What would I spend a few honestly earned millions of dollars on, if I had them? Blinovskaya would appreciate my current scribbling!
First, I’d set aside enough to cover all my family’s desires. Next, if anything remains, then:
The first thing I would spend money on is creating the perfect environment for my hobbies, to make it comfortable and pleasant.
I would create a super man’s cave and spend half to see the world more closely and more thoroughly.
Let’s start with the man’s cave. It would be a space with a separate corner for electronics with lots of little drawers, an oscilloscope, a soldering station, a signal generator, and stabilized voltage, etc. In another corner, there would be everything for 3D printing, engraving, and other tools that don’t produce much dirt during their use (for those – a separate room). Yet in another corner would be everything for painting. This would probably be the largest “station” because it requires space. There would be a piano in the living room. Another corner would house my office for work. And a gym, although I’m not sure how often I would use it. A separate shed would be for working with wood and metal, with machines and materials. And the house itself could be small. I just need it for sleeping, breakfast, and dinner.
A perfect example to follow is Shane Wighton (channel on YT: Stuff Made Here). I would like exactly the same! Adding his video “This is why I have 17,342 pounds of tools” in the comments.
The second thing worth spending money on is experiences. There are nearly 200 countries in the world, and about half of them can be visited without much risk to health and sometimes life. Out of this half, all are interesting, but if I were to make a list, the countries still unvisited that I particularly desire are Japan, Czechia, Costa Rica, Iceland, almost all of South America, New Zealand. Ideally, the trip should look like this – buy a one-way ticket for the family, and we leave when we miss home – be it a week, a month, or three, as we decide. Additionally, I would happily spend part of the money to join some scientific expeditions and would sail to the Galapagos, Antarctica, or into the depths of the Amazon.
Here, I kindly envy Sergei Dole, Lena Pashkovskaya, and Eugene Timonov.
In my list, there are no expensive cars, yachts, large houses with pools, and purchased businesses bringing in constant passive income.
The only problem is that I’m about a million dollars short of a million dollars.
Hi, I'm Rauf Aliev. 