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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whenever silly hypotheticals come up there is no shortage of *third option" answers. Why not say I'll take option 3 where I am paid 10 million a year to oversee a 100 million a year charity where I decide how its spent and I work as much as I need to splitting time between several homes in amazing locations. I mean if youre going to go off on a fantasy tangent, pick what you'd really want, unless that is actually what you'd really want.[/quote]

Haha, good point.

Ideal situation to me is marrying into family money but the family is super chill and kind with no weird dysfunction, spouse still works but because of trust fund can do work he's passionate about, maybe at a nonprofit (but he's not addicted to work and prioritizes family). The family money allows me to write novels full time. We live in a modest but gorgeous and perfectly updated and decorated bungalow in a neighborhood with either fantastic publics or close to great privates with strong academics and good community but not overly intense or stressful. Every year we take at least one super relaxing beach vacation, and one big adventure trip. We don't worry about money. We have two kids and can afford to really invest in their interests, but still have the time and work-life balance to be very present parents. DH and I are both professionally fulfilled on a deep level that will help sustain us when we are empty nesters and keep things balanced in our marriage (no jealousy over one person having the "big job" nor any resentment over being the person at home who gets none of the glory), but always prioritize our family over anything external.

I'm thinking 10 million trust fund, carefully invested and growing, plus college funds for kids so we don't have to worry about that. House either inherited or family provides huge down payment so we could do a 10 or 15 year mortgage and it's not a burden, and then it's paid off well before kids head to college or we're contemplating retirement. I'd probably stay home when kids are babies/toddlers but would want to be working by the time youngest was 3 and we'd have the money for a great nanny so maybe I work through both kids' early years anyway but with a flexible job and plenty of time off so I get to really enjoy those dreamy baby days without the stress of juggling a return to office and breast pumps and all that jazz.[/quote]

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