If I gave you enough money . . .

James · #1 10-12-2001, 02:11 PM

So that you never had to work again: What would you choose to do? Occupation(s)? ITs great test to see if you are heading in the right life direction . . .

SigmaChiCard · #2 10-12-2001, 02:20 PM

I'm up between writing (doing journalism and photography, finishing my novel, writing a scipt), teaching Caluclus in High school, and establishing a new club team that is practically a school for soccer where it's as intense as it is in other countries, or even for example how gymnastics evidently is here)

#3 10-12-2001, 02:25 PM

This is in all seriousness... If you gace me enough money, Id become probably do social work. I work for a non-profit org. (YMCA) as a child care administrator and teaching swim lessons and sometimes i just feel so bad for some of these kids, including the way i see some parents treating them. Id coach swimming too and since im trying to do the law school thing, Id still be a lawyer.

AOPiLaLa · #4 10-12-2001, 02:29 PM

I am right there with UM girl--I would work for a non-profit or some charitable group. Actually, that is what I am trying to do now. While I am a big fan of money(I like to shop to much not to be), I think nothing is more worthwhile than helping someone!

valkyrie · #5 10-12-2001, 02:47 PM

Oooh, this is fun.

I would write novels and open a truly no-kill animal shelter. At the shelter, I would provide humane services and advocacy, including humane education for children, spay/neuter and veterinary assistance, rehabilitation, animal cruelty investigation training, animal legal clinic/representation, etc. In my spare time, I would lobby for better anticruelty laws.

Time permitting, I would teach creative writing to college students and move my whole family (parents included because I don't want to have to fly to see them) to Seattle.

Wow, this sounds absolutely nothing like what I'm doing now.

amycat412 · #6 10-12-2001, 03:25 PM

I'd write. Which I do now, I'd just do it without also having the day job. I'd go back to school and get my Phd and teach creative writing to college students. I'd spend more time volunteering at animal shelters.

And I'd travel a lot. I want to go just about everywhere and I would.

justamom · #7 10-12-2001, 03:27 PM

Let's be clear on this...I will need a LOT of money.

This is my "win the Lotto" dream.

I would open a piano bar/dinner theater/open mic establishment with recording facilities. Of course, I would perform...uh-oh, there go the patrons!

The closest I ever got to this was years of putting groups together and helping them polish their acts for talent shows in grade school and junior high. What a blast!

There MUST be money left over so everyone in my family can be comfortable.

DeltaBetaBaby · #8 10-12-2001, 04:28 PM

I would be a SCUBA instructor on a beach somewhere nice and warm.

KSig RC · #9 10-12-2001, 04:30 PM

I would become the head teaching pro at Augusta National, and live my life around golf and the golf course.

The1calledTKE · #10 10-12-2001, 05:05 PM

I would get my phd in history and teach college.

Jeff OTMG · #11 10-12-2001, 11:30 PM

I would want to be a dive master for SCUBA divers. Right here in Guam would be fine, though Little Cayman would work or some other less populated place. Don't want to own the shop, don't want the trouble of teaching, just guide dives. If there is enough money involved I have secretly always wanted to have my own art gallery.

DGPhoney · #12 10-14-2001, 08:17 PM

Wow, james impressive thread !
Well if you gave me enough money I think I would do a bunch of things, I work now at a childrens museum helping them learn things so I think I would work there for free. And also I would go into politics cause then maybe once we would have an honest politian and get the right things done in the world. I think i would just volunteer everyone, or anywhere that need my time and help.

DGPhoney~

Thrillhouse · #13 10-14-2001, 08:39 PM

I would buy a spot on a bad NBA team and play even though I stunk it up. I mean, with the salary cap nowadays, maybe some cash strapped teams would actually do it. I would be the twelth man on the team and all but it would be worth it.

If not that, I would be a professional person who stands outside of convienince stores all day like jay and silent bob. Of course I would have to be in their union too, in case I was to ever travel anywhere.

DeltaBetaBaby · #14 10-14-2001, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by Jeff OTMG
I would want to be a dive master for SCUBA divers. Right here in Guam would be fine, though Little Cayman would work or some other less populated place. Don't want to own the shop, don't want the trouble of teaching, just guide dives. If there is enough money involved I have secretly always wanted to have my own art gallery.

I went diving this morning, in very cold water with about three feet of visibility. My ankles kill, and I think I have pneumonia. I am going to go back to sissy diving in the Carribean, no more of this Midwest stuff. So if you ever become a divemaster, I would not reccomend doing it in central Illinois.

KSigkid · #15 10-14-2001, 09:07 PM

I would coach baseball for the rest of my life - high school, little league, Pony league, doesn't matter. I'd also try writing freelance columns, and probably try teaching preschool (I do that now, and it's a lot of fun, but nothing I could do for a career. If I had all the money I needed though, I could defintiely do it)