A bag of saffron-crocus bulbs ($9.32 for ten) makes for far more accessible opulence: once the purple flowers open (they bloom in the fall, and with proper care will return for many years), delicately remove their tiny, vivid-red stigmas, let them dry, and-very gently, very gently-toss your new unfathomable riches in the air all around you, relishing your tiny harvest of wealth and power.