Since most of us are slaves to money...

[silverblk mystix]

what would be your prime motivation/goal/driving force if you had millions or billions?

Most of what we do is motivated by money...we go to school for the title/degree/accomplishment,etc...
but really we want that because a higher and/or more prestigious degree= a better income, a better career, etc...

We work and try to climb the ladder because it will lead to a better position, better title,etc...which again...equals a better salary.

Guys work hardest when their hard work pays off by a better life, nicer women, sex,etc...which we have been conditioned to believe that with more money...all those things will be possible.

Gals look for the package when choosing a mate...meaning everyone wants the guy with a better job, better looks...and they want a nice COMFORTABLE life and love,security, etc...we all do...again this is also about money.

So having said all that..if you struck it rich today...what would motivate you if you had ALL the money you would ever need for the rest of your life.

Of course-I am talking specifically...about AFTER..you finished spending, acquiring, investing, splurging $$$,etc...

What would you strive or live for...what would be your motivation...purpose...etc...

Interested to hear your thoughts...

[Viva Las Espuelas]

oppp. We're definitely gonna need this.

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[silverblk mystix]

nobody but me is slaving away at a job?

ok...

[ALVAREZ6]

Spending without having to contemplate alternatives...spending without hesitation, being able to afford whatever I want.

Especially travel, being able to choose where to live, during whichever time periods I desire. This part is probably one of the big reasons that drives my spending response. I want to see and "live" the world.

[baseline bum]

If you're talking about winning a quarter billion in the lottery or something, I'd probably give most of it away after buying a house for family and investing enough to live comfortably (e.g., modest house payment, a reliable jeep or truck every 8-10 years, etc.). Then I'd spend every summer backpacking the entire time though the Sierras, the Beartooths, the Winds, the Cascades, the Northern Rockies, around the Mexican volcanoes, up in Alaska, The Swiss Alps, New Zealand, and so on.

[benefactor]

It would depend on the amount. If it were a few million I'd help a few people close that I know really need it and then set up a really nice youth recreational center.

If it were into the hundred millions...then I would buy a very large plot of land(probably the 99 acres right down the street from my parents house) and set up a private residential treatment center for troubled children/teens. Working in the mental heath field will really open your eyes to just how shitty CPS really is.

[Sec24Row7]

Set myself up to make several purchases within my new means... House etc with less than 10% of the money....

Invest the rest in a diligent, diverse way... The oversight of which would keep me occupied more than a 9-5

[Sec24Row7]

Double

[DisgruntledLionFan#54,927]

I'd fund a ST relationship hot-line.

[silverblk mystix]

Interesting....

I would do a lot of the same things...travel, learn a whole bunch about our world...see it,taste it,etc...

I am still wondering though...would you lose motivation, since practically anything would be affordable and you could have at the snap of a finger?

I'm kinda wondering...what would motivate you...because for most of us...we have no choice...we are motivated to continue striving because we WANT all of those things...I just seem to have a hard time grappling with the idea...that if you ALREADY have all those good things...what's next? Would you still work hard to reach goals, would you still try to educate yourselves, achieve,etc....?

[CosmicCowboy]

party with Charlie Sheen...:lol

[MannyIsGod]

My motivation has never been the money. I wouldn't change what I'm doing now but obviously I'd be able to open up a lot more doors on my own and I would be able to do it far more comfortably. My options wouldn't be limited by money, which would be amazing.

[Jekka]

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[The Gemini Method]

Don't like to dwell on the what-ifs, but I would definitely feel alot easier in my life. I would be able to pay off the childhood home for me mum and go back and get a PhD or something of that sort. I would up my contribution to charities and consider starting my own non profit if I had a heftier amount of money. Already having experiences of loaning money out to people and not getting it back in return, I would be hesitant to give anyone but my immediate family some money. Then, I would definitely be bi-winning with Charlie sheen at the Aria!

[mrsmaalox]

The money is not and has never been my motivation. The money only facilitates my ability to act on my motivation, which is to give my kids a good life and raise them to be caring, responsible adults.

