While running an afterschool e-journalism club at a local elementary school, the question of the week was…
“If you had a million dollars what would you do?”
This was a hard question to answer. It wasn’t because I didn’t have an answer, but rather it was that $1,000,000.00 is not a lot of money anymore. The economy has changed drastically in the last two decades, and the number of people who have a million dollars has increased. It is more common rather than the exception.
Maybe the question should be…”If you had a billion dollars what would you do?”
Regardless, I will never see a million dollars in my life time unless I win the lotto…highly unlikely cause I never buy a ticket. Yet, this doesn’t stop me from dreaming.
If I did have a million dollars, I would
- look after my family to make sure a trust fund for health care is established
- buy the land adjacent to our property and renovate our house so each child would have their own room, and there would be two bathrooms
- build my sunroom/studio for my space
- establish an education scholarship for a middle income single parent, who is working and wants a career not a job.
- build a library for a First Nations community that would have huge diverse collection of books, videos, CDs in several different languages. It would also have computer terminals and labs for conducting experiential learning and training. This would be hooked into the broadband network, which would be operated and serviced by the community. It would also have a play room for children under five that would be for discovery and story time. Another room would be for youth and young adults, which would be a place of comfort, security, mentoring/coaching, and tailored designed by them.
- invest in sustainable “green” solutions by getting legislation passed for electric or solar powered cars, and to make sure the infrastructure is established to support them in Halifax, NS.
- visit the Louvre Museum for 14 days…my dream.
What would you do if you were given a million dollars?
Stef
Well, I have asked myself this question some time ago, just for fun. And realized, exactly as you said, that this wasn’t that much money anymore…. But if by some unexplained miracle I happened to have such money, I believe it would just be enough to buy a bigger house, and peacefully retire together with my husband
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