If you could add a zero?

[FlayOtters]

Shamelessly posting here for traffic - interesting hypothetical question came up at a work event last night:
"If you could add a zero to any number in your life, what would it be?"
I eventually settled on my salary but answers ranged from 'number of languages I can speak' to 'number of years I'll be alive' and 'number of weeks annual leave I get'
So.... where would your 'zero' go?

To the balance in our retirement savings - we’re empty-nesters, three years away from retirement.
Work would be ditched immediately
We’d buy a little bolt hole near to where our kids live so we could ‘visit’ them and help without actually staying with them or putting them out.
We’d treat the family to a lovely holiday, all together, once a year and just generally treat them and help make life sweeter.

I was struggling with this too but I think I’ve figured it out.

If you say “add zero” it’s a sum, so 8+0=8

If you say “add A zero” you’d write 80.

Other posters feel free to correct me if I’ve misunderstood 🙂

Money can buy you health.

I have used my health benefits at work to get dietician advice when the NHS was rubbish, physio, personal training, a chef to cook you nutritious and healthy food.

We should NEVER underestimate how money can be used to add choices to your life.

Though I'll be lazy and copy a PP - weeks of annual leave.

With 60 weeks of annual leave, it would actually boost my salary 10% automatically as they'd have to sell it back to me each year, so I'd be paid to do nothing. With annual salary increases added, the result would be a very nice package indeed. I wouldn't need to retire at 55 as planned, so my pension would be much bigger.

The only possible other choice for me would be to years of life expectancy if it was under 5 and I was under 80.

I like the amount of houses I own. Currently one, and I don't want to move. But I was visiting a relative yesterday and I felt so sad about where she lives. The area is terrible, unsafe and her house is damp. She can't work because of ill health and doesn't really have any options. Also my sibling is going through a divorce, and to take the stress out of it by being able to give the family a house would be massive. I've got late teen and young adult kids, one at home and one at uni. They could have a house each to get them started.
My mum retires next year and doesn't pay her mortgage off for another 4 years. I'd give her a house. I'd keep one for a seaside bolt hole, or maybe a trendy city apartment for weekends away. Then 4 to sell which would more than cover the tax bill. Or i could rent at reasonable prices to families in need.