[ALVAREZ6]

cute sig mrsmaalox


too bad it is unrealistic

[JoeChalupa]

money isn't a motivation for me. yeah, it can make life easier but it can also make life hell.

[ALVAREZ6]

money isn't a motivation for me. yeah, it can make life easier but it can also make life hell.

money does not make life hell


whatever makes certain rich people's lives hell, isn't the money

[JoeChalupa]

money does not make life hell


whatever makes certain rich people's lives hell, isn't the money

Well, I've heard many stories about lottery winners who were happier before they got rich and I do believe money can make one's life miserable. Is it the only cause? Probably not but it CAN be a cause. Money can turn people into snobs but then again many would say they were snobs all along but the money just brought it out in them.

[TheSullyMonster]

I wouldn't do a damn thing 'productive' or 'worthwhile'.

Sit at home, learn instruments, play video games, party like a motherfucker*. Have a kickass shop to muck around in. All on some land with a couple horses. Go backpacking/hiking a lot.:hat

*after I get a vasectomy.

[mrsmaalox]

cute sig mrsmaalox


too bad it is unrealistic

In today's society, it is unrealistic; but in the time it was taken (circa 1930-1934) and the purpose for which it was staged, it was very realistic. But thanks, I just use it cuz the backstory is cool :toast

[CosmicCowboy]

nah you'd have to talk to my grandpa about that

72 years old after having money out the ass for so many years, he just gives it away to family at any chance he gets

"money never brought me anything but trouble"

He's probably just disappointed that his grandkid turned out to be such a loser.

[The Reckoning]

:lmao


strippers and cocaine. then id set up a twitter account so i can tweet "winning" every 5 minutes.

[Strike]

My philosophy has always been this: The day I can afford to never work for a living again is the day I never work for a living again.

Though cancer, heart disease or a bitter ex wife will probably kill me before that ever happens.

[Strike]

:lmao


strippers and cocaine. then id set up a twitter account so i can tweet "winning" every 5 minutes.

And this.

But I would figure out how much money I was earning per hour (whether it's invested money, lottery money, whatever) and every hour on the hour I would tweet "just made another ($$$$$$) this hour. Ha. Ha. Ha."

[silverblk mystix]

Good to see that money isn't the primary motivator for some...

but if I am being completely honest...it has always kinda been the carrot-so to speak...

It has taken me many years of work-work-work...to be able to have a chance to have a decent retirement...and I can be pretty happy with just a few simple things...

but...

It kinda gnaws at me that a lot of those years were in pursuit of something-whether it be an education, climbing the job ladder, saving for retirement,investing,etc...

And the rewards along the way like vacations, toys, giving gifts,etc...
seemed to be lightly sprinkled in between all that hard work....

Life certainly isn't fair...but some people NEVER had to spend decades working and building for something-they were basically born with it...such is life.

Appreciate the candid responses....

maybe the guys with answers like-"hookers & blow" really have a legit motivation...

[The Reckoning]

maybe the guys with answers like-"hookers & blow" really have a legit motivation...


so you wouldnt want hookers and blow?

[EricB]

I'd open a no a kill shelter for dogs and cats.

Buy a nice piece of land north west of town near the hill country.



Easy answer.

[silverblk mystix]

so you wouldnt want hookers and blow?

Well, I don't mess with coke...I just kinda like the way it smells...:lol

and hookers...I never felt bold enough to hire one...

but the ones in the Beverly Hills Hotel-polo lounge and the Peninsula Beverly Hills - Club Bar were/are so physically attractive...that it made me question myself...but I still never did and probably never will...just not my thing...

to each his own...

[The Reckoning]

same here, but im sure the money would build enough confidence in me to dig in. :lol

[ALVAREZ6]

In today's society, it is unrealistic; but in the time it was taken (circa 1930-1934) and the purpose for which it was staged, it was very realistic. But thanks, I just use it cuz the backstory is cool :toast

lol I was just teasing

[The Reckoning]

ask 4cc for pointers


nice pun if it was intended

[benefactor]

Megamillions is up to 304 million....:)

[baseline bum]

Since when did snorting cocaine off a dead hooker's ass become the American dream? :lol

[stretch]

OP is a fatshit

[Blake]

it depends on how much I get.

I want to own a sports franchise.

[easjer]

Money to do things I want to do is why I go to work. Definitely.

If I didn't have to work, there would be a lot I'd enjoy doing. Traveling, giving it a go as a writer, possibly work towards a higher degree. I would enjoy the coursework, but right now in a cost-benefit analysis, a Masters isn't worthwhile to me.

Mostly, I would be able to afford a gestational surrogate. That's huge. I know I'd have kids then, which is up in the air at the moment, since we can't afford fertility treatments or adoption right now.

But I work in my job to afford my house and car and the extras we like. Without that motivation, I wouldn't be here. It's not so bad, as it goes, but it's not my life passion or anything. But going into my life passion isn't an option if I want to keep my house/car/extras right now (and frankly, I'm not even sure what my life's passion would be. Used to be helping pregnant women and new mothers, but I don't do so well around them since my son died).

There are a ton of worthwhile activities I would like to get involved in if I could, but haven't time or money to do so now. . .

[Sportcamper]

Does anyone here like going to work? I enjoy working…It is about staying busy not just making money...I am glad that I no longer have to work two jobs…Working only 45 hours per week & having weekends off is like being semi retired…

[symple19]

Would never work ever again. Ever.

I would give NO money to charity, that's for goddamn sure.

After investing much of it, I would buy a tank (probably a T-62), some live ammo, and a large plot in Africa so I could drive it around and shoot stuff.

I would have a harem. I'd keep it relatively small (20-30) and staffed with Asian chicks from poor countries who can't speak English. There'd be a few eunuchs on the payroll to guard and serve them.

I'd have henchman. Preferably uncouth former Spetsnaz/KGB types

I would definitely have a well-mannered British butler who calls me "master"

Finally, for when I'm feeling blue, I'd purchase a helicopter, attach a sign to the back that says, "LOL @ Poor People", and fly over trailer parks and projects all day long.

[easjer]

Does anyone here like going to work? I enjoy working…It is about staying busy not just making money...I am glad that I no longer have to work two jobs…Working only 45 hours per week & having weekends off is like being semi retired…

I've thought about this a lot. After a very long vacation, I think I would have to do something. Simply sitting around for months would be unappealing.

Which is why I'd like to travel and try to improve my writing to the point I could actually write a novel or something. Start a charitable foundation or become a doula or something.

If I won the lottery, I would likely find some sort of part-time work. It would just be because I wanted to do something. The sorts of things I can't pursue now, because I need the money I make in my job.

But I definitely wouldn't continue in my line of work. It doesn't interest me beyond the paycheck, really.

[dimsah]

Hell, I don't think I'd do too many things differently but I'd do it in a different place.
I'd travel more or "some" (I guess is the appropriate word) but I'd buy a place in the mountains, spend a lot more time with family, set up a recording studio, grill, drink beer, play guitar, play quoits, have a big garden, go fishing.

It doesn't take much to make me happy. The money would just provide peace of mind.
Not have to worry about making ends meet and know that if anything happened to me, my family would be taken care of.

[fraga]

If you think money isn't everything...tell that to somebody who doesn't have it...unfortunately...in our modern day society...it's all about the all mighty dollar...

[Sisk]

it depends on how much I get.

I want to own a sports franchise.

This.

Definitely playing the Mega Millions on Friday.

[Sportcamper]

I've thought about this a lot. After a very long vacation, I think I would have to do something. Simply sitting around for months would be unappealing.

Which is why I'd like to travel and try to improve my writing to the point I could actually write a novel or something.

I hope to work in my mid 70's…At which point I would like to start my 2nd career driving the Steam Locomotive at Disneyland…