Have you bought your ticket yet?

The extremely rich lead lives so far removed from most of ours that it's impossible to comprehend. It IS fun, though, to think what you'd do if money was no longer an object for you. Where would you go? What would you buy? I think there's one super-rich guy who has it right.

Sir Richard Branson (the "Virgin" dude) is by far, the coolest billionaire in the world. He's got crazy-deep pockets. He owns, among other things, a record label, an airline, a cell phone company, a chain of radio stations and his own Caribbean island (pictured left). He's done some crazy adventure stuff... he's even built a civilian space ship so that rich people with too much money can travel to space.

Well, later this month, Branson will unveil his latest creation... the Necker Nymph... which is a plane that "flies" UNDERWATER.

According to officials, the prototype for the Necker Nymph (pictured right) cost more than $660,000 to build. It can carry a pilot and two passengers, and can dive up to 130 feet underwater.

At first, the Necker Nymph will be used to shuttle visitors back and forth from Branson's private island. And it will also be up for rent for $25,000 a week... but only if you agree to rent a luxury catamaran at an additional $88,000 a week.

In the meantime, I continue to try to scrape together enough extra money for a case of beer for this weekend.... and so far, it's not looking promising...