I came across a writing prompt recently that wanted me to explain how I'd spend ten million dollars. Easily, I thought. But I got to thinking, how would I actually spend that much money. Yes, I could buy a football team & easily get rid of the whole ten million but I have no desire to own a football team. What would I actually spend that money on if it suddenly landed in my lap? It was harder to create a budget than I expected. Here's what I came up with:
$1,000,000 for a sailboat & all the expenses that go along with a boat
$1,000,000 for a river house
$500,000 for a mountain cabin
$10,000 for yarn
$10,000 for books
$1,000,000 for my own yarn shop. (Owning my own shop has always been a dream.)
$100,000 for furniture for the two houses & yarn shop
$150,000 for clothes & jewelry
$500,000 for furthering my education
$20,000 for camera equipment
$5,000 for a new computer. (I love my MacBook but it's starting to show it's age.)
$5,000 for office equipment/electronics (I could really stand to update every electrical gadget I own.)
$5,000 for business upgrades
$100,000 would go to charity
$50,000 for a new car
$1,000,000 for a European adventure
$800,000 for exploring the USA
$3,000,000 would be invested in hopes of living off the interest
$105,000 for health & well being (stuff like finally getting around to getting new eye glasses & running shoes...)
$640,000 for other "fun" stuff like lunch with the girls, what ever catches my fancy, or if I've budgeted too low on anything else on the list. After all, $10,000 for yarn may not be nearly enough!
So, how would you spend ten million dollars?
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