one million, frivolously

how would i spend a million dollars frivolously? no bills, no loans, no trips to the grocery store. frivolously.

my first thought would be to do nothing. to toss the money into a savings account to be pulled from when i can't get the hours i need at work to cover my rent. but rent isn't frivolous. so that also rules out quitting my job to become a sofa slug, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. :) so ...

i'd buy a dining room set. a good-sized table, chairs, maybe a china cabinet to match. i don't need or really even have room for these items ... so that definitely qualifies the purchase as frivolous.

i'd pimp out my computer set-up. a flat bed scanner, a negative scanner, a wide-format printer, more memory, a larger monitor. a laptop with a battery that works and lets me play facebook games. :)

i'd finish off my collection of fiesta ware.

i'd purchase copious amounts of dvds: all things alan alda and johnny depp. perhaps the entire collection of law & order (original, criminal intent and svu).

i'd travel. while i can't use the money to pay my rent on a regular basis, i can use it to afford to take time off work to travel, right? sure, i can. it's my blog post. :) so i'd travel. greece, patagonia, the east coast during autumn. and i'd pay to take people with me. most of the time, at least. ;) the drive up the west coast would still be a solo trip. but with a million dollars, i'd start at the north end in a fabulous convertible and drive the entire length (even the part i've already driven) with an extended stop in san francisco.

i'd buy a nice stand mixer. and a stick mixer, too.

i'd attempt to put laminate flooring down because if i screwed it up, i could afford to hire someone to re-do it. :)

i'd buy some jewelry tools: a saw, a grinder, a ring mandrel. and then i'd buy a bunch of coins to turn into rings, necklaces and earrings. turning the money into unspendable jewelry definitely counts as frivolous.

i'd buy my dad an old chevy.

i'd throw fabulous parties. and when almost none of my friends from the region show up for the first one, i'd pay for babysitters and chauffeurs for the next one.

i'd buy wiis and mario kart to give to my family and friends for online racing fun.

maybe i'm not thinking big enough. i mean, i'm no where near a million dollars. but maybe that's a good thing. this way i can buy frivolous stuff for a long period of time. and while i'm waiting for the next frivolous opportunity to arise, the money can sit in a savings account and make more money for frivolity. yes, i think that would be better than seeking out a couple of high-priced items to buy, spending all the money at once.
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