It had to be a thrill, but $20 million of a thrill?
I’ve had as many fantasies as the next guy about what I would do if I had the money to do whatever I wanted, but this wouldn’t be on the list. I know another person who spends $15,000 an hour flying old Russion MIG’s (to say noting of the costs of getting out to where you can fly the things) … also not on my list. But I will say this much, these guys aren’t letting it stagnate – their money is flowing back into the economy (well, someone’s economy), and helping to keep those wheels turning. It’s better to spend it, no matter how frivilous it may seem to some, than to die with it in the bank, collecting dust.
So what would I do with $20 million to burn? Once I settled into a modest new home, andsaw to my wife’s sustenance should I die, I would invest enough to live off the interest (a tiny fraction of this would suffice with all debts cleared). Then I think I would look for ways to get rid of it. I’d probably set up a coporation to enable me to do freelance work – no sitting on the duff for me. the rest, it would just have to find a home; I just couldn’t imagine living the “high life,” and I don’t suspect it would suit me that well anyway.