Stuff you want to own when you're rich

[El_Machinae]

A Space Elevator. And artificial wings I could use to fly around with

 

[Narz]

An aircraft carrier is a good choice. I'd like to build my own lil nation on mine or at least a Narcity.

 

[cybrxkhan]

Hmm. Let's see...

• A decent PC, nothing that expensive but enough to last me for a while
• A mid-sized house, leaning towards the smaller side, with some combination of a Mediterranean and big-glass-windowed modern aesethic
• A harem full of young, nubile concu... no, wait, scratch that, I don't want a headache
• A hard copy of a CD of this particular album of Medieval/pseudo-Medieval music produced by some Japanese musicians about two decades ago
• A small resort cottage in Santorini. Once Greece is in better shape, that is.
• A small resort cottage in Tuscany.
• Some french fries
• Probably one of the cheaper electric cars
• The entire collection of TES games. Except TESO.
• Lots and lots of and lots and lots and lots of city-themed LEGO sets.
• Probably some other miscellany for any potential wife and kids.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Once Greece is in better shape, that is.

Why? It'll be more expensive then.

 

[Lohrenswald]

He's rich, though, so why would that matter?

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

He seems to be the frugal type of rich.

 

[cybrxkhan]

Hmm. That's a good point. I'll buy it when it's cheap but won't actually visit Greece until it is in better shape, how about that.

He seems to be the frugal type of rich.

Frugality runs in my blood, but I am probably the worst offender out of everyone in my family.

 

[Kennigit]

I don't really want any items, but I'd be incredibly wasteful in just buying replacements for stuff.

Laptop a little slower than usual? Eh buy a new one.

Mattress a little less comfortable? Eh buy a new one.

Car getting older? New car!

Though I actually am an old-timer in spirit and like sticking to routine. I know how my phone works (for what I want to use it for), so I don't want to buy a new phone every year. Ideally I would do like-for-like replacements, which might mean I just buy 2 of an item expecting to substitute one in.

Owning junk means I have to maintain it or pay someone else to maintain it. I don't want a huge estate or horses or a boat or a fancy car because then I gotta do work just in owning the dang thing.


edit: I am reminded of a good story I have, of a boss I worked under. Being in the washington DC area, he said [in jest] if he won the lotto/got rich he would just buy clunker cars and ram them into DC traffic and just leave the scene lol.

 

[Gary Childress]

A harem.

(Yeah I know it's sexist but I can't seem to help it.)

 

[Timsup2nothin]

edit: I am reminded of a good story I have, of a boss I worked under. Being in the washington DC area, he said [in jest] if he won the lotto/got rich he would just buy clunker cars and ram them into DC traffic and just leave the scene lol.

Benefits of clunker cars...

When I left Hawaii I shipped my car six weeks ahead so it would be in Long Beach when we got off the plane. I had a second car clunker that we used for going to the beach, so that wet and sandy friends, kids, and gear could be just tossed in without concerns. Drove that around until the last day, then drove it to the airport and left it with the key in the ignition and the signed title pinned to the driver's seat.

 

[cybrxkhan]

A harem.

(Yeah I know it's sexist but I can't seem to help it.)

I think a lot of people of all genders and sexual orientations like to have a harem of attractive sexy people of their preference.

 

[Borachio]

I don't think you're being honest about that.

No. I am. I really "always" have thought owning Brazil would be rather neat. It's something I've frequently mentioned whenever people put forward the idea of being very rich. I like to imagine it puts such ambitions into a perspective that seems beyond the ordinary dreams of avarice. And I like it.

"Always", by the way, because I wasn't born thinking it. Nor do I think it every waking and sleeping moment of every day. I may look pretty silly, but I'm not THAT silly.

 

[Lohrenswald]

Let it go Borachio

 

[The_J]

• A harem.
• An island. Let's take one of these in the caribean, which belong to the Netherlands, because then I have EU benefits, and stuff
• A country. Civ in RL. But maybe without nukes. Let's start modest, I'll take Sealand. Brazil also sounds nice, for the ladies, but too many problems there.
• My own research institute. Can't keep on the whole day procrastinating
• A hyperloop. From here to...er...Amsterdam, or whatever other city I'd like to. The lack of good public transport is right here really a problem IMHO.
• A space station. Earth might get boring at some point.

Guess that's a good beginning.

 

[bhavv]

Forget a harem, I'd rather build a solid concrete soundproof BDSM dungeon.

 

[Kozmos]

An artificial womb.

 

[Formaldehyde]

Politicians and judges. Why should I be any different?

 

[Lohrenswald]

An artificial womb.

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[classical_hero]

A big mansion for all my mistresses.

So you want to go jihadi on us?

 

[Narz]

An artificial womb.

I would like to sign up for your rebirthing seminar!