The $38,000 hand bag: if you had more money, how would your lifestyle change?

[laundry_queen]

41. I would buy nicer stuff

but that stuff would be handmade and purchased mostly directly from people around the world (thank you etsy!) trying to make a living. If it was unable to be handmade, I would research and purchase from the most ethically sound company. I would probably buy organic foods (I try to now, but organic is more than double the price where I live). I would probably purchase land so I could grow my own food. I would donate excess to the food bank. I'd buy an electric vehicle.

What I wouldn't do: I wouldn't buy expensive useless crap from super rich companies. If your handbag costs more than the average yearly salary of teachers, you are being unethical, IMO. A nice $200 purse sewn by a work-at-home artist is every bit as beautiful, IMO, and far more ethical. My lifestyle would become more centered around making other people's lives better.