"I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique"
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The subtext is particularly Dion: a performer whose career has always been about scale. Her voice goes big; her costumes go bigger; her Las Vegas era helped normalize the idea that pop stardom can be both workmanlike and wildly extravagant. In that cultural lane, spending becomes performance, and “presents” aren’t just objects but proof of survival and self-possession. She’s not asking permission, not angling for sympathy, not pretending to be “just like us.” She’s stating a reality of wealth with a wink, letting the absurdity do the talking.
Context matters: celebrity culture rewards stars who can turn private behavior into a sharable persona. Dion’s line turns consumption into character development. The intent isn’t financial advice; it’s myth-making - the diva as her own patron, her own romance, her own applause.
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| Topic | Wealth |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Dion, Celine. (2026, January 16). I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-often-buy-myself-presents-sometimes-i-will-133949/
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Dion, Celine. "I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-often-buy-myself-presents-sometimes-i-will-133949/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-often-buy-myself-presents-sometimes-i-will-133949/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.






