If You Didn't Have to Make Money...

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If you didn't have to make money, what would you do all day?

The obvious answer is "anything I want" - but I'm looking for more detailed answers.

Many people say that they want to achieve financial freedom, but don't have an idea what they'd do with all that "freedom."

Spelling it out helps you visualize and get closer to attaining your goal.

So, if you sleep 8 hours a day, what would you do with the other 16 hours?
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  • Great question! And one that I think all of us would be happier knowing the answer to. Because when you DO get the freedom, too many people either keep working their tails off not even recognizing they've created a job for themselves - or they ask "is that all there is" Either way, they are not magically happy as they thought they would be.

    There is a point where money is not the point - freedom is. And unless you plan for, learn to enjoy it in small pieces as it comes to you along the way - then you're just working hard. I agree - plan NOW for the freedom you crave. And enjoy it as you go. If you keep "waiting until" you're not learning the most important lesson. What you want it already here - you just can't see it yet.

    Jeanette
  • Well lets see what my list would consist of If i had all the time and money i needed.

    I would first and foremost make sure, that Myself and family was secure in knowing that
    money troubles are a thing of the past.
    Traveling outside of my hometown, to experience different places,cultures.
    I would take better control of my health, So i can enjoy those things.

    I have always wanted to build some sort of community center in my city, so the young
    people can have someplace to go and be productive members of society.

    Of course i would buy all the neccesities, Like new cars, planes, Boats,Fancy clothes.
    oh yeah, and move away from my bothersome EX. :-)
  • I definitely wouldn't stop....I find this whole business-building thing fun and stimulating. I also find it fulfilling to help people make money online...are there people here who are only in it to pay the bills or only in it for the money? Shame on you all...lol!
  • I would go fishing and bike riding all the time!
  • Of course do the things I like.But I would really like to spend most of the time with my
    girlfriend or read some more books.
  • What are the parameters here? There are two reasons you wouldn't have to make money.

    One is that you have all the money you need to do whatever you want. That is, if you wanted a new big screen plasma TV, you can just go out and buy one. If you want to go one vacation, you can do that.

    The other is that you have your base needs taken care of. That means, you have a roof over your head, food on the table, and you don't have to do anything to get it. But, if you want a big screen TV, you're going to have to earn the money somehow.

    I think the answers would be different based on which of those two scenarios are the case.
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    • Dan the Man, lets go with the more exciting approach and say you have all the money you need to do whatever you want.
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    • This is a good distinction, and one that I think about a lot. I always go with the second one, that is all my basic needs are taken care of, and then think about what my day would be.

      the reason is: when you think about suddenly having a million dollars or ten million dollars or whatever, your brain goes into hyperdrive excitement mode, and you can dream up all kinds of things you are going to want to have and to do.

      But one day, that excitement is going to wear off, and you will have grown used to all the money you have, and you will settle back into being who you are right now. And then you are going to ask yourself, "what should I do with the rest of my life".

      I watched a documentary not too long ago that interviewed lottery winners from as far back as the 70's to just the last couple of years. All of them were grateful for the money, but the lonely ones were still lonely, and the unhappy ones were back to being unhappy. Another great documentary is called 'Born Rich' and it is made by a very rich kid who is basically trying to figure out what he should do with his life.

      So I think that if you just concentrate on thinking about your life after your basic needs are met, you get closer to the truth of who you are and what you really want. If you really really want a big screen plasma tv, you are going to get it, and if you really really want to write your novel or see the world, you are going to do that too.

      my two cents.

      btw, for me: writing, exploring, real estate
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  • I would make copywriting infomercials that talk about golf.

    Please, someone shoot me.
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    • Travel, go jet ski in a lake, go help people who can't help themselves, eat great food, try to have an impact in one way or another.
    • I'll definitely spend a lot more time playing guitar with musician friends, and probably form a killer jazz/rock/blues fusion band! Music will probably take 80% of my time.

      I'll visit my mom in her new house that I will have bought her, and watch movies with her and 15 of her closest friends in her home theater!

      I'll also offer my brother, sister, and closest friends the chance to get set up with their own profitable businesses, and use outsourcing so they could all achieve the 4 hour work week lifestyle, but largely for selfish reasons: I want some playmates to enjoy my success with!

