What "realistic" lifestyle would you like?

singist · 18 Oct 2009 at 21:58

Ok, so what is your ideal lifestyle?

I would have liked to live in a log cabin in Canada, near a lake, with wood burning fire/stove, wind/water driven power supply and loads of forrest/land around to hunt and fish etc. I would also liked to have some luxuries like an internet connection and a road to civilisation not too far away but just being as 'self sufficient' as possible would be good.

I never really got into the "must have a RR and big house with snooker table/tenis courts" etc so what 'realistically' would you like?

Tefal · 18 Oct 2009 at 21:59

singist said:
I would have liked to live in a log cabin in Canada, near a lake, with wood burning fire/stove, wind/water driven power supply and loads of forrest/land around to hunt and fish etc. I would also liked to have some luxuries like an internet connection and a road to civilisation not too far away but just being as 'self sufficient' as possible would be good.
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this, exactly.

Von Smallhausen · 18 Oct 2009 at 21:59

A boat.

Take it out, drop anchor and watch the world go by.

G-MAN2004 · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:00

House near the beach in California, or apartment in NYC.

Edit: With trips to my penthouse in Vegas every weekend.

starfighter · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:02

I would like to live near the sea or a lake, but in the UK it is too cold to go outside most of the time so I would rather have better holidays unless I could afford a home like this abroad.

mrk · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:04

Von Smallhausen said:
A boat.

Take it out, drop anchor and watch the world go by.

And not upload videos of you singing about being on a ******* boat?!

cm1179 · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:04

i'd like to be simon cowell

Russinating · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:05

A happy one where I can love and be loved and not have to worry (within reason) about finances. A yacht would be nice too.

Van Hellseek · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:06

Expensive condo, either in Japan or Thailand. Complete with bar/pool* room. My job would have course be to audition lapdancers for expensive nightclubs.

*Pool as in the table kind, of course.

G-MAN2004 · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:08

I'd never want just one of something though. I couldn't just live a partying lifestyle or a settled down lifestyle, it'd have to be both.

deusexlumina · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:09

A job where i could work around 5 hours a day, still earn a decent living, and then have the rest of my time off to spend with close friends

Von Smallhausen · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:11

mrk said:
And not upload videos of you singing about being on a ******* boat?!

Good gracious no.

I wouldn't inflict such misery on anyone.

LordSplodge · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:12

singist said:
Ok, so what is your ideal lifestyle?

I would have liked to live in a log cabin in Canada, near a lake, with wood burning fire/stove, wind/water driven