Well, I know that this is not the popular opinion, but since I'm always very adamant about this stuff I guess I should just go ahead.
I wouldn't want a million dollars. I think maybe half a million tops, but no more. My opinion has always been that large sums of money lead to nothin but trouble with family and friends. If I had a lot of money I'd always be worried that people were only friends with me cause of the money.
I don't know. I know that it sounds goofy, nobody ever seems to understand why I wouldn't want a lot of money. But the thing is, I wouldn't mind a lot of money if I earned it over the years, I just would never want a large sum of money to be suddenly dumped in my lap.
Probably part of this comes from the fact that I knew a family who won a LOT of money with the lottery. They built this absolutely gorgeous house with everything. (Trust me, I've been in it, and it really was a mansion.) Well, a few years later they filed for bankruptcy and their teenage daughter who I had known had committed suicide. There could be a lot of reasons for her suicide, but when I knew her she showed none of the signs.
Anyway, that's just my opinion. (Not that I expect anyone to aggree with me!
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[This message has been edited by pbear19 (edited March 23, 2001).]