History Main / NonIdleRich

* Thanks to being Death's son, and having a privileged position in Death City (Death apparently runs the place, they're clearly rich), Kid could just wait for someone else to make him a [[EmpathicWeapon Death Scythe]] to use. Instead, he decides to make one to his own particular specifications, and joins his father's school simply because it allowed him to help out a group of students in trouble.

* Anderson Cooper, who was born into ''obscene'' wealth and privilege: his mother is Gloria Vanderbilt, making him part of the venerable Vanderbilt clan (i.e. [[BlueBlood the closest thing the US has to nobility]]). He went to school and became a journalist who routinely travels to war-torn and/or disaster-stricken nations to directly speak to those affected. And he seems to genuinely care, too.

** Lady Sybil is this trope incarnate: her papa may have left her millions, but she spends the better part of the day in rubber boots and overalls mucking out dragon cages. This doesn't stop her from preferring that Samuel wear his hated official ducal costume.

** Bruce himself qualifies too. In ''both'' personas.

[[caption-width-right:330:[-For Victoria, galas, [[PrettyInMink furs]], and [[CoolCar limos]] are just to pass the time between assassination jobs.-] ]]

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[[caption-width:180:[-Because a silver spoon can't save lives like a scalpel.-] ]]

** Roarke joins in too, because it lets him spend time with Eve (as well as [[{{Determinator}} forcing her to rest]] when needed), and because it's ''fun''. She usually tells him to [[{{Fiction 500}} go buy a planet]] and stay out of her way. Eventually, she usually finds a use for the "expert consultant, civilian". Even when he's not assisting with cases, he's rarely idle, usually keeping occupied with running all manner of business ventures.

** Eve herself, from the same series, becomes this after marrying [[{{Fiction500}} Roarke]]. She cares absolutely nothing about money, even asking Roarke to take back the fortune he put into her account. [[PolitenessJudo He doesn't, but manages to make it a non-issue]].

** Roarke joins in too, because it lets him spend time with Eve (as well as [[{{Determinator}} forcing her to rest]] when needed), and because it's ''fun''. She usually tells him to [[{{Fiction 500}} go buy a planet]] and stay out of her way. Eventually, she usually finds a use for the "expert consultant, civilian".

* There's this Illinois farmer named Howard Buffett who's devoting his life to [[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204621904574246440378843148.html improving farming techniques in Africa]], in hopes of reversing the famines there. How's he funding this? Charitable donations from his dad - and the world's [[strike:second]] third richest man - Warren Buffett.

* Divya from ''RoyalPains''.
* [[{{Everwood}} Everwood's]] Dr. Brown, whose personal fortune amassed as a world-renowned neurosurgeon is large enough to set up his own private medical practice, free of charge.

* Anderson Cooper, who was born into ''obscene'' wealth and privilege: his mother is Gloria Vanderbilt, making him part of the venerable Vanderbilt clan (i.e. the closest thing the US has to nobility). He went to school and became a journalist who routinely travels to war-torn and/or disaster-stricken nations to directly speak to those affected. And he seems to genuinely care, too.

* Anderson Cooper, who was born into ''obscene'' wealth and privilege (his mom is Gloria Vanderbilt) and became a journalist who routinely travels to war-torn and/or disaster-stricken nations to directly speak to those affected. And he seems to genuinely care, too.

* You forgot his standard pastime, "putting on a suit of armor and kicking ass for justice."