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Ian David

(69,059 posts)
50. I'd be happy with a modest home that was fun and comfortable.
Mon Aug 12, 2013, 12:55 PM
Aug 2013

Some luxuries like a master bathroom with a hot tub. A game/rec room. A dedicated dining room. A Hot Chicks Room. Four bedrooms, an office, a solarium, enclosed patio, a castle tower, and a wrap-around porch on the second floor.

I'd also install geothermal heating and cooling, solar panels, and maybe a wind turbine. I'd also have a gray water recycling system. And charging stations for my electric and hybrid-electric cars.

If I was obscenely wealthy, I'd commission the Tesla company to design me an all-electric stretch limo with solar panels on the roof.

And I'd have a comfortable house on my property for my staff, all of whom would be unionized and paid a living wage with benefits under the household's corporation. There would be a chef, a housekeeper, a groundskeeper/gardener, a driver/personal shopper, and an aquaculturist to tend to the koi and tilapia ponds.


http://www.comedycentral.com/video-clips/apcd4d/upright-citizens-brigade-hot-chicks-room


I could never spend that much on a pocketbook Marrah_G Aug 2013 #1
Where do you draw the line? Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #5
An expensive dinner out to me would be 100 bucks Marrah_G Aug 2013 #10
100 bucks could feed a lot of mouths Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #12
Not playing your game. Marrah_G Aug 2013 #15
Of course there is an absolute difference Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #19
It's an exercise in distraction that attempts to hide the real issue Orrex Aug 2013 #31
That's your opinion Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #57
No, it's simple math Orrex Aug 2013 #59
The point? You missed it. Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #64
No, I got it, such as it is. Orrex Aug 2013 #65
Actually, what this amounts to is YOU determining how much is appropriate for others. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #76
Bingo! Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #90
Yeah, but you use your yardstick to beat up the less wealthy person Orrex Aug 2013 #95
Uh, nope. Orrex Aug 2013 #91
Yup, now I'm sure you missed the point. Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #94
Your point isn't what you think it is Orrex Aug 2013 #97
Contradiction is not an argument either Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #99
I agree that your posts become less and less worthy of reply Orrex Aug 2013 #101
I did not say I was "just joking." Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #103
So you weren't serious in your criticism, but you weren't joking, either Orrex Aug 2013 #106
Yawn Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #110
I reply because you haven't understood my replies Orrex Aug 2013 #114
I think these are you problems, not me problems. Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #117
Yes! HangOnKids Aug 2013 #77
Most of the robber barons were also very philanthropic. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #150
I'd like to expand on your comment by pointing out that hedgehog Aug 2013 #115
No, you've got it all wrong Orrex Aug 2013 #119
The sad fact is DonCoquixote Aug 2013 #128
wow.. $100 could go a long way for someone, and you would waste it on 1 dinner? wow.. GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #42
$38k to Oprah is like $38k. Marr Aug 2013 #67
I hate having to explain things Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #92
Yes, I learned about fractions and ratios in the fourth grade-- thanks. Marr Aug 2013 #96
Are you sure? Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #100
What's got you so upset? Marr Aug 2013 #107
Yes, I am the one not making any sense. Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #112
Do you even know what a nominal number is? Marr Aug 2013 #123
Yes, I do know what a nominal number is and we are not talking about those. Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #127
"A bit loosely"? lol, if that pads your ego, ok. Marr Aug 2013 #129
Now you are admiting we're not talking "nominal numbers?" Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #130
Most people don't live in the United States. /nt Marr Aug 2013 #131
This is getting really silly Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #132
I don't use language, um... "loosely". Marr Aug 2013 #133
You win Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #134
Would you take a vacation? gollygee Aug 2013 #66
I'd hire someone to carry my stuff around vankuria Aug 2013 #135
I might start a business with a known designer and Whisp Aug 2013 #155
If I had that money I would use it to hire unemployed union people to fix homes for the homeless.... midnight Aug 2013 #179
It wouldn't be spending 40 grand on a purse quinnox Aug 2013 #2
Re-plumb, wire, roof, level the house, CACH, left-over toward a new car. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #56
