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OfflineLion
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Inheriting a large sum of money
    #8051614 - 02/21/08 12:09 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

In the Pub we're having a discussion about the Indian businessman who is building a $1 billion house in Mumbai, a city with ~10 million people living in substandard housing.

He inherited his billions from his father; he did not earn them.

What do you think you would do if you inherited a huge amount of money? I like to think that I would only keep a portion for myself, and would do a lot of research to figure out the wisest way to invest the rest to help others.

Am I being naive? I mean, having a ton of money might change most of my relationships, and I would have to learn about taxation and investment and things like this...These are the things that make people paranoid and stingy.

So, what do you think you would do? Let's say the sum is $1 billion.


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“Strengthened by contemplation and study,
I will not fear my passions like a coward.
My body I will give to pleasures,
to diversions that I’ve dreamed of,
to the most daring erotic desires,
to the lustful impulses of my blood, without
any fear at all, for whenever I will—
and I will have the will, strengthened
as I’ll be with contemplation and study—
at the crucial moments I’ll recover
my spirit as was before: ascetic.”


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8051633 - 02/21/08 12:14 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I truly think I would spend it wisely, but it wouldn't solve all my problems. The best way would definitely be to invest it, and try to follow the invisible hand concept. Spring up good businesses that are profitable and have benefits to the surrounding society. Then that would grow, the benefits would grow, and the money would grow.

It's only naive if you pretend you don't have a desire for all kinds of whacky material goods. But if you know you don't, then it's probably the truth. Maybe I'M naive, but I truly don't desire anything more than I have. Except for food.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8051644 - 02/21/08 12:16 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Well I would travel around the world with my love. :heartpump:
That's the top thing on the list. And if possible to other planets.

I would also invest a lot in psychedelic research and in education research.
And I would invent a device to destroy ALL the TV frequencies :uptosomething:
There's more but right now I am focusing on kicking someone's sexy ass at chess, so I'll get back to you later. :smirk:


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8051657 - 02/21/08 12:22 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Keep 20% for my own spending desires. The other 80% would go toward my college/graduate school education, bank investments, and a decent portion would go toward stem cell research (assuming it were legal).


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: vigilant_mind]
    #8051665 - 02/21/08 12:27 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Reverse engineer a UFO.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #8051692 - 02/21/08 12:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I would set aside enough money to ensure that I would never work a day again in my life, then I would probably give the rest of the money to someone like the Dalai Lama. I think he would be more qualified to handle large sums of money than me.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: appleorange]
    #8051753 - 02/21/08 12:51 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Hummers and starbucks for everyone, yay.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: backfromthedead]
    #8051798 - 02/21/08 01:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

First I would find ways to invest in something extremely safe for my money. With the interest earned I would buy all the goodies, gadgets, houses and stuff. There would definitely be some humanitarian aid going on.

Not sure exactly what, it would be focused on children and most of the charity work would be done in the US. I'd like to take as many kids under my wing as I could and help them get a good education, find safe places for them if they need it. That kind of thing.

Then I'd find someone with Tesla's brilliant mind and views on how electricity/power sources should be free and give them carte blanche for experimenting on renewable and practical sources of fuel.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: mushbaby]
    #8051955 - 02/21/08 01:47 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I would buy a helicopter and fly around to those places where downtown meets the ghetto and start scattering thousands of dollars at a time so that panic, disorder, mayhem and riots would ensue. children would be trampled by their own greedy parents.
then I would unleash the komodo dragons on them and everyone dies from gangrene.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8052153 - 02/21/08 02:36 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I would probably build self-sustainable eco-villages around the world, and travel to festivals for the rest of my lfe.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: deranger]
    #8052190 - 02/21/08 02:46 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

you would be the ultimate trustafarian


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: SneezingPenis]
    #8053184 - 02/21/08 06:39 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I would stay at home and argue with strangers on the internet over meaningless garbage all day long.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #8053268 - 02/21/08 06:59 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I'd set aside a small portion for living expenses for the rest of my life, buy a modest house in the same neighbourhood I currently live in to share with friends, a large piece of land in the country and a warehouse with a couple of storefronts in the city.

The land and the warehouse would both exist for collective projects. The land-- collective permaculture farm/cohousing village type thing. I'd split the warehouse between various collective community projects - possibly a printing press, an organic/wildcrafted herbal medicine apothecary accessible to low income folks, a diy mental health collective, a bike collective, and the storefronts could be for a radical bookstore and a cafe.

I'd probably also put money into rooftop/community garden projects and getting my personal house and the warehouse off the grid.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8054119 - 02/21/08 09:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

Lion said:
In the Pub we're having a discussion about the Indian businessman who is building a $1 billion house in Mumbai, a city with ~10 million people living in substandard housing.

He inherited his billions from his father; he did not earn them.

What do you think you would do if you inherited a huge amount of money? I like to think that I would only keep a portion for myself, and would do a lot of research to figure out the wisest way to invest the rest to help others.

Am I being naive? I mean, having a ton of money might change most of my relationships, and I would have to learn about taxation and investment and things like this...These are the things that make people paranoid and stingy.

So, what do you think you would do? Let's say the sum is $1 billion.




Fuck of course, there are only so many toys one can use. I would spend lots of money on causes that bring me personal pleasure. (nature conservancy and animal rescue to name a couple) I would also amass a small personal army for the end times.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Icelander]
    #8054437 - 02/21/08 10:25 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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I would also amass a small personal army for the end times.





Rajneesh, you sly dog! You only faked your death. There are some cheap bungalows in Antelope...


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8055254 - 02/22/08 05:28 AM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Buy an island and set up a country.

I'd have factories, a military etc but best of all my own team of scientists to build me jet packs and other crazy gadgets :grin:

Selfish indeed it is.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8056507 - 02/22/08 01:28 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

A billion?

I'd travel for a few years and find some worthy causes.


Quote:

Lion said:

He inherited his billions from his father; he did not earn them.





Mukesh Ambani did inherit a sizable share of a multi-billion dollar group, but he is an industrious business man who has earned billions on his own. He is not the Paris Hilton of India.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: WhiskeyClone]
    #8056523 - 02/22/08 01:32 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

With billions, it's not hard to make billions. Do you know for sure that he's industrious? I don't know enough about him to now whether he's industrious or whether he has a lot of good business people working for him.


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“Strengthened by contemplation and study,
I will not fear my passions like a coward.
My body I will give to pleasures,
to diversions that I’ve dreamed of,
to the most daring erotic desires,
to the lustful impulses of my blood, without
any fear at all, for whenever I will—
and I will have the will, strengthened
as I’ll be with contemplation and study—
at the crucial moments I’ll recover
my spirit as was before: ascetic.”


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8056567 - 02/22/08 01:43 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

He had a lot of initial capital, to be sure.

But you can't say he didn't earn enough to build that shack of his.

I've never met him but FWIW the international business community seems to think he's a gifted earner. Read about him if you are interested.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: WhiskeyClone]
    #8056584 - 02/22/08 01:51 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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But you can't say he didn't earn enough to build that shack of his.

I've never met him but FWIW the international business community seems to think he's a gifted earner.


I just wonder whether they're talking about him, or about the already-existing structure that he manages. I haven't heard of many billionaires failing to increase their earnings, though I'm sure it does happen. I'll read more about him for sure.


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“Strengthened by contemplation and study,
I will not fear my passions like a coward.
My body I will give to pleasures,
to diversions that I’ve dreamed of,
to the most daring erotic desires,
to the lustful impulses of my blood, without
any fear at all, for whenever I will—
and I will have the will, strengthened
as I’ll be with contemplation and study—
at the crucial moments I’ll recover
my spirit as was before: ascetic.”


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Humble lurker]
    #8056666 - 02/22/08 02:14 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

Humble lurker said:

I'd have factories, a military etc but best of all my own team of scientists to build me jet packs and other crazy gadgets :grin:

Selfish indeed it is.




A billion can't even buy a hobby military these days. :frown:

A good bunker and some AAA will be nine figures for sure... airstrip, hangars, radar and some used F-14s will just about tap you out. You'll probably have to fly them yourself.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8056887 - 02/22/08 03:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Build a nice house, buy a couple cars, start a company, then put the rest in the bank and live off the interest.  Fuck everybody else.:thumbup:


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8057040 - 02/22/08 03:35 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I'd probably blow it all in a weekend and show up to work on Monday...


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Huehuecoyotl]
    #8057178 - 02/22/08 04:04 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Would be a helluva party! :birthday: :cheers: :spliff:


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: OrgoneConclusion]
    #8057217 - 02/22/08 04:16 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

It probably would be. At least I'd get a good trip or two out of the deal.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: WhiskeyClone]
    #8058187 - 02/22/08 08:11 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

Quote:

WhiskeyClone said:
Quote:

Humble lurker said:

I'd have factories, a military etc but best of all my own team of scientists to build me jet packs and other crazy gadgets :grin:

Selfish indeed it is.




A billion can't even buy a hobby military these days. :frown:

A good bunker and some AAA will be nine figures for sure... airstrip, hangars, radar and some used F-14s will just about tap you out. You'll probably have to fly them yourself.




I don't think you fully appreciate the value of money.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Scarfmeister]
    #8058215 - 02/22/08 08:18 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

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Scarfmeister said:

I don't think you fully appreciate the value of money.




Why do you say that?


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: WhiskeyClone]
    #8058286 - 02/22/08 08:36 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

It looks like he would have said that about my post. I truly don't appreciate the value of money. I consider it a useful, but imaginary concept of punishment and reward. Ultimately I just want a place to stay dry at night and some good food to eat and I am good. Having money is nice, but I can be happy without it.


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Re: Inheriting a large sum of money [Re: Lion]
    #8058410 - 02/22/08 09:09 PM (15 years, 11 months ago)

I'd probably keep it and use it solely for myself. Selfish? Yes, but no more so than giving it away to make yourself feel good.


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