I understand when someone wants what's coming to him or her. But a battling rich couple in Connecticut look like idiots in these days when frugality is a must and so many people are just struggling to make ends meet or, worse, have lost their jobs.

Marie Douglas-David, 36, is a Swedish countess and former investment analyst. George David, 66, is former CEO of United Technologies. They married in 2002, and it slid downhill from there. Lots of sordid details about alleged cheating, etc. Time to amputate.

Except the divorce has turned into a nasty public mutilation. He's worth an estimated $329 million. She says she has to have $53,000 a week -- yeah, that's more than most people earn in a year -- to take care of homes in the Hamptons and Sweden. She also needs $1,000 a week for hair and skin treatments because, you know, you don't want to waste money on mediocre hair and skin care. And, of course, like all of us, she needs $2,200 a week for a personal assistant.

I would rather these two babies had settled this amicably. But they've declared war one each other, which means it's in the public courts. Which means we can all shake our heads in disgust. If George has any money left after this, he should skip marriage and stick with SugarDaddie.com for his future liaisons.

[Photos: Associated Press]