I very seriously would not want anyone to know other than one or two very trusted investment and tax experts who were sworn to secrecy. ?ÿCould go through a few million in a week or two. ?ÿSomething like a few hundred million would be a burden.
'Someone once called lotteries "a tax on people that can't do the math"
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Three types of people in the world. Those who can do math, and those who can't.
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I don't think my license would be valid in Tahiti.
I would still work but only on a few favorite project types and probably more as a philanthropic effort.?ÿ I guarantee none of the work would be located on a site with any ticks present.?ÿ I can't risk that red meat allergy.?ÿ ??ÿ
One of the problems with being a known very rich person is that slimeballs view you as easy money by suing you for some alleged excuse. ?ÿI have had a few jobs over the years for very rich people, including a MLB pitcher, whose concern was knowing where their liabilities began.
Too many other interests to ever survey again.?ÿ We all have areas to learn, but, for the most part, been there and done that.?ÿ I am ready to make new challenges.
Work consists of whatever a body is obliged to do. Play consists of whatever a body is not obliged to do.
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
That doesn't mention the conditions of weather, bugs, dangerous animals, poison ivy, etc. that may be involved when and where you are obliged to do it.?ÿ
I only do surveying-related things like bench mark recoveries and playing with obsolescent measurement toys when and where I feel like it.?ÿ That means it is not work.?ÿ Sometimes I do risk the bugs and PI, though, for an interesting enough bench mark.
Lots of people with multi-generational wealth continue to work at their craft. For example - actors, athletes (especially those who go into broadcasting after their playing careers), Wall Street CEOs.
Would anyone consider teaching( one mention of scholarships) the next wave, the possibly last real connection to the craft, as we continue to race toward technicians working for lawyers in charge of the advancing technology??ÿ
I doubt it. At first I'd tell myself that I needed to keep working but after a couple months of being independently wealthy I'd look at the 51 (or more) hour weeks and go "why am I doing this?". I would, however, work as a consultant, primarily for my current employer if they wanted me on that basis.
It would be hard to put off something I wanted to do, because someone needs their Survey in a few days. Someone calls in sick, now I need to go to the field and chop line and get my hands cut up, the entire time I would be thinking I have 100 million in the bank, if I am going to sweat it should be on a French beach.
Then again it would be hard to close up the office, and tell all the employees sorry go find another job.
So I would probably find a RPLS i trust, over pay him to run the office while I keep my license active.
I think I'd cut back to 45 hours a week or so and see how it went.
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Gardening, fishing and hiking sound good, but I don't know if I would enjoy them as much as I do working...
As often as I felt like it. What I that looks like, I have no idea.
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I believe I would. I would expand my business and offer a way to provide services to those that don't have the money for a survey. Based on their income, I would either apply a discount or in extreme cases do it for free. It would be private, no donations or government help required. I wish I can do it now and I do sometimes, but I simply can't afford to do it as often as I want to and I can't do it for free right now. I hate when somebody calls because they are being railroaded by a neighbor with a better means to fight for what is clearly not their property based on the deeds.
But I would definitely expand, lower my profit margins by raising everybody's?ÿpay. I have to survey and make money right now. But I would have a way to give a little back if I won the lottery. I love boundary surveying. If ever there is a day that I don't like it, all I have to do is take on a construction staking job. Cures me every time!
all I have to do is take on a construction staking job. Cures me every time!
Ain't that the truth.
I love boundary surveying. If ever there is a day that I don't like it, all I have to do is take on a construction staking job.
I love being well paid; if ever?ÿthere comes a day when I forget that all I have to do is submit a proposal for a boundary survey to a client who is soliciting from more than one surveyor. ??ÿ
I like construction staking, by and large.?ÿ A construction project should include an initial control and boundary component, a degree construction of management input, follow up as-built surveying, and maybe an ALTA of the completed works for the bank.?ÿ All while getting paid an hourly rate without much complaint because the survey cost is trivial compared to the overall.?ÿ?ÿ
I just finished up a construction survey. Nothing built to plan, even after I balked and told them they either need to get new plans or use the ones I'm using, nothing asbuilt. Why was I even out there? Right now there is no way to tell if the sewer is going to flush properly. A nightmare to say the least. I wouldn't mind one where, if a plan change was needed, they actually did it. But I'm putting my business on the line and the construction guys are just redesigning our of thin air. Which is fine if they would have let me in on it and I could make sure they had the proper drop on the lines. But no, they just plowed over my stakes and didn't pay attention to hardly one of them. As far as money, yeah my profit margin was more. But the headache and constant discussions with the Engineer, who didn't seem to care very much and even sent me updated plans AFTER the construction was already complete and I was the first one he sent the corrected plans to, the construction supervisor, that didn't care at all, and his boss, that didn't seem to understand what was going on. I'll take a little less on the profit margin. I had to cover my butt because I don't know if they built anything correctly. I don't care to have a bunch of money in the bank. I do like money and peace of mind though.
I would love to set up a "FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP" for anyone that would want it at OIT here in Oregon.
