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One reason for this is that drama is heightened with such characters. Since they usually don't have to worry about financial problems (except for the BrokeEpisode), they can devote their time to all the LuxuryTropes the writers want to add in, like hosting lavish dinner parties on [[WealthyYachtOwner yachts]], remodeling their {{Big Fancy House}}s, going on extravagant shopping trips and holidays, participating in high-stakes gambling, attending [[UpperClassEquestrian horse ballet]], and other fun activities only the one percent can afford. This isn't necessarily good, however -- the work may be out to portray them as [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense out-of-touch]] and or [[UpperClassTwit stupid]] for the sake of comedy or drama, or as [[RichBitch mean]], ruthless, or {{corrupt|Corporate Executive}} so they can maintain or grow their finances.

* By the time of [[TheMovie the movies]], the ladies of ''Film/SexAndTheCity'' have become this. Carrie is a successful author and is married to a Wall Street executive, Miranda is a lawyer, Samantha owns her thriving PR company, and Charlotte was born from a Connecticut BlueBlood and is married to a lawyer.

* Creator/BretEastonEllis made a specialty of it. His characters are vapid, morally depraved lunatics with name brand clothing, luxury cars and huge mansions. Literature/AmericanPsycho has a Wall Street trader who moonlights as a serial killer. Literature/{{Glamorama}} has a cast of fashion models who are secretly a terrorist cell. Literature/LessThanZero has a ''slightly'' more moral protagonist, but he's compared to a bunch of cocaine dealers who have a twelve year old girl SexSlave ChainedToABed...

* ''Literature/CrazyRichAsians'' trilogy focuses on the lives of Asia's uber rich, with the first book focuses on the lives of the elite in Singapore, and the later books focus on the lives of the even richer elite in China.

* ''Series/Elite2018'': While most of the students at the elite private school of Las Encinas hail from the wealthy and powerful Spanish elite, a few of them, such as [[ScholarshipStudent Samuel, Christian, Nadia]], and [[MockMillionaire Cayetana]], are [[PennyAmongDiamonds not.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'': This animated series is about the lavish lives of the filthy rich teenagers who live in Beverly Hills, who all belong to a very fancy country club called Beverly Hills Teen Club.

* ''Film/MarciX'': The two main characters in the movie are rich, one is the titular character, a spoiled JewishAmericanPrincess, and the other one is a famous rapper. Other wealthy characters also exist, such as Marci's socialite friends and Senator Spinkle.

** ''Series/TheRealHousewives'' is about rich women who either married rich, were born rich, or rich in their own right.

* ''WesternAnimation/BeverlyHillsTeens'': This animated series is about the lavish lives of the filthy rich teenagers who live in Beverly Hills, who all belong in a very fancy country club called Beverly Hills Teen Club.

* ''Series/HouseOfCards'': The main characters, Frank and Claire Underwood, are definitely well-off. Frank is a congressman later turned VPOTUS and eventually POTUS, while Claire, who came from a wealthy background, runs an NGO, later turned second lady, then first lady, and eventually POTUS, replacing her husband. Some of the supporting characters are also from the wealthy and politically-connected background such as billionaire Raymond Tusk, Russian president Viktor Petrov, New York Governor Will Conway, billionaires Bill and Annette Shepherd, etc.

* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': Out of the four main characters, three of them are well-off, with Will, a lawyer and later, law professor, and, Grace, an interior designer, living in a nice apartment in Upper West Side, and also Karen, Grace's assistant, being an extremely rich multi-millionaire socialite.

* ''Series/WillAndGrace'': Out of the four main characters, three of them are well-off, with Will being a lawyer and later, law professor, Grace being an interior designer, and both of them living in a nice apartment in Upper West Side, and, Karen, Grace's assistant, being an extremely rich multi-millionaire socialite.

* ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'': George and his daughter, Tessa, moves to the affluent suburb of Chatswin, where they meet its wealthy residents, including George's dentist best friend, Noah, and his love interest, Dallas, along with her popular, ValleyGirl daughter, Dalia.

** ''Series/TheRealHousewives'' is about rich women.

* ''Film/{{Clueless}}'': The movie revolves around the Bronson Alcott High students who live in the famously affluent Beverly Hills, with two of the main characters, Cher and Dionne, both live in mansion, dress in stylish designer clothes, and love shopping.

* ''Series/Elite2018'': While most of the students at the elite private school of Las Encinas hail from the wealthy and powerful Spanish elite, a few of them, such as [[ScholarshipStudent Samu, Christian, Nadia]], and [[MockMillionaire Cayetana]], are not.

* With a name like ''Series/{{Billions}}'', wealthy characters are certainly expected. The two main characters are rich, with Bobby Axelrod being a hedge fund billionaire, and Chuck Rhoades coming from a very rich OldMoney, with his trust fund being locked on his own command, despite working as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

* ''Series/{{Elite}}'': While most of the students at the elite Las Encinas school hail from the wealthy and powerful Spanish elite, a few of them, such as [[ScholarshipStudent Samu, Christian, Nadia]], and [[MockMillionaire Cayetana]], are not.

* ''Series/FalconCrest'' borrowed the ''Dallas''/''Dynasty'' template, but changed the liquid from oil to wine, and examined the lives of Napa Valley (well, actually [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Tuscany Valley]]) winemaking families.

* ''Film/Clueless'': The movie revolves around the Bronson Alcott High students who live in the famously affluent Beverly Hills, with two of the main characters, Cher and Dionne, both live in mansion, dress in stylish designer clothes, and love shopping.

* With a name like ''Series/{{Billions}}'', wealthy characters are certainly expected. The two main characters are rich, with Bobby Axelrod being a hedge fund billionaire, and Chuck Rhoades coming from a very rich OldMoney, with his trust fund being locked, despite working as U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.

* ''Falcon Crest'' borrowed the ''Dallas''/''Dynasty'' template, but changed the liquid from oil to wine, and examined the lives of Napa Valley (well, actually [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Tuscany Valley]]) winemaking families.

* ''Series/AnotherPeriod'' can be best described farcically as ''Series/DowntownAbbey'' [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'', set around the fictitious Bellacourt family in TheGildedAge. Daughters [[RichInDollarsPoorInSense Lillian and Beatrice]] are only concerned with fame and wealth and actively shun any attempts at women's equality. The cast also includes maids and servants, who are constantly belittled by the Bellacourts and other bluebloods.

* ''Series/GossipGirl'' focuses on wealthy Manhattan prep school students-cum-socialites who weave their way through New York's elite. Sure, they go through relationship drama and college problems like most teens, but do so surrounded by extravagance. Dan and Taylor, who are from Brooklyn, are the poor-''ish'' characters in the cast.

* Implied in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'': the Student Council Duelists are implied to be made up of rich kids. Touga and Nanami are explicitly wealthy and live on an off campus estate, Miki and his twin sister live in an apartment by themselves and are shown to have a large house at home, Juri is a model, and Anthy and Akio have a Sleek High Rise Apartment and are close with the namesakes of the school. The only exceptions are Utena, an orphan, and Saionji, who seems to have a bad relationship with his family and has to ask Wakaba, a fellow student, to let him stay with her while he is expelled. The trope is downplayed in that the wealth of the characters rarely comes into play.

* Due to its focus on politics, this applies to ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''. Most of the major characters are high-ranking lords and ladies of Westeros. With this status comes old estates, intricate costumes, jockeying for power in the DeadlyDecadentCourt, the works. There are some less well-off point of view characters (eg. Davos, Areo), but they tend to serve the nobility and provide insight on their lives. There are also some commoner [=POVs=] (usually one-offs for the prologue and epilogues) and supporting characters (such as those in Jon's and Arya's storylines), but these are the minority.