      I will spend a lot of time on outdoor adventures with my brother and a couple of our good friends; hiking, kayaking, possibly a bit of rock climbing.

      Then of course, there is travel; lots of it to all kinds of places. I won't pinch pennies, but I also don't want to stay in nothing but fancy hotels; I want to go to little towns and experience life among the locals; not as an aloof tourist, gawking at them from the balcony of his luxury suite.

      I'll definitely spend some time touring places where people need help; finding needs to fill and doing it; much of it will be in providing clean water systems.

      I will absolutely not be one of those people who's lost without having to work!

      On the other hand, some of my time will be spent promoting my businesses, because I still want them to grow, even though I don't need the money.
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  • Travel until I got bored of it and experience everything i could.
  • If money was not a problem, I would Love to travel. My family is spread all over and I don't get to see them often due to the expense of going everywhere. I would also love to go places I have never been. I love backpacking, and if I didn't have to worry about the money, I would go out 2 or 3 times a year for a week or more at least.
  • Enjoy family, wife and kids while surfing in Tahiti, Mentawais, Australia... and some shopping in Paris, Rome and LA.

    Basically, traveling and enjoying life
  • I'd play poker. But then again, I'd still be making money, so...
  • Honestly Ron I'd still be doing this. I love to Market, Sell,
    and grow my business.

    It's just so much fun.

    It's almost like if you asked Michael Jordan what he would
    do if he didn't have to worry about money.

    My guess is he'd still play basketball.

    That's how I feel.

    Daniel
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    • I thought it was baseball and golf. (I knew someone who used to play golf with him when he was it town; very nice man, according to my buddy).

      Still, your point is well taken; he obviously loved the game!

      Man, he was something to watch, wasn't he! I'm not even a basketball fan, but he was poetry in motion; amazing.
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  • Mission work.
  • I would volunteer full time for the American Red Cross.
  • yacht around the world with family helping others who are less fortunate... I never understood that school counselor question, "what would you do if you had a million dolloars", this question is much better. Because if I had a million dollars, I'd just worry about it and try to get more.
  • First I would have called all my facbook friends starting at the top and invited them on dinner, coffee or a night on the town. One at the time. I have spent too much time researching IM and building webistes and backlinks. Time to get social again.

    Second I would get away from the cold weather and travel. Back to Miami, the cruise and maybe a year in Spain, Portugal or Italy. Doing absolutly nothing exept enjoing life (and check stats).

    Third, I would get back here and buy myself six cars and a house close to the sea here in Norway. Think MTV Cribs. Still lots of vacations.
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    • Am I hopeless?

      I would play on the computer all day and find more ways to make more money.

      Doesn't matter that I don't have to make it. I like making it.
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  • I would then get down and read all the books I have stocked on my shelf.

    Then I will travel, if I can afford to go back to my country Kenya and go to Maasai Mara and stay in those posh hotels reserved for the rich from the west.

    I will also read and read more for my children and play with them and watch a movie. I have not watched a movie in along time since I started to try and do IM.

    Oh and then I can learn how to play a guitar and promote my Swahili music that I have recorded and now is rotting.

    Then volunteer in my library, it is a treasure to me, love it.

    Maybe even help someone here who needs step by step do this and why plan on how to make money.
    All that when I make the money now...they are just dreams and I love them.
    All the best to you all, never stop dreaming.
    Grace
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    • I imagine there would be a time where I did little but go fishing, try to work my golf game down to respectability, eat out enough to be on a first-name basis with my favorite places. After awhile, I'd get itchy feet, and my wife and I would be cruising to places we've never been before - looking for the places we'd like to return and spend some quality time. Spending that quality time...

      I'm sure that eventually I'd start to miss being a productive part of the world...

      Time to spin them all together and start that fleet of charter fishing boats and fish camps around the world.
    • Ski bum in the winter - Beach bum in the summer. After I got tired of traveling the world, of course.
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  • I had a good answer, but then Ken Perry beat me to it. Damn him.
  • First thing I would do is take my laptop and smash it into a bajillion pieces! That sucker and me have been attached at the hip for far too long now!! After that I would get out into the woods and do as much hunting and fishing as I possibly could. Then I'd get busy writing that horror novel I have been threatening to write.
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    beaches, travel, fun
  • I would find struggling charities and help them raise money using the internet.

