It’s a known fact that I’m all for social experiments on this blog. I’ve asked my friends random questions about whether I’d survive a horror movie, I’ve sent a quiz to all the boys I’ve liked before, and I’ve let BuzzFeed quizzes predict my future. So I decided, why not do another one and ask my friends what they would do with a million dollars? This question was the icebreaker question that I asked in a team meeting last summer, and I’m pretty proud of myself for coming up with that question on the spot. I thought it’d be interesting to see what my close friends would answer, so let’s see how this goes!
Investing
This one's like asking the genie for more wishes (Will Smith, if you're reading this, hit me up). Investing your money is intelligent. You know what else is intelligent? That pink jeep. To the person who submitted that one, if I win my Grammy, I'll buy that jeep for you. Katy Perry can help me test drive it.
PS: I love the matching sunglasses emojis. Classy
Big Purchases
These are some smart moves. My parents tell me the amount of money they've saved for my college fund, and I just-- college is so expensive I can't even wrap my head around it. Someone better hit me up with a scholarship or something because that's a freaking big purchase right there. The response in the bottom left corner also has a good point: I feel like the majority of my million would go toward something big, but I would also definitely want to start by making some smaller purchases of things I meant to buy but haven't gotten around to. Maybe I'd also adopt a pet. That'd be fun. I'd want to become a dog mom.
Donating to Charity
This category made my heart so happy. My friends are very selfless people, and I really respect them for wanting to give back with the million dollars.
PS: get educated!! You don't need a million dollars to make a difference -- sign petitions, text/call/email, vote if you can, and take action. Some links: BLM resources, resources for issues around the world.
PPS: where does Mr. Beast get all that freaking money from? Big money moves, man
My Answer
Hi, Mom and Dad, if you're reading this. Supporting my parents in the future is something really important to me, which is why I put it down. I mean, my parents dedicated so much of their time and sacrificed so much for me, so I think it's only fair if I support them the same in the future.
As much as I love my parents, though, there are some other things I'd like to spend that million on. If I could, I would put down every category on this list. I want to donate to charity, invest, make important purchases, and travel as well. I guess I'd want to put all my eggs in different baskets, but you get the point.
My Thoughts
You know what I’m super surprised by? The fact that none of my friends (except for my mom and technically myself) said traveling. When I asked my team last summer, every person’s answer was to travel the world, so I thought the most common answer among my friends would be traveling. I think my friends’ answers are a testament to their Ravenclaw tendencies (I haven’t formally asked but I’m 100% confident that most of my friends are Ravenclaws) because many said that they’d want to invest their money, which is a very clever move. It’s like asking the genie for more wishes, like I said before. The most common answer was big purchases (mostly college), which I think is a very common answer for people who win big sums of money -- you spend the big sum of money on something that requires a big sum. I have very practical friends, so honestly, I didn’t expect any of them to want to buy a water park or anything exorbitant. But also, if you ask me, I’d love a pink Jeep. I would also like to note how many people said they'd want to donate to charity (it's wonderful; I love my friends).
I also want to talk about how age played a factor in people's answers. I asked my parents and my siblings what they would do with the money, and all of their answers I classified in the charity category (my brother's exact response isn't on here, but it's the same as my sister's). It makes a lot of sense that my family members would all end up in this category: they're all incredibly generous people, but they're also all adults with stable jobs, whereas all my friends are average sixteen-year-olds. We still need to worry about paying for college and finding a career. Everything makes sense.
To everyone still here, thank you for reading and I hope you found this interesting!
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