A twist on an old question
Every now and then, someone will ask “What would you do if you won the lottery?” or “What would you do if you won a million dollars?”
Well, I’m wondering something a little bit different. What would you do if you received millions of dollars every. single. year? Say 10 million per year?
I think that’s enough to get past the typical responses of paying off the house, traveling, buying presents for friends & relatives, etc. How would your life be different if you could count on an extremely large income every year, without fail?
For me, it’s almost hard to comprehend that amount of money, but I’d work at it. I think I’d probably buy a second house, some land in the Sonoran desert, something frivolous like a race car + a racetrack, and then…settle down to choosing charities for most of the rest. (There’s actually a particular charity that I already have in mind, but I want to wait to write about that particular charity until they have the ability for people to donate online set up.) I also think that with that much money coming in, you’d be able to focus on the things that mattered to you most. For me that would be spending time with family and trying to help others on a person-to-person basis.
What would you do?
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December 10th, 2007 at 7:59 am
If I had millions of dollars, I’d definitely buy a house, a nice car, and then spend money and time on my hobbies. I like to sew/quilt, and there’s simply not enough time in the day to work on all those projects. If I suddenly had all day, I could slow down a bit, and enjoy those hobbies more.
Donating money would be a matter of course. While I have a few in mind, I would seriously have to consider optoins if it ever became a reality.
December 10th, 2007 at 4:42 pm
I would purchase my dream home, a nice car, help my struggling family members and donate alot to my favorite charities.
December 11th, 2007 at 9:46 am
I’d start developing real estate. I have specific ideas about tapping into an ignored market niche.
Actually, I wouldn’t even do that right away. I’d test my market theory first, which I’d be able to do on Second Life for a fraction of what it would cost to test in real life.
December 11th, 2007 at 11:58 am
Good question.
I’d get into research. There are a lot of things that should be researched, but that may or may not be something that can be commercialized.
From basic health and fitness studies into heavy duty medical research. The money would be easy to spend, but if it was going to keep arriving that would be okay.