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ng_moonmoth) wrote2019-01-16 06:47 pm
ng_moonmoth) wrote2019-01-16 06:47 pm
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Self-Knowledge Question #7: Pennies (lots of 'em) From Heaven
Initial post on what I'm doing here.
7. If you inherited 1 million dollars from an uncle you’ve never heard of before, how would you spend that money? And how would you live your life?
I wouldn't spend it. I'd do the same thing I've done with what I already have, which is invest it prudently so the money those investments generate will last me the rest of my life. This will return the personal (not necessarily the monetary) value of the million dollars many times more than merely spending it on the spot would. As for my life, I might do a few more things I enjoy, due to having more money to spend on them -- but I might not, because my "things I enjoy doing" calendar is pretty full already.
7. If you inherited 1 million dollars from an uncle you’ve never heard of before, how would you spend that money? And how would you live your life?
I wouldn't spend it. I'd do the same thing I've done with what I already have, which is invest it prudently so the money those investments generate will last me the rest of my life. This will return the personal (not necessarily the monetary) value of the million dollars many times more than merely spending it on the spot would. As for my life, I might do a few more things I enjoy, due to having more money to spend on them -- but I might not, because my "things I enjoy doing" calendar is pretty full already.