The best ways to blow your Christmas bonus
You’ve worked (read: slaved) all year round for the promise of a hearty festive financial feast at the end of it. Whether it’s your first, third or you’re on too many to count, the Christmas bonus is more enticing than the odour that’ll waft from mum’s kitchen on the 25th. There will be plenty of years where you can build up a little nest egg with your salary supplement, but not this year. With a significant amount of cash now burning a hole in your bank account, blowing it all is the only real way to see in 2016.
OVERHALL YOUR WARDRODE
Revitalise your wardrobe and bring it up to the most gentlemanly standards. Tailored suits from Savile Row, shirts from Jermyn Street, shoes from Northampton and a casual wardrobe to match the sartorial excellence. Make the next 12 months your most stylish yet and you’ll be happier and all the more confident for it; not to mention looking damn good.
Classic Charcoal Birdseye Jacket, £595.00 from Gieves & Hawkes
INVEST IN A NEW WATCH
As much a hallmark of a bona fide gentleman than racks and racks of bespoke, now’s the time to go big on a new piece of wristwear that’ll last for generations. There’s a raft of classic models out there you could opt for, from a Cartier Tank to an Omega Seamaster, and anything from Van Cleef & Arpels would add a hefty degree of distinction to your person.
Pierre Arpels Heure d’Ici & Heure d’Ailleurs Watch, £25,800.00 from Van Cleef & Arpels
OR A CLASSIC CAR
Not just destined to become your pride and joy, a classic car can be a fruitful investment further down the road. Of course nothing beats being able to take your new old-school automobile down a country lane at ferocious speeds. You can never go wrong with an E-type Jag and prices range from between just a few thousand to over £1m for the real beauties.
This particular 1974 Series 3 V-12 Roadster is due to cross the auction block on January 28 in Arizona and crucially, has no reserve.
BOYS’ TOYS
A new camera, a drone, new speakers or even a 3D printer. This year’s biggest, most desirable boys’ toys are far more Gentleman-appropriate than a Playstation or the like of yesteryear. Splash out and relive your youth for a little longer, at the top end of a budget, a Makerbot Replicator Z18 printer will set you back just over £5,500 and will provide hours of enjoyment.
THROW AN EPIC PARTY
See the New Year in in grandeur, with an insane party for you and your friends. Whether you keep it intimate and hire the chefs from Nobu, it’ll set you back £12,500 by the way, or go Playboy mansion, Great Gatsby style and hire out an entire castle for the weekend. The 18th-century Château Mimosa in Burgundy will cost up to £16,500 for a week’s stay and would make for a memorable soiree.
See here for more information on hiring Nobu’s chefs see Truly Experiences and the Wow House Company for Château Mimosa.
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