I'LL kick it off - hedgehog Aug 2013 #3
The dream that pipi_k Aug 2013 #17
Dreams CAN come true, mine did. ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #47
Just remember... Sotf Aug 2013 #62
Got a link to back that up? Marr Aug 2013 #68
Oh, this has been brought up plenty of times. And there are DU'ers who DO begrudge someone KittyWampus Aug 2013 #80
Really? Grandpa's house? HangOnKids Aug 2013 #83
I'd really need to see some proof of that. Marr Aug 2013 #88
Took my pick... Sotf Aug 2013 #136
Huh. Well, one is enough. I don't agree with that individual, and I would Marr Aug 2013 #138
Cheers... Sotf Aug 2013 #139
These are probably the same folks LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #160
The old some who think meme HangOnKids Aug 2013 #82
My father earned that money ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #104
My dreams don't involve anyone's death. n/t lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #71
I dreamed of a good life ConcernedCanuk Aug 2013 #105
Most who aren't trying to be overtly difficult knew this LordGlenconner Aug 2013 #161
I don't know how much is 'enough' shenmue Aug 2013 #4
If you had no debts, health care wasn't an issue, if you had lottery level money hedgehog Aug 2013 #6
If I had $38k? NuclearDem Aug 2013 #7
+1000 darkangel218 Aug 2013 #151
It probably wouldn't. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2013 #8
It's stupid - it's just rich people giving other rich people money. reformist2 Aug 2013 #9
PR Stunt? dbackjon Aug 2013 #111
She is a celeb with a movie coming out. Anything that gets her name in the papers. reformist2 Aug 2013 #113
But the larger point is, it happens to even high-profile minorities CakeGrrl Aug 2013 #165
I certainly wouldn't spend that kind of money on a handbag Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #11
If I had more money abelenkpe Aug 2013 #13
Any idea what real lottery winners end up doing with their money? hedgehog Aug 2013 #14
The whole show (which did not get greenlit) abelenkpe Aug 2013 #21
Odd-- I saw a series on... Discovery, I believe... that covered exactly that topic. Marr Aug 2013 #89
The Lottery Changed My Life Bay Boy Aug 2013 #93
Wow, that was a slow motion train wreck. Fla_Democrat Aug 2013 #175
The stories can vary a lot abelenkpe Aug 2013 #149
"How much money is enough?" - That completely depends on what your goal is. demwing Aug 2013 #16
I wouldn't change my lifestyle NoOneMan Aug 2013 #18
I'd be able to see my girlfriend an marry her for a start sakabatou Aug 2013 #20
There's a nice 30+ acre plot of land I have my eye on.. opiate69 Aug 2013 #22
Is Oprah is entitled to spend that kind of money as she pleases? MrScorpio Aug 2013 #23
I agree that Oprah has done a lot of good - not only with her money but in how she earned it - hedgehog Aug 2013 #27
One thing that has always bothered me about some of the "good" things Oprah does is . . . markpkessinger Aug 2013 #61
I don't know gollygee Aug 2013 #70
She didn't "earn" it all by herself. That's the problem. NOBODY does. duffyduff Aug 2013 #37
So are you saying that she's not entitled to her personal wealth? MrScorpio Aug 2013 #52
This isn't a fair assessment gollygee Aug 2013 #69
Pay off debt and put the rest in savings. Neoma Aug 2013 #24
My lifestyle would completely change Bunnahabhain Aug 2013 #25
Well, my posts here would change dramatically... Safetykitten Aug 2013 #26
Enough to get out of debt. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #28
if it were for sale for charity, and I had money hollysmom Aug 2013 #29
I don't know that there's ever enough. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #30
I would have: LWolf Aug 2013 #32
So you would be happy with this: hedgehog Aug 2013 #34
I would love the second picture! GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #43
Not me! All I can think of is how much time it would take to clean the hedgehog Aug 2013 #118
Well if I had the money I would just hire someone to clean my house! GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #120
I prefer the first one Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #49
Of course. LWolf Aug 2013 #53
I Would Love A Handicapped Bathroom... grilled onions Aug 2013 #84
prefer the one with the toilet JI7 Aug 2013 #142
I'll be honest and say I'd buy a lot more and nicer stuff taught_me_patience Aug 2013 #33
I fantasize about... Phillyindy Aug 2013 #35
I'd build a more efficient house, not bigger, just better. Bigger tractor and welder maybe. 1-Old-Man Aug 2013 #36
Wouldn't make a dent in our medical debt and student loan debt... hunter Aug 2013 #38
I would take cruises all over the world! Probably buy my own island. GalaxyHunter Aug 2013 #39
I wouldn't blow that kind of money on a purse. noamnety Aug 2013 #40
I would buy nicer stuff laundry_queen Aug 2013 #41
This message was self-deleted by its author Waiting For Everyman Aug 2013 #44
Well.... Tree-Hugger Aug 2013 #45
Not like that... I would never want to live like the top 1%, but I'd surely like to have the money hlthe2b Aug 2013 #46
