If I had a million dollars...

[gphi2k]

A million dollars is not THAT much money. I don't think it's enough to destroy a life.
I think a million dollars in 2001 will be able to buy you a bunch of the things you always dreamed of having (cool car, wicked vacation, no more debts) and leave you with enough to get yourself a decent pad. It's just not a life altering amount of money any more, IMHO.

I think people that get insanely rich really fast are only heading for disaster. I agree with you about the effects of insane amounts of money. But for a million dollars...I think it'll just make you a bit more comfy.

Originally posted by pbear19:
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. The 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 <i>anyone</i> to aggree with me! )