tim, i think we can think outside the norm, but we love what we do (do what we love?)! so why should we try to find something else just for the sake of proving that we’re different?

A few people (including myself) seem to be saying that they would keep doing what they do now. I wonder if that’s because we’re all doing what we love or because it’s so ingrained that we can’t think of anything else that far outside the norm?

Ohh I would like some new shoes as well and maybe some expensive olives :D

I honestly have no idea what I would do with a million pounds. Some of it would certainly help when the time came to settle down, but as for helping live a fulfilling life, probably not. At the same time I’m loathe to throw that type of spare money at charities because I know a) how much charity money gets wasted and b) how too much money can undermine a charity’s original focus.

And putting it in the bank just gives idiot bankers more money to tie up in complicated non-existent ‘investments’ – no thanks!

Guess this is a question that requires a lot more thought. Interesting one.

I would buy some land in Scotland, design and build a home(or renovate an old interesting property) with a separate art studio and make said home as self-sufficient as possible – green energy and large veg garden.

Set up business of being full-time artist, I would still work part-time doing stuff that benefits people and gets me grounded in the ‘real’ world.

To start with I would book myself and partner a nice long holiday in NZ though

Something like this would do.. not too expensive

http://www.simondale.net/house/index.htm

Then I would spent the rest of my life doing degree after degree after degree and doing expeditions in the summer time..

That wouldn’t cost a lot of money though..

I would invest the rest into a student led charity that got students to fundraise by doing something out of their comfort zone and fun like hitch hiking to Prague or something and giving all the money raised to Charities around the world.