I certainly wouldn't live the lifestyle of the rich and famous... ohheckyeah Aug 2013 #48
I'd be happy with a modest home that was fun and comfortable. Ian David Aug 2013 #50
Enough for what? nt valerief Aug 2013 #51
I have a great life, and have more than I need, which is relatively little. Zorra Aug 2013 #54
I've lived on that bag for the last three years Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #55
I'd travel a lot BainsBane Aug 2013 #58
I am basically a hermit, not much change except I wouldn't worry about being able to pay bills, Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #60
38k is 10k more than what I make in a year as a case worker. Puzzledtraveller Aug 2013 #63
I would like to have a few mil. I would open up non kill shelters for stray dogs and cats darkangel218 Aug 2013 #72
For some people, no amount is ever adequate. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #73
Do we even know she knew how much this bag cost? gollygee Aug 2013 #74
She tweeted this... Phentex Aug 2013 #143
Thank you for the tweet gollygee Aug 2013 #144
I'm sure that she thought it cost $200 like all the other bags in that store Orrex Aug 2013 #145
They probably have some that cost up to a few thousand even gollygee Aug 2013 #146
Again, though, it's amazing that she managed to hit the bullseye Orrex Aug 2013 #148
I dont buy it. I think her tweet is damage control. darkangel218 Aug 2013 #156
the time line does not work... Phentex Aug 2013 #164
Every business/public person will resort to damage control if needed. nt darkangel218 Aug 2013 #166
I'd quit my job and volunteer my work hours to make things better..... Burma Jones Aug 2013 #75
a cottage by the river elleng Aug 2013 #78
I would replace my car tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #79
I'd surprise all my employees with a new iPad and $10k each gollygee Aug 2013 #81
Not much, probably. Just would have more peace of mind about ability to pay for long-term health MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #85
I could do with more income. I find when you have to often Cleita Aug 2013 #86
I like how people say they will never change. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #87
I have enough Warpy Aug 2013 #98
I don't think it was change my lifestyle that much Drale Aug 2013 #102
That $38K handbag would probably fetch only 50 bucks. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2013 #108
My god. She didn't even buy the purse. B2G Aug 2013 #109
Yes - I am offended that such a purse exists! It's a prime example of conspicuous consumption! hedgehog Aug 2013 #121
If I suddenly fell into huge money (9 figures) I would do this... jmowreader Aug 2013 #116
If I were a multi-millionaire I still would never buy clothing or accessories that cost 38 grand arely staircase Aug 2013 #122
unless the hand bag contains a genie that would grant me three wishes - I cannot see ever spending Douglas Carpenter Aug 2013 #124
This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Aug 2013 #125
My cars would be restored much more quickly and my passport would Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #126
I would buy an electric car, have solar panels installed and maybe a windmill Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2013 #137
I'm not a "thing" person or a status person, over the years when my income has increased Luminous Animal Aug 2013 #140
Ball washer Major Nikon Aug 2013 #141
Besides the money, I just need a Volcanic Island, an underground lair, a bevy of Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #147
$38k for a leather bag while people struggle to get by LittleBlue Aug 2013 #152
A few days ago i heard on the radio that Kim Kardashian and her hubby darkangel218 Aug 2013 #153
I hope I would never be dumb enough to buy something at that price Whisp Aug 2013 #154
Right on!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #157
I'd start out more simple Spirochete Aug 2013 #158
What is the difference between a $38,000 purse and a $500 purse? Taitertots Aug 2013 #159
It wouldn't except I would earn more interest and dividends each month. RB TexLa Aug 2013 #162
If I was rich NoPasaran Aug 2013 #163
lmao!!! darkangel218 Aug 2013 #167
I'd get that fur lined sink that I've been eying up.... n/t kiawah Aug 2013 #168
lol Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #174
Better vacations! Bettie Aug 2013 #169
I'd give more money to charity burnodo Aug 2013 #170
If I had more, I'd give most of it away. Th1onein Aug 2013 #171
+ 1000 darkangel218 Aug 2013 #172
We are so fortunate in that we're financially stable. phylny Aug 2013 #173
That would buy my surgery. That would be enough. glinda Aug 2013 #176
As very wealthy acquaintances of mine once said "It's never enough." Just Saying Aug 2013 #177
I'd Generously Pay Someone to Cook otohara Aug 2013 #178
Oprah's makes 38k before she finishes her frosted flakes or whatever Vinnie From Indy Aug 2013 #180
Skip the handbag and help my community Generic Brad Aug 2013 #181
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