You can afford anything. What's your indulgence?

[MRaith]

So, this question was posed by a friend as we spent a lazy day by the lake. Here's the rules:

1. This is about you. Assume you have already used your wealth to donate to charity/solve world hunger/etc.
2. Venture beyond stereotypical things. Assume you already have all the typical luxuries of the ultra-wealthy, e.g. private plane, yacht, private island, cleaning crew, butler, private chef, etc.
3. Make it fun. Think "I-only-drink-bottled-water-harvested-from-the-polar-ice-caps" kind of indulgent.

Some fun answers were:
- New socks, everyday, for the rest of my life (she loves the feeling of new socks)
- Fly in the worlds most renowned person to teach me any skill I want to learn (e.g. hiring Chuck Norris to teach you karate or Neil Degrass Tyson to teach you astrophysics)
- A personal dental hygienist for professional cleanings any time (he loved that fresh feeling)

 

[Saint_Ann]

So, this question was posed by a friend as we spent a lazy day by the lake. Here's the rules:

1. This is about you. Assume you have already used your wealth to donate to charity/solve world hunger/etc.
2. Venture beyond stereotypical things. Assume you already have all the typical luxuries of the ultra-wealthy, e.g. private plane, yacht, private island, cleaning crew, butler, private chef, etc.
3. Make it fun. Think "I-only-drink-bottled-water-harvested-from-the-polar-ice-caps" kind of indulgent.

Some fun answers were:
- New socks, everyday, for the rest of my life (she loves the feeling of new socks)
- Fly in the worlds most renowned person to teach me any skill I want to learn (e.g. hiring Chuck Norris to teach you karate or Neil Degrass Tyson to teach you astrophysics)
- A personal dental hygienist for professional cleanings any time (he loved that fresh feeling)

In that case, just give me all of it.

 

[TrailerHitch]

Okay I want a Sloth, Capybara, Kangaroo, and Elephant sanctuary. Not a zoo, but a sanctuary with as close to their wildlife habitat as possible. Eventually to expand to another part for big cats.

 

[ericalauren]

I would add guacamole to my burritos at Chipotle! (For those who don’t know, it currently costs 2.95 to add guacamole to an entree at Chipotle.)

 

[Handeguy]

I'd buy out all the dams plus all the salmon nets and and farm pens in the North Atlantic and re-establish the fish in the river near my home. Nerdy, I know. But it's my money, dammit!

 

[Openmarriageohio]

Lego!! I would have a giant room full of every Lego set I can get my hands on.

 

[JaxRhapsody]

"A house made of candy." -some six year old somewhere.

Buy enough land and build an awesome motorsports park. Road courses for cars and motorcycles, smaller ones for scooters and gokarts, an ¼mile and ⅛mile dragstrip. Maybe something for the offroad bros. Stuff for cyclist.

 

[allclad]

Hookers and blow.

 

[Stockholmblondie]

A room like Scrooge McDuck, to swim in money. But I wonder if the coins are very nice to swim in.

 

[Otis_Ravelli]

A room like Scrooge McDuck, to swim in money. But I wonder if the coins are very nice to swim in.

Agreed, if choose paper bills over coins. Scrooge should really break every bone in his body every time he did that.

 

[morelikeasong]

A giant library full of every book I want, cozy reading nooks, those ladders on wheels, plants, windows… all hidden behind a secret wardrobe door like Narnia.

 

[Otis_Ravelli]

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So you want to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast

 

[morelikeasong]

So you want to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast

I do like chest hair…

 

[EricaLynch]

Full transition

 

[AchtungNight]

I want to become like David Xanatos, only with better ethics. The rest of what he has- the hot wife, the skyscraper, the genius loyal servant, the clan of friendly gargoyles, the robots, the multinational corporation, the super suit similar to Iron Man’s… I’ll get my own version of all that stuff.

 

[neci]

i would travel the world collecting art from living artists, keeping some for myself, but giving most of it away. i would want to find studios and galleries off the beaten path, tucked away in old cities and remote small towns. native art collectives, where the purchase goes straight to the maker. student shows. i would have to have a beautiful gallery filled with natural light to showcase my favorite pieces.

 

[CuriousRick]

I would love to take hunting trips to the west and Canada. Would also spend way to much money on dungeon forge game terrain and miniatures. Oh and hire professionals to paint all my minis! Would also have a private sweet for the Chiefs games

 

[Not Normal]

First a year or so of private coaching, then hitting the high roller poker tournament circuit.

 

[live4thebj]

Having a house with a four car garage.
Owning a sports car SUV and pickup truck and in the forth spot a workout gym.
Wood burning fire place and unlimited amount of wood to burn.
In ground swimming pool heated.
Place in Vermont and all the time in the world to hike mountains.
Time to drive town to town in Vermont and other beautiful areas to hike trails, walk around the small towns, stay at Inns with an old fashion feel to them.
Enough money where my mom has one of my credit cards and doesn’t need to worry about anything.
Staying a week at a time at least 3x’s a year at any island till I visited them all.
Afford a private jet instead of flying with other people.
Never having to ever cook and eat out to any place I like every single day.
Great seats to any event of my choosing.
Having my fiancé meet all the famous musicians that she loves.
Not donate money but buy and build anything for the Beagle foundation. I supported IT for non-profit organizations. Trust me your money is mostly going into their pockets.
Acres of land well fenced for my dogs to run safely around in.
Meeting Britney Spears because my fiancé thinks she is gorgeous and watch them have sex. Hoping I can join.
I’m sure there is more.

 

[RideFl71]

Simple small Camper trailer with space for a motorcycle and a nice SUV or Truck to pull it...off to the races I go!!

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

A personal assistant who organizes everything so I never have to think about it. And a private chef who makes healthy gourmet food for every meal.

 

[RideFl71]

A personal assistant who organizes everything so I never have to think about it. And a private chef who makes healthy gourmet food for every meal.

When do I start?

 

[John Doe]

Y'know, when I was a kid or even just a few years ago I would've gone on and on about fancy stuff like fast cars or a big house or a helicopter that I would "totally learn how to fly" someday but probably just eventually end up hiring someone else to fly me around in instead, but nowadays? I think at least for the first few months I would just enjoy not having to worry about paying for regular things, like rent or gas. Or clothes. Or food. And when the fuck did food get so expensive anyway? And is it just me or is the junk cheaper now than cooking the healthier stuff for yourself? It used to be the other way around. [/old man rant]

 

[patient1]

I think I'd try to restore/upgrade a small town. Turn it into someplace that people want to have lunch, shop, and take pictures, or move to. I have places near tourist attractions or vacation homes or private colleges in mind as models. Lake Geneva, WI, Hammondsport, NY, Wellsboro PA, Mt. Dora, Florida. See that there are trees, front porches, sidewalks and streetlights in the residential areas. There would be park space with a fountain or band stand. Speaking of park space, there would be a skateboard park close to the firehouse or medical center in case somebody got hurt. There would be a free parking garage downtown. A boulevard or a pedestrian mall. The shops and eateries would have housing on the second or third floor that the people who worked there could afford to live in. Some sort of family entertainment, such as a bowling alley, movie theater, indoor swimming pool or ice rink. An ice cream shop. A library, of course.

 

[CuttingEdge]

We recently got a maid, and it has been well worth it.

I am the sort of person who would NEVER ask anybody to do something I would not do myself, and while I will do housework of course, it was just soooooooooooo time consuming! So a maid has been nice so we can concentrate our home life doing other stuff.

As for my next indulgence, I always wanted a Bentley. Nothing extravagant, just a Bentley Continental GT.