy blog, but you'd better like ALL CAPS.
posted by joelhunt at 1:41 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

Adam Curry's podcast (Yes, that Adam Curry). It's not a blog but, sometimes I wouldn't mind having some of his problems.
posted by chillmost at 1:58 PM on February 16

Park Avenue Peerage for photos of nyc socialites attending fancy-schmancy events.
posted by belau at 2:02 PM on February 16

How about Ree Drummond a.k.a. "The Pioneer Woman?" From what I understand, her husband's family has been ranching for generations, and they seem to be worth a pretty penny. I'd love to have (either of) her house(s), though.
posted by miratime at 2:03 PM on February 16

Melissa Morris - New York City socialite.
posted by gaspode at 2:09 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

Gotham Gal is great, thanks.

Melissa Morris is one that I already read but she's exactly along the lines of what I'm looking for.
posted by kate blank at 2:17 PM on February 16

Gwyneth Paltrow has a lifestyle blog called GOOP. When she wants to lose weight she can hire a trainer who tours with Madonna, when she needs a doctor, she has ones in three different cities.
posted by MsMolly at 2:29 PM on February 16

I don't think he is as rich as he is famous, but David Byrne's blog (of Talking Heads fame) can be very interesting.

Marc Andreessen, Netscape founder and internet entrepreneur, has a very interesting blog, but it has been idle for quite a while.
posted by McGuillicuddy at 2:32 PM on February 16

Dating a Banker Anonymous and Essentially Emily, if Emily Brill puts the archives back up. Also try a google for "socialite blogs" - a few come up but I can't personally endorse any of them.

GOOP is just hysterical.
posted by bunnycup at 2:33 PM on February 16

Jamie Zawinski was at Netscape through their golden years, got rich, cashed up, and bought a nightclub.
posted by rodgerd at 3:07 PM on February 16 [1 favorite]

New York Social Diary
posted by elle.jeezy at 3:10 PM on February 16

English Cut is by a bespoke tailor.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 4:03 PM on February 16

The Top 10 Blogs to Stalk Socialites may lead you to some blogs by socialites.
posted by staggernation at 4:06 PM on February 16

I like Open Choke, a blog by a guy in the Oil and Gas industry, and 2-Speed, a "retired" CEO who is now a bit of a VC and mentor.
posted by SpecialK at 4:25 PM on February 16

young thang marries old geezer
seems to fit your requirements.
posted by stavx at 4:35 PM on February 16

oops
someone already offered up melissa morris.
carry on
posted by stavx at 4:36 PM on February 16

John Carmack had a really cool blog, meant to seem like a .plan He might still have it, haven't been online looking for it in years...
posted by christhelongtimelurker at 4:50 PM on February 16

Hollister Hovey might do it for you.
posted by dpcoffin at 5:52 PM on February 16

(It's pretty clear that Dating a Banker blog is a hoax, just FYI.)
posted by CunningLinguist at 6:23 PM on February 16

The Society & Style Blog at Vanity Fair.

I remember this column being mentioned in an NPR feature a few months back: The Unbearable Dullness of Luxury Goods by Jamie Johnson. Basically a uber-rich white guy complaining to anyone who'll listen. I'd imagine there is more of the same there if you can stomach it.
posted by clearly at 11:07 PM on February 16

Carrie Fisher has started blogging, and I can only imagine she's wealthy enough for your tastes. Her post about a party for which the guestlist included both Mick Jagger and Paris Hilton surely suggests as much.
posted by Robot Johnny at 4:51 PM on February 17