Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

I don't envy rich people, I think being wealthy would be a really big responsibility. No, I don't aspire for riches, I would rather just be able to live comfortably. Money doesn't really make you happy and sometimes it can make you very unhappy. It's said that money is not the root of all evil, rather that the love of money is. I try to just take money for what it is; it can enable you to have a lot of fun, but there are so many other things that make me happier.
I have known a few wealthy people throughout my life though. Back in New Mexico I knew a family that was living very humbly in a small house behind their open air produce market, but the wife's parents passed away and left them a very large house in the Ruidoso Downs area (which is the nice area of town) and an inheritance. They had a big family and they also had adopted children (thats how our families became friends), but what I think is really cool about them is that after they got the house and the money, they lived more or less the same as they always had. I think the only thing that changed is that they wore nicer clothes.
My grandparents both were kids during the Great Depression and their families had very little money, but now they're the retired former owners of a software company and have plenty of money. Although they do allow themselves some luxuries (my grandpa has a new Lexus and they have a condo in FL), my grandpa invests a lot of their money and they are active in charities that benefit special needs and retarded adults.
I can't begin to think of what I would do if I was rich and I don't think it's my place to tell anybody how to spend their money. I can imagine that spending your money on luxury could be more tempting than giving it away, but I think there is a happy medium.