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[ SECRET POST #6913 ]

⌈ Secret Post #6913 ⌋

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If you weren't mega wealthy but had enough money to live comfortably without working, what do you think you'd be doing?

Probably the same thing (hobbies, MORE sleep, slightly better house) but with one international trip a year.

Volunteering. Probably at a food bank.

I'd move to live in the middle of a forest and paint or write a horrible novel. I HATE living in an apartment building and I'm starting to loathe other people.

Oh god, same. Or at least I'd have a house with enough acres to separate me from others' excess noise.

Mostly the same thing I do now, play video games, read, watch TV. I’d go out to the movies more and maybe I’d travel abroad a bit more often but I really wouldn’t change much, I’d just be able to get up when I want and not because of an alarm for work.

I might still work part time tbh, or volunteer, I like being busy but I would love never stressing about money and being able to change my job on a whim. I would devote much of my time to hiking and to creative hobbies.

Traveling on occasion, maybe move to a new country. Playing lots of music and hoping to connect with others playing music.

Buy a house in a forest/mountainside area with minimal interaction with the outside world, retire early and spend my days in peace rather than worrying over pointless shit.

I'm in this situation (my spouse worked for a tech giant and exercised his stock options; we are not mega wealthy but we have a bit more than when we both had jobs) and I honestly accomplished more things when I was working full-time (wrote more fic, etc.)

I do read a lot more, though, and I'm on top of my chores and go to the gym more often.

Volunteering doing the same thing. I love what I do.

I already live off my pension and my husband works part time to supplement our income. We’re rapidly approaching the point in life where we downsize significantly. When that time comes, we’re moving to a small house on a large lot within an hour of a city that has what we want (shopping and restaurants of course but healthcare is our biggest concern). Days will be spent pretty much as I do now which is a lot of chores, DIY, reading, cooking, gardening, preserving, and exercising. He will spend his time watching YouTube.

My first thought was to go on an international trip. It's one of my dreams that I still couldn't achieve. There are a couple of countries and cultures I would love to see IRL.

Then... I don't know about not working but I would like to do some things that are hard to do without the right background, things like being a home decor influencer or even working with interior design and so on - I was one of those "don't be an artist if you don't wanna starve, no astronaut and archaeologist aren't real professions" kids so I think I would be doing something more outlandish like that, not sure what. There were classes and a career I wanted that was more realistic but there were issues (gender and location most of all) that could have been overcome with more money (moving abroad etc)

Social vulnerability has affected even my enjoyment of non-excess-dopamine hobbies like reading a book or watching a movie so I like to think I would read more books but maybe nah maybe I would have the cool gaming station and actually play games I bought lol

Hopefully... I mean I wouldn't have my knowledge and headspace but if I (current me) won the lottery or something there are things I would like to employ people on instead of trying to do it all alone. From cooking and cleaning which I loathe to therapy and executive dysfunction helpers and just start a company if I could do it without risks. Some stuff I would do for my health from non essential surgeries to a spa. And everything else I guess I could do the same but better: a good language teacher instead of Duolingo, draw on a graphic tablet instead of Bamboo or whatever. It's hard to tell what we would be like if we were... basically not ourselves, because we do the things we can access so maybe there would be a plethora of other things to do that I don't consider. Or maybe I would be so different that I would, like, thrive on botox and fillers and luxury handbags and everything that doesn't interest present me lol

I'd probably do the job I have now except part time. I'd also get to sleep more and could see doctors more easily. Hard to say really.

Yup. This. I'd do what I do, probably fewer hours, and do it volunteer. But I'd still want to do what I do, I'd still want to work.

I'd have a nice little house with land where I could have some rescue/foster animals, I'd donate my time, and I'd travel everywhere.

I'd also be helping out family members financially when I can (when they accept it).

I'd probably stay at my job but have fewer hours. Even if I was rich or there was a UBI, I would still need to work just to have something in my life. I don't want to live radically different, just have a car, repair some things in my house, and be able to travel.

Having enough money to not have to put up with people except when I want to would be the best wealth. Like awhile back I was trying to think of what job theoretically doesn't have clients, customers, patients, OR coworkers or bosses/managers, where you don't have to put up with anybody's shit. And there are very few that fall into that category. Sometimes the coworkers are the worst part of the job. You can be extremely intelligent and highly-educated, and you're still going to have to deal with lazy dipshit coworkers. If I could just stay home and be left alone, that would be amazing.

Travel. Try more jobs and education. I would pretty much like to find a profession I actually like. Go to therapy (expensive shit)

Living alone in a modest but cozy apartment with my cats, a lot healthier and less stressed out from financial worries. My spare time would be spent reading, writing a novel (or not), cooking, watching TV/movies and making plans to travel and visit friends.

SA as above - on second thought yeah, all the people who pointed out how awful apartment living can be changed my mind. I mean, it's not bad if you have a nice landlord and nice neighbors, but you can't really control that. Cottage in the middle of the woods with no neighbors for at least a couple miles sounds good.

Writing fanfics and perpetually trying to find my perfect wardrobe

Stressing out a lot less, maybe still working at my job or something similar but half time, or volunteering, getting mental health shit in order, working on my hobbies with maybe some new ones thrown in. Work on a Master's degree. Have more pets, and foster animals too. See more live theatre. Travel more.

It makes me sad that instead I mostly come home from work and fall over in exhaustion, and that my house is disintegrating around me, and I can't do much about either.

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