I'd hazard a guess that the primary benefit of being wealthy is not making your peaks even higher but rather lifting up your valleys. You can afford to pay people to do most of the more dreary household stuff like groceries, cleaning, clothes, etc; you don't need to insure small stuff anymore; you can afford to go the extra mile on healthcare (more physiotherapy, chiropracty, w/e); for expensive stuff, if needed you can pay full sticker price instead of having to wait out deals. There's probably tonnes more, those are just the things I could think of off the cuff.