As most people have noticed from billboards or gambling addictions, the jackpot in tomorrow night’s Powerball drawing is $230 million. Needless to say, that’s a lot of money. Actually, it’s enough money to make someone like me above the law in more than one city.
Which is nice.
Nevertheless, one of our favorite games to play around here is daydream about what we’d do with a ridiculous windfall of cash. Frankly, after walking over to the lawyer’s house for some proper guidance, and then retirement from my day job because I’m not doing this for my health, I don’t think much would change. Really, I mean it.
Oh sure, people say all the time that the money wouldn’t change them and that their lives would be the same with all that cash, but come on… who are they kidding? When one doesn’t have to worry about money or being a rat in the rat race, everything changes.
So what would I do after walking down the street to see the lawyer and retiring? Well, I guess I’d buy a house or two that are for sale a block over. Since I already live in the best neighborhood ever, why be extravagant with townhouses and condos in the big city or estates in the country or whatever? Who needs all those rooms when you can only be in one at a time?
OK. Maybe (maybe) I’ll buy the house next door to my in-laws in Estes Park, but other than that, we’ll leave the big real estate purchases alone.
Otherwise, I’d upgrade my laptop, make sure the kids are set and get something nice for my wife. I’d also stop wearing shoes and shirts (like Iggy Pop) on a regular basis and I’d have the good coffee that I like shipped here often.
Forget a new car because that kind of stuff really doesn’t interest me, instead I’ll get a kick-ass bike so I can prepare for a post-40 career as a masters triathlete… that is if running gets to the point where it wears me down too much.
Oh yeah, I might have a big party… you know, a catered affair with a band, pony rides for the kids and some of that good coffee.
Aside from all of that, I can’t think how anything else would change.