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Money, time + practicality not an issue. What would your business be?

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meditatingwithdolly · 02/04/2025 09:59

Sort of inspired by my other thread, I've fallen into a posho rabbit hole with the most delightful (very wealthy) people who have the loveliest businesses. Sheep meditating classes, making paint pigments from foraged plants, lampshades out of recycled fabric scraps. All of which seems to pay very well and be very fulfilling and all your rich friends support you and it doesn't feel like work because it's so enjoyable and creative.
I'd have several businesses:

First would be some sort of travel company, like a posho rep but my clients would never demand anything or complain and they'd be really interesting so I'd love spending time with them and they would be friends for life and insist I visit them in their homes all over the world.

I'd also have a small holding with nice animals, probably a few shetland ponies and people would pay me just to run it and in return I'd offer free workshops a few times a year teaching people how to make fabric buntings and everyone would bring along nice homemade cake and lemonade and we'd all have a great time together.

In my free time I'd get paid to visit reading rooms (posho libraries, very nice furnishings with naice traybakes and cake and tea) and in return I'd advise them on the interior design and suggest ways to make it more "cosy".

I'd also do a bit of travel writing, which of course would cover the cost of my worldwide travels and give me some spending money, and the write up of the restaurants/coffee shops would be such an enjoyable experience.

All of the above of course will not interfere with my lifestyle/family/hobbies and I'll have a plunge pool in my (stately home) garden that I'll swim in every morning and ride horses and live a very healthy lifestyle that gives me a very lovely dewy complexion.

Please enlighten me with your lovely business ideas.

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TokyoKyoto · 03/04/2025 11:52

MargoLivebetter · 03/04/2025 11:37

@TokyoKyoto oooooooooh, do you know where? I miss clubbing so much, but I absolutely do not want to do it like I did when I was younger.

I don't - did see there's one in London in the summer but I am not a clubber, so I didn't pay too much attention!

TheWayTheLightFalls · 03/04/2025 12:09

I’d train Newfoundlands as therapy dogs. Minimum of five in my house at any one time.

WeeOrcadian · 03/04/2025 16:48

TokyoKyoto · 02/04/2025 16:20

Very lucrative! DH needs something done, NHS waiting list is long, so we looked private. It's a 15-min job but £900 😮

Send him my way, I'll do it for free!!!

Happyinarcon · 04/04/2025 04:32

I have to say there’s some genuinely good ideas in this thread, a few could be legit business ideas

meditatingwithdolly · 04/04/2025 07:39

Happyinarcon · 04/04/2025 04:32

I have to say there’s some genuinely good ideas in this thread, a few could be legit business ideas

Definitely! If only our parents had all been interior designers and had friends that embroidered cushions, that seems to be the gateway to being able to thrive on your passion and be able to make loads of money.

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Outofthebluetoo · 09/10/2025 14:27

I was in a cafe reading this thread , trying not to 😂 .. funniest I’ve ever read .
but here’s my idea - rich people would hire me to forcefully switch off their TVs, seconds before the 10 o’clock News comes on - saving them the deep stress of hearing how bad things are. I’d make their hot chocolate and send them to bed for a good nights sleep while I drink their best bottle of wine, then let myself out.

meditatingwithdolly · 09/10/2025 15:27

I just read that basket making is having a huge comeback if anyone's interested?

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lilacmamacat · 09/10/2025 15:57

meditatingwithdolly · 09/10/2025 15:27

I just read that basket making is having a huge comeback if anyone's interested?

Sounds lovely and folksy, but it's actually bloody hard work and knackers your hands.

Mymanyellow · 09/10/2025 16:06

I could organise peoples book shelves for them.
sort out cupboards, do all their laundry, if it was sunny and I could peg it out.

HorrorFan81 · 09/10/2025 19:06

I would have a book shop next to the sea which hosted various author talks and had a small cafe. It would be next to a super cute one screen cinema which specialised in horror films and hosted a world renowned horror film festival every year which would attract all the big names in horror plus support up and coming horror writers and directors

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