What would you try right away if money didn’t matter?

    Hi everyone, I was just thinking about how quickly you say “travel around the world” when asked questions like this, only to end up at a cozy cabin by the lake after all 😄

    For me, it would probably be a longer trip without a set plan—just setting off, staying wherever it’s beautiful, and not worrying about hotel prices or checking my bank balance. Maybe throw in a little cooking class in Italy, too, because you have to find some way to justify luxury. What would you try right away if money really didn’t matter?

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    I wouldn’t book a round-the-world trip right away. Instead, I’d buy myself an entire year of completely free time. A small house somewhere by the sea, a workshop to go with it, and then trying out things I never have the energy for in everyday life: learning to sail, learning to cook properly, maybe picking up an instrument. Money would really just be a means to an end—the real luxury would be not having to constantly watch the clock.

    And if I still had a taste for adventure afterward: a trip lasting several months on the Trans-Siberian Railway or across Japan. Although I do wonder whether “without a fixed plan” really works once you can easily pay for every spontaneous idea. Would you rather maximize safety and comfort, or deliberately do something that takes you well outside your comfort zone?

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    Yes, this “just go without a fixed plan” sounds wonderful in theory—until you realize that even spontaneous ideas somehow need to be booked, driven to, or paid for 😄 A year of free time would probably really be the greater luxury. Then you could also spend three weeks in a place that isn’t on any top-10 list.

    I once had two weeks of vacation and was already amazed at how slowly my mind began to unwind after a few days. With a workshop and a small house by the sea, I’d probably spend far too long tinkering on a ridiculously overpriced wooden shelf at first. But that would be exactly the point: no pressure to achieve a result.

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    I really feel you on the overpriced wooden shelf 😄 I’d probably set up a workshop first too, and then spend months tinkering with something you could have bought for 30 euros. But this “no pressure to produce results” is probably truly the most luxurious part of it.

    And I think after a few weeks by the sea, I wouldn’t want to go that far away anymore. Maybe take day trips, rent a boat, shop at the market, and see in the evening how the cooking experiment turned out. The bank balance wouldn’t matter then, but unfortunately the dishes would still be there.

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    Doing the dishes is apparently the one currency that stays stable even with unlimited money 😄 I think I’d actually get help for exactly those kinds of annoying chores—not because I’d be too fancy for them, but so that my free time really stays free.

    Though my ambition would probably kick in by the time I got to the wooden bookshelf, and I’d end up sanding, measuring, and starting over three times myself. Maybe my idea of luxury in the end wouldn’t be some grand adventure at all, but a house with an ocean view, a workshop, and enough time to get annoyed about crooked shelves.

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