Jean-Marc Sylvestre, former economic journalist for TF1 and LCI between 1994 and 2010, receives 9,000 euros each month. “It’s legal! This is my retirement!” the former columnist declared bluntly.

Describing himself as “insatiable”, he expressed his desire to be an entrepreneur: “I want to create a business. I already have one, but I would like to start a second,” he explains. ‘If being a millionaire means having a million euros... Then yes, I am a millionaire.’