You are granted two wishes.

[Gingerbread Demon]

OK two wishes one grants you two million dollars on the spot the other grants you a good life, not grand or extravagant but a good life, nice home, partner whatever you want. But like things in life that doesn't guarantee fairytale happiness. Even the longest running marriage or partnership has arguments and hiccups, it's up to you to work through that when and if it happens.

Which would you choose?

Younger me I would have dove in and said "give me the cash" but that seems very transient and temporary.

Older me of today would pick a good life instead I think.

 

[Tosk]

I feel like I've already got a pretty nice life generally, (and also two million doesn't mean I can't still have the life I've got) so gimme that dough.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I feel like I've already got a pretty nice life generally, (and also two million doesn't mean I can't still have the life I've got) so gimme that dough.

I suspect most might opt for the quick cash

 

[Tosk]

Only because your options don't preclude having both. If the money guaranteed my life would be worse than it is now, I'd obviously just stick with what I've got.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Only because your options don't preclude having both. If the money guaranteed my life would be worse than it is now, I'd obviously just stick with what I've got.

Yes, well that's choice. Instant wealth no matter how small doesn't guarantee happiness and the other option might not work out either in the long term.

 

[Tosk]

Yes, well that's choice. Instant wealth no matter how small doesn't guarantee happiness and the other option might not work out either in the long term.

Yeah, but you didn't say anything about when this has to happen. Working within your limits, I take the life I have right now plus two million dollars. There's no downside.

 

[XCV330]

2 million can get you a nice non-extravagant life, a loving partner, and all the rest with extra change. Take the dough.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Yeah, but you didn't say anything about when this has to happen. Working within your limits, I take the life I have right now plus two million dollars. There's no downside.

I thought about it and the post shall be edited...... saying it the way I did sounds too much like a fairytale wish.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

I can't remember the last time I was happy so I'll take the good life. I'm used to not having money.

 

[auntiehill]

I can't remember the last time I was happy so I'll take the good life. I'm used to not having money.

Sorry to hear that, dude. I wouldn't describe myself as a "happy person" but I'm content. I have a house, a decent spouse, a cat, my Mom is still alive and relatively well at 89. Things are OK. Since everything is basically OK for me, the money would certainly make my life better and a lot easier.

 

[fireproof78]

Currently, I have a stressful life because we cannot complete our goals with money that we currently have due to costs. 2 million would allow for that completion and moving towards the good life we already have planned.

 

[FederationHistorian]

I take the good life. But only because I feel like taking the two million is settling.

 

[Malicia]

I would take the money but still be thrifty and live off the interest so it grows rather than being dwindled. Pay off a few mortgages for family and buy a modest smallholding in the country with an economical car. Supercars, Vegas parties and gold chains isn’t my cup of tea no much how much money I have and extravagant spending is a quick way of seeing a $2m fortune disappear.

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I would take the money but still be thrifty and live off the interest so it grows rather than being dwindled. Pay off a few mortgages for family and buy a modest smallholding in the country with an economical car. Supercars, Vegas parties and gold chains isn’t my cup of tea no much how much money I have and extravagant spending is a quick way of seeing a $2m fortune disappear.

That is why a lot of lottery winners suffer regret. The money is usually gone in less then a year

 

[DEWLine]

What I'm afraid of is that I wouldn't be able to use it up wisely, in ways that help others as much as myself. More to the point, I fear not being able to use it up. If you let that kind of money metastasize...

 

[think]

I want the third option... Both!!

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

I want the third option... Both!!

Making smart use of the money could grant you both

 

[Mrs. Silvercrest]

For me it is not a matter of money or a good life.
We don't have a lot of money or the best or biggest house or anything. But when the house is all done after remodel it will be what we want.
No, for me it would not have to be 2 million. Just enough money to get my mom some good teeth. She is on state help and they don't seem to really deal with teeth much. So enough money to do some things for her that she needs, and maybe a short trip somewhere. And for us fix or pay off a few things, help our church out, and a trip. I think we are okay.