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How would you spend your day tomorrow if you had unlimited funds?

132 replies

lovespaniels · 28/01/2019 23:17

Not an AIBU but figured more trafficWink

I would...
Buy a gorgeous house on the spot for my partner and I (And our pup).
Furnish it with the most luxurious and comfortable things.
Book in on an emergency spa day (massage, facial, brows, nails- the works!)
Buy my dream car & one for my partner.
Book a holiday for this summer in the Maldives THEN an American road trip.
Finish it off in a gorgeous restaurant for a date night.

Sounds like I'd be busy tomorrow...Wink

But seriously, my boyfriend and I are currently flat/house hunting for a larger place and all the ones in our budget are shitholes or don't allow dogs.
It's nice to fantasise about being able to afford the perfect home.Blush

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1shotcappuccino · 29/01/2019 09:54

I would take Ds to London to see the sights and pay a guide to help us

Nottobesoldseparately · 29/01/2019 10:07

I'd go out for the day, with my husband and dog, probably the dales...and treat us to lunch out, rather than a homemade sandwich.
And actually buy stuff in the lovely shops you always find but can never justify the cost.
Then come home with a tired out dog, have a nice hot bath then get a taxi to a nice local restaurant, and order something not on the special set menu offer and order a bottle or two of wine.

(If funds were unlimited, I would already have the house and cars etc Wink)

HeyArthur · 29/01/2019 12:42

I would hire a private tutor to teach my SEN dd at home and get her at least past her GCSE's because school is failing so badly and even though she has an ECHP I don't think anyone is going to be able to get her to go back to school...me included Sad

Tartsamazeballs · 29/01/2019 12:42

Hire a nanny and go for a nap.

My newborn sleeps well but my toddler is a dick at night 😂 Im exhausted!

scaryteacher · 29/01/2019 12:48

Vienna for cake and a mornings shopping, then Copenhagen for dinner and a trip to the needlework shop. Alternatively, Antwerp for some diamonds...

In reality, I'd pay off the mortgage, see an accountant to set up a trust to buy a house for stb ex sil, buy dh the car of his choice, sort ds out, have a really good lunch and buy the cats a chicken each for dinner.

Santaclarita · 29/01/2019 13:01

Wow some people on here clearly have miserable lives. Can't even take part in a game without trying to make others feel bad. Hmm

I would buy a house, buy a lorry for my horse, pay off my parents debt, pay off my debt, pay for a holiday for me and my partner, and buy lots of stuff for my new house. Busy day. 😁

Peppainblanket · 29/01/2019 14:08

Buy a house. Pay DM's mortgage off and pay for DMIL to buy her house. Learn to drive and buy a car. Put money in savings for DC. Start mat leave early and have a pregnancy massage and some naps. Start a retirement fund and give some to DH's siblings.

MrsEricBana · 29/01/2019 17:50

Hand in dh's notice at work with immediate effect and spend the whole day with him (and leave his phone at home)

Neverender · 29/01/2019 17:58

I'd transfer my best mate a shit tonne of cash, go to work, book a load of time off, come home, find and buy my perfect house and then take my Mum, DH and DD out for an amazing early dinner.

midsomermurderess · 29/01/2019 18:14

Leave my job. Now.

WhoWants2Know · 29/01/2019 18:16

I'd pay off debt and then pay my rent up front for the rest of the year, and then sort out all my Christmas shopping.

HavelockVetinari · 29/01/2019 18:17

Curled up in bed at Claridges, I've got tonsillitis and am feeling miserable! Instead I'm stuck in a crappy Travelodge and will be in back to back meetings all day before catching a packed train up North home to my baby boy whose bedtime I'll miss Sad

#PityParty Grin

DiaryofWimpyMumm · 29/01/2019 18:18

I would buy a house, give my brothers and parents some money so they didn't have that worry. I don't have a passport but I would like to go to the Caribbean so would sort out my passport and book it.

I'd buy some new bedcovers. I love new clean bedclothes

golddustwomen · 29/01/2019 18:25

Buy my dream house down the road that I keep looking at on right move!!
Book a holiday
Pay off debts
Pay off my parents debts
Buy my brother a house so he doesn't have to rent anymore
Have lipo 🙈

Zoolatry · 29/01/2019 18:25

Arranging for repairs to buildings in crisis and ongoing maintenance

MinisterforCheekyFuckery · 29/01/2019 18:27

Hire a Housekeeper

Hire a Nanny

Pay off mortgage

Tell DH to hand his notice in

Tell work I'm reducing my hours to 2 days a week (wouldn't leave, love my job) and arrange to have my salary paid directly to a local charity that is close to my heart.

Book myself into a 5* hotel, binge watch some crap TV, order room service then sleep for two days.

daphine2004 · 29/01/2019 18:27

Well I’d quit my job and spend the day watching Netflix whilst my son was at school! I’d also do some online shopping and ponder what I wanted to do with all of that money 😂

pacempercutiens · 29/01/2019 18:30

Pay off my mortgage. Pay my family's mortgages. Buy me and DH cars. Buy my family cars. Set up trust funds for my DD/DN/DN and any future family children. Donate to some local charities I support. Donate to my church. Take my family for a nice dinner. Oh and have an ultrasound and see the consultant for my twins which is my plan anyway Grin

LakieLady · 29/01/2019 18:31

Book an open return from Gatwick to Newquay Cornwall and start house hunting, book a suite (with seaview, of course) at the Nare hotel to stay in while house hunting, have a massage/facial/reflexology every damn day and hire the hotel's Morgan to go house hunting in.

While doing all of that, I'd contemplate what to do with the rest of it, but it would include buying a house for DGD and her mum (her dad, my DSS, already has a house and has a good income).

RoryGillmoresEvilTwin · 29/01/2019 18:34

Book an amazing month holiday for the summer.
Buy everything I can never afford for me and ds and grown up dd.
Buy a large house with a big garden (and inside pool).
Hire an amazing maths tutor (I'm a mature uni student and struggling with some of the higher level maths 😭).
Pay for driving lessons for me.
Buy dd a house/ apartment in the location of her choice.
Cry lots because I worry about money a lot and the relief would be immense!
And books. Buy ALL the books.

Aaaaaand...back to reality 😭😭

Iblinkedandiamold · 29/01/2019 18:39

Hire someone to stop me eating junk food. 😁
Hire someone to finish my college work for me. (Not really no sense of achievement in that.)
Buy a house.
Buy a car.
Family hoilday.
Buy loads of stuff from Joe Browns.

GahWhatever · 29/01/2019 18:39

I would retire and take up a hobby job.
I'm early 50s with a really good career that I've worked very hard for.
I'm hitting that point that you do with a second hand car where everything is starting to go wrong. I had serious post natal complications 15 years ago after having DD (septicaemia with organ failure) from which I recovered well at the time but now I have lung problems, GI problems, Gynae problems, arthritis, all or any of which pop up every few months. If I wasn't so senior in my organisation and able to work from home I'd probably be sacked. I'm still working full time (from home when things flair up) and today someone close to me said 'why don't you retire?' I said 'I'm only XX and my mortgage isn't paid yet!' At that moment I realised that while only a few years ago I'd have said I love my job and wouldn't give up, right now I completely would if I had a significant windfall.
I'd have to give 6 months notice so they could replace me (contracted for 6 months) but I suspect it would all be much more palatable with an end in sight.

FairyBunnyAgain · 29/01/2019 18:39
  1. Give notice at work, wouldn’t want all out straight away as I like my colllegues even if I have lit the time for one for he management.
  2. Let DH know so he can decide what he wants to do.
  3. Start planning an extended holiday for the summer when DD is back from uni.
  4. Start looking for A big house by the sea.
Then I would think about who else should get some money, family, friends and charities. Where I want to live when I am not at my house by the sea and ordering a sports car that I won’t be able to drive because of my bad back.
speakout · 29/01/2019 18:39

I don't think I would change tomorrow too significantly.

OH would probably nt go to work, and I would maybe browse the day looking for a holiday, but otherwise just the same.

I have a happy life as it is.

yearinyearout · 29/01/2019 18:42

I’d need something to keep me busy, so I would buy a farmhouse by the sea with some outbuildings and convert them to holiday cottages, then let them out for free to families in need. Buy both my DC a house. Not bothered about fancy cars so that’s something I wouldn’t spend on. I’d like to be able to give money to lots of people who’ve helped me out over the years but I’d want it to be anonymous and I haven’t worked out how you can give people money anonymously unless you leave bags of cash on the doorstep and leg it 😂

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