Giordano Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Changing the topic without OP's permission? I see a little revolutionary rising up. I wouldn't move away from California. Granted, I'll probably move in the Hollywood Mountains (Beverly Hills is in it) so I can be close to my, *cough* ideal work... :mrgreen: "The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you never hear it you'll never know what justice is." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted December 28, 2010 Author Share Posted December 28, 2010 Changing the topic without OP's permission? I see a little revolutionary rising up. I wouldn't move away from California. Granted, I'll probably move in the Hollywood Mountains (Beverly Hills is in it) so I can be close to my, *cough* ideal work... :mrgreen: That's fine... Although we need a report function or PM thingy to help keep everything current. I'd want to live in the middle of nowhere, on some huge plot of land so I could do whatever the f--- I wanted to. An island might work as well. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkbullet3 Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Sees: "Man, I could really do with some Taco Bell right about now..." *looks around* "[cabbage]!" ^ Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyKat Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 I would buy a small house in my neighborhood if I were to get a good deal. I will put my boots on. I will pass on down the corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted December 29, 2010 Author Share Posted December 29, 2010 Sees: "Man, I could really do with some Taco Bell right about now..." *looks around* "[cabbage]!" Don't you know that I'd build the taco bell inside my house, in the middle of nowhere? Definitely not a problem. I change the OP to reflect the new OP in the consumerism thread... and if that didn't make sense just read the first post. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 This thread reminds me of the song haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'd buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool under 500k then I would buy a holiday around the world, then save the rest and live on the interest ;-) The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittyKat Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'd buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool under 500k then I would buy a holiday around the world, then save the rest and live on the interest ;-) Would you really want to live in a place where you could buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool for under $500k? I will put my boots on. I will pass on down the corridor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 When it comes to houses, we might need a bigger allowance than just a million. I would probably build my own house (work with an architect to design it, that is) in or near my current location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Spend years gambling with the stock market until I turn that 1 million into 80~ million. Then buy this [bleep]. http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/phoenix_1000.php33. Paint it yellow.4. Life = Complete5. ???6. Capitalize!1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noble_aloof Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 I'd buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool under 500k then I would buy a holiday around the world, then save the rest and live on the interest ;-)you do realize that with (lets say) 500,000 in the bank with today's interest rates you would never be able to live comfortably for the long term. example of 10 years? with 2% interest (10k a year? lol) you would be allotted maybe 57,750 a year on average. depending on where you decide to buy that 4 bedroom house, if you have a partner or have kids, it would burn up very quickly. House or a car are understandable, but if you are fronted that kind of money in modern day America with the intent of living off it, investing or starting a business are the only viable options. My friend's dad's friend Sold his house in long island for 680,000 more than he paid for it (in the '70s I'm guessing). He bought a (<100k) house here and chose not to work and claimed to be "independently wealthy". Two DUIs and a divorce later he went god knows where to pursue a dead end job. if i had 1mil irl i would buy probably a solar power system for the house i live in now.. buy a nice range rover, mercedes, audi, or bmw SUV, and buy a sick new computer and sound system. [size="5"][font="Georgia"][b]Staking:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#FFFF00"][/color][color="#00FF00"] 4+ mil[/color][/font] [font="Georgia"][b]Current Status:[/b][/font][font="Palatino Linotype"][color="#FF0000"][/color][color="#0000FF"] Training defense [/color][/font][/size] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'd buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool under 500k then I would buy a holiday around the world, then save the rest and live on the interest ;-) Would you really want to live in a place where you could buy a 4 bedroom house with a swimming pool for under $500k? QLD, Australia is a beautiful place to live, I'm close to god knows how many surf beaches. You can pick up a beautiful 4 bedroom home from 350-500k easily. :thumbup: you do realize that with (lets say) 500,000 in the bank with today's interest rates you would never be able to live comfortably for the long term. example of 10 years? with 2% interest (10k a year? lol) you would be allotted maybe 57,750 a year on average. depending on where you decide to buy that 4 bedroom house, if you have a partner or have kids, it would burn up very quickly. House or a car are understandable, but if you are fronted that kind of money in modern day America with the intent of living off it, investing or starting a business are the only viable options. My friend's dad's friend Sold his house in long island for 680,000 more than he paid for it (in the '70s I'm guessing). He bought a (<100k) house here and chose not to work and claimed to be "independently wealthy". Two DUIs and a divorce later he went god knows where to pursue a dead end job. if i had 1mil irl i would buy probably a solar power system for the house i live in now.. buy a nice range rover, mercedes, audi, or bmw SUV, and buy a sick new computer and sound system. Umm I get 7% interest on just $25,000 :cool: The more that goes in there, the higher the interest gets. 2% is a joke but that's the US for you :-( Besides, I didn't mean I'd solely live on it. I'm aiming for school psychologist/principal and my partner is a mechanic :) At the moment I'm banking $20 a week in to a high interest savings account for my son's 21st... with a million dollars I could make it a whole lot more. The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 You can pick up a beautiful 4 bedroom home from 350-500k easily. I know it depends on the area, but :o is that USD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGoddessI Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 You can pick up a beautiful 4 bedroom home from 350-500k easily. I know it depends on the area, but :o is that USD? Nope, AUS dollars... then again USD is pretty much equal to AUS dollars these days heh The only people who tell you that you can't do something are those who have already given up on their own dreams so feel the need to discourage yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 You can pick up a beautiful 4 bedroom home from 350-500k easily. I know it depends on the area, but :o is that USD? Nope, AUS dollars... then again USD is pretty much equal to AUS dollars these days hehWhere I live you could definitely get a 4 bedroom with a pool for 500 or less, and I live in a decent area. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 Since the last post describing their dream home appears to be 4 days ago, I'm hereby changing this topic to boats. Mother Effa. http://www.suntrackerboats.com/boat/?boat=3348Party Hut 30... looks pretty darn sweet. Party on my boat. 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 edit: oops, a Google image will have to do Damn flash means I can't link anything :( "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkbullet3 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Oh wow, they have quite the provocative ad. ^ Blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obfuscator Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Do they actually? I have adblock.... EDIT: Oh, yes they do *facepalm* "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dupin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Do mods PM themselves when they break the rules? Anyways, Opti. I sailed these things years ago and it was tons of fun. It might be slower, as I've grown a bit, but still just as light and easily capsized. My family has an old Laser as well, but I've never sailed it as it's in poor condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Umm I get 7% interest on just $25,000 :cool: The more that goes in there, the higher the interest gets. 2% is a joke but that's the US for you :-( Besides, I didn't mean I'd solely live on it. I'm aiming for school psychologist/principal and my partner is a mechanic :) At the moment I'm banking $20 a week in to a high interest savings account for my son's 21st... with a million dollars I could make it a whole lot more. That 2% is actually a demonstration of the reason why so many Americans are so in debt... No financial sense whatsoever. It probably didn't ever occure to him that even over the past few years there are still mutual funds which have held steady growth rates of 10-12% per anum. This is the real reason why the middle class is shrinking. :roll: "He is no fool who gives up that which he can not keep to gain that which he can not lose."--Jim Elliot "You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodical Son at least walked home on his own two feet. But who can duly adore that love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words compelle intrare, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation."--C.S.Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Umm I get 7% interest on just $25,000 :cool: The more that goes in there, the higher the interest gets. 2% is a joke but that's the US for you :-( Besides, I didn't mean I'd solely live on it. I'm aiming for school psychologist/principal and my partner is a mechanic :) At the moment I'm banking $20 a week in to a high interest savings account for my son's 21st... with a million dollars I could make it a whole lot more. That 2% is actually a demonstration of the reason why so many Americans are so in debt... No financial sense whatsoever. It probably didn't ever occure to him that even over the past few years there are still mutual funds which have held steady growth rates of 10-12% per anum. This is the real reason why the middle class is shrinking. :roll: Did it occur to you that this topic isn't about any of that? 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Umm I get 7% interest on just $25,000 :cool: The more that goes in there, the higher the interest gets. 2% is a joke but that's the US for you :-( Besides, I didn't mean I'd solely live on it. I'm aiming for school psychologist/principal and my partner is a mechanic :) At the moment I'm banking $20 a week in to a high interest savings account for my son's 21st... with a million dollars I could make it a whole lot more. That 2% is actually a demonstration of the reason why so many Americans are so in debt... No financial sense whatsoever. It probably didn't ever occure to him that even over the past few years there are still mutual funds which have held steady growth rates of 10-12% per anum. This is the real reason why the middle class is shrinking. :roll: Did it occur to you that this topic isn't about any of that?Did it occur to you that nerds would use a million dollars too? "He is no fool who gives up that which he can not keep to gain that which he can not lose."--Jim Elliot "You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodical Son at least walked home on his own two feet. But who can duly adore that love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words compelle intrare, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation."--C.S.Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sees_all1 Posted January 5, 2011 Author Share Posted January 5, 2011 Umm I get 7% interest on just $25,000 :cool: The more that goes in there, the higher the interest gets. 2% is a joke but that's the US for you :-( Besides, I didn't mean I'd solely live on it. I'm aiming for school psychologist/principal and my partner is a mechanic :) At the moment I'm banking $20 a week in to a high interest savings account for my son's 21st... with a million dollars I could make it a whole lot more. That 2% is actually a demonstration of the reason why so many Americans are so in debt... No financial sense whatsoever. It probably didn't ever occure to him that even over the past few years there are still mutual funds which have held steady growth rates of 10-12% per anum. This is the real reason why the middle class is shrinking. :roll: Did it occur to you that this topic isn't about any of that?Did it occur to you that nerds would use a million dollars too? So, which boat would you buy with your money? Or are you too busy using your theoretical money to make more theoretical money so you can have more theoretical money to theoretically invest, such that you cannot dream or imagine your theoretical filthy rich to spend a bit and treat yourself to a boat, when instead you could become wealthier? How much theoretical money do you need before you buy that boat? A billion dollars? A trillion? You'll never buy a boat because you can never have too much money? That what you telling me?Bleh... 99 dungeoneering achieved, thanks to everyone that celebrated with me! ♪♪ Don't interrupt me as I struggle to complete this thoughtHave some respect for someone more forgetful than yourself ♪♪♪♪ And I'm not doneAnd I won't be till my head falls off ♪♪ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zealot Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 So, which boat would you buy with your money? Or are you too busy using your theoretical money to make more theoretical money so you can have more theoretical money to theoretically invest, such that you cannot dream or imagine your theoretical filthy rich to spend a bit and treat yourself to a boat, when instead you could become wealthier? How much theoretical money do you need before you buy that boat? A billion dollars? A trillion? You'll never buy a boat because you can never have too much money? That what you telling me?Bleh...I'm not buying boats, and I'm also not hoarding money for the sake of hoarding money. Both seem absurd to me. Instead I am making sure that my family is taken care of... saving money to meet unanticipated future needs... spending money to provide clean drinking water to African villages and provide livelyhoods to families in need... saving money to meet those future needs that I can forsee my own family having, such as childrens' educations, retirement, and costs of aging. Basically if I had a million dollars it would just mean a larger percentage going toward the later categories, and a smaller portion going toward the first one. I'd probably take my wife on a cruise to Alaska for a few weeks, but other than that there are more important ways to use the money. "He is no fool who gives up that which he can not keep to gain that which he can not lose."--Jim Elliot "You must picture me alone in that room in Magdalen, night after night, feeling, whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodical Son at least walked home on his own two feet. But who can duly adore that love which will open the high gates to a prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape? The words compelle intrare, compel them to come in, have been so abused by wicked men that we shudder at them; but, properly understood, they plumb the depth of the Divine mercy. The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation."--C.S.Lewis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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