    I would also find ways for them to add more streams of income to help there cause.

    I would help them get the word out more using the internet to get more donations, and also show them ways they can raise money on there own.

    so I basically would teach and help charities raise more money on there own and increase the amount of donations they receive.
  • Oh I can't believe you people! Are Ken and I the only ones honest enough to admit we'd spend more time with booze and chicks? LOL

    I'll say goodbye now, because as soon as my wife sees this thread my computer time will be going bye-bye. I love you honey!
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  • Like Wags, I'm already doing it.

    Most of my days are consumed by playing with my horses.

    I also spend a few hours during the week jamming in my home
    studio... guitars, drums, keyboards. Once in a while a musician
    friend or two will drop by and it turns into an hours long marathon.

    Travel doesn't hold a lot of fascination for me. I've been
    pretty much everywhere I want to go.

    I'm also in the process of promoting what I believe is a great
    network marketing bizopp.

    Of course... I also have to have my time on the Warrior Forum... lol

    Tsnyder
  • Unlimited money?

    Simple. Global dictatorship.
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    • Ron

      I'd keep doing what I'm doing. I have a very low boredom threshold and am not good at just lazing about. Now, if I had unlimited funds, the thought of buying a castle somewhere and being lord of all the lands around me does appeal to me. However, being able to help Dr Mani do more heart surgeries would probably be more rewarding and I'd be funding more of those.
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  • I'd take lessons.

    Flying, sailing, parachuting, windsailing, skiing, surfing, scubadiving, gourmet cooking, puppetry, various crafts, foreign languages, etc.

    In addition to travelling to the countries I haven't visited yet.
  • I'd teach business courses at the College Level.
  • watching t.v
    playing xbox
    with my girlfriend
    sleeping
    traveling
    learning..

    you know.. all that good stuff.. but I do find this business to be very stimulating and fun.. so i don't think i'll ever stop helping people with their problems.. because thats exactly what we are.. we're problem solvers.. I just wouldn't work that hard..
  • Travel around, places i have not seen yet, like Australia.
  • I'd split my time between family fun and volunteering for causes I believe in.
  • I would spend more time helping others in need...but not just by giving them things (which I would do if needed), but rather teaching them how to be successful.
  • I would watch my kids grow and spend more time with my family. I'd also create comic books and picture books (which I could do now, it just takes a lot of time).

    Working on getting their via IM, but until I do it's great to keep the dream alive!
  • Exactly what I do today.

    Treat kids with heart defects. Raise funds to make it possible.
    Spread awareness about the problem.

    Many years ago, I asked and answered the difficult question - and
    aligned all else with the answer.

    Steve Jobs' Stanford commencement lecture was of great help in
    deciding to take a plunge and make that change.

    Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement address (2005)

    Specifically, this bit:

    All success
    Dr.Mani
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  • Singing, dancing, spending time with my boyfriend till he gets enough of me and live a Paris Hilton life style... oh and drinking champagne all day....need to know more?:p

    Oh by the way I'm serious
  • I'd make lots of art photography exhibitions and donate a lot of my money to people who need our help.
    That's the main reason why I want to make a lot of money. To help others that have bigger problems than achieving financial freedom.
    Besides that I love photography ;-)
  • I happen to know of a large company here in my area who have a lot of almost-done stuff which will never get done unless someone else does it. The company honestly has better things to do.

    So I'd like to start a company for the express purpose of finishing that company's unfinished internal projects.
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    • If I did not have to make money, I would make money. When I had
      enough money for me, I'd create the "BobsStuff Foundation" and
      help others.

      I am 66 and in a position where I "could" retire to the couch.
      NOT something I would ever want to do. I would love to work
      until I'm about 95 and then go into semi-retirement.

      I am happiest when I have 8 hours of work to do and a place
      to go to do it. NO, not working for someone else, working for
      myself. I have not worked for a "boss" since 1995.

      No, I am not a workaholic, but can be. I enjoy travel, the
      beach, the mountains, RV camping. One needs to take time to
      smell the roses, but one also needs purpose in their life.
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  • From my "if money were no object", what would I be doing/what would my ideal life be like page in my goals notebook (some of it, anyway)

    Perfect continuing health
    traveling wherever and whenever id like
    daily sauna in my home
    able to live off investments with ease
    no debt
    at least 2 houses, paid for, one each in two different countries/oceanside and mountainside
    Daily walks
    Ride horses often
    learning new things throughout my life/paragliding, some dances, 2 or 3 languages

    And it goes on like that.
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  • Cleaning old folks homes, orphanage, disabled community..
    Donating foods, other basic necessity to them ..
    Organizing parties, activities to enlighten their days..
    Learning meditation, yoga, martial art..
    Travel around the world with family members ...
    Setting up public library, vegetarian restorans around the globe and promote vegetarianism..
    Setting up "green environment" community, cleaning up the junks along the river banks in my neighbourhood, plant trees and flowers..
    Offering scholarship to poor but intelligent student..
    Offering donation to charity bodies ...
  • Travel, lounge around with my boyfriend, spend lots of quality time with my son, volunteer, play the piano more often, go to the gym every day, learn to play tennis, learn to cook, learn a new language, shop, read lots of books.

    I do a lot of these anyway, just not as much as I would like. There just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day.

    Oh yeah... if I didn't have to work, I think I would like to go back to school and get a BA in English or Political Science. Purely to expand my knowledge and grow intellectually.
  • I would buy a run down resort in Tahiti and do it up. I would live there and run the resort myself.

    I would buy horses and keep them there.

    I would become more involved in bringing awareness to child abuse and trying to prevent it.

    I would also learn how to scuba dive.

    I would hike as much as possible.

    I would also continue to mess around online!
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  • Travel... I want to visit all the places any of my ancestors walked. I would visit all the Theme parks and museums I could.

    Read ... I love to read books on business.

    The Beach ... Love relaxing and taking in the sights and smells

    Food ... eating at good restaurants

    Exercise ... getting the perfect body, I would have more time to work on it. This probably conflicts with the previous goal.

    Learning ... languages, etc.

    Shopping ... cars, clothes, etc.

    Children.. a lot of time would be spent helping the kids learn and spending time to play with them
  • Play electric violin all day and record the songs for you guys to listen to!
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    • Making money is why I get up in the morning. It's fun - it drives me. I'd keep doing it even if I didn't have to.
  • This is what I'm creating. Writing my books, and creating more video trainings. From the estate in Sedona or the beach retreat in Kauai.

    (Take a few minutes "being" in the experience to give your subconscious mind the clear instruction on what you're telling it to filter for, and manifest.)

    Warmly,
    Dan
  • I guess there's no right or wrong answer here, and you can't give any specific answer such as "spending time with family" or "enroll golf classes" because you can already do that while having a normal working life.

    Quite frankly, if I had a few millions sitting on my bank account, I dont see my life changing that much at all. I would still visit my parents' for our weekend BBQ, I'd still hang out with my old pals to drink a beer and watch the match, I'd still cook my own lunch, etc... nop, I don't see my life changing that much if I didn't have to work.
  • This is a very good question.

    Personally I'd study and Blog. I know people who would do their leisure activities full time, some people would write and use the money to publish their own work.

    How many Warriors who love this activity would continue to do it anyway?

    John Reese was a self made millionaire before he started many of his IM projects.


    Vassago
  • Great question Ron.
    I guess most of my time would be spent on discovering new countries and meeting interesting people. Some kind of charity related work would surely help us contribute the community. Not just local but worldwide.
    And ... yes, I would teach others how to achieve the same.
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    • I would buy an island in the Mediterranean Sea and populate it
      with 365 most beautiful girls from all over the world. I woud be the
      only man on the island, off course. What would I do with my time?
      Let me think....hmmm...
  • I would snowboard, skateboard, surf, wake board, go on adventure trips with friends, travel all over the world, meet interesting people and just have a blast. If money wasn't an issue I would probably sleep less.
  • I would go to Florida and lay on the beach.

    My friend lives there and always inviting me to come down.
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