11 Other Ways Mama Lee Could Spend Retirement

You may have heard about Lee Wachtstetter, a.k.a. "Mama Lee." She's the 86-year-old Florida grandma who spent the past seven years living on a luxury cruise ship — for $164,000 a year.

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Mama Lee resides onboard Crystal Cruises' Crystal Serenity, a liner with posh boutiques, a theater, and a spa, among other amenities. To live on the high seas, she pays about $164,000 a year, which includes her single-occupancy stateroom on the seventh deck, meals, entertainment, and tips. Sounds pretty lavish, but think about all the other ways she could be spending that money!

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1. Buy Half of the Atari Landfill Games

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Last April, about 800 Atari video games were dug up in a New Mexico landfill; 100 went up for auction on eBay, generating $37,000.

2. Reserve a 2015 McLaren P13 V8 Sports Series

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Granted at $160,000, this is going to be McLaren's cheapest car yet, but it's still an awesomely fast Formula-One-inspired work of art that comes out this Spring.

3. Pay Chinese President's Salary for 7 Years

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According to China's state-run media, President Xi Jingping recently received a 62% salary raise, bumping him to $22,300 a year.

4. Buy Ebola.com

Chris Hood and Jon Schultz sold Ebola.com to a Russian company, Weed Growth Fund, for $50,000 in cash and 19,192 shares of Cannabis Sativa, Inc. (worth $164,091).

5. Rent a ManServant for 8 Weeks

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San Francisco-based startup ManServants lets you hire hunky men to treat you like a princess for $125 per hour.

6. Snag 2,000 Wu-Tang Clan Bluetooth Speakers

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If you don't feel like saving up for Wu-Tang Clan's single-copy album 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin' (it will reportedly sell for $1 million to $5 million), buy some Wu-Tang Clan Bluetooth speakers at $80 each. It features eight songs from the rap group's upcoming 20th anniversary album, 'A Better Tomorrow,' including a single found only on the speakers.

7. Join Club 33 — with 5 Friends

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It costs $25,000 to become a member of Disneyland's exclusive Club 33, plus another $10,000 a year.

8. Drink Starbucks' Most Expensive Beverage 2,000 Times

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For $83.75, Starbucks loyalty program member William Lewis bought a 160-oz. 101-shot latte with 17 pumps of vanilla syrup, mocha, and matcha powder.

9. Pay Riff Raff to Take 6 of Your Grandchildren to Prom

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Wacky rapper Riff Raff says he'll accompany a high student to prom for $28,000, as long as they are at least 18.

10. 36 Pounds of Beluga Caviar

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Found in the Caspian Sea, Beluga caviar comes from the eggs of the critically endangered Beluga sturgeon, and regularly sells on the market for $3,200 to $4,500/lb.

11. Fly into Space Aboard Virgin Galactic

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Virgin Group founder Richard Branson wants to bring space tourism to the masses, starting with trips aboard Virgin Galactic's SpaceShip Two. Tickets will cost $250,000 each for a two-and-a-half-hour space journey, including time in zero-gravity. So, forget two years on the Serenity, Mama Lee, and upgrade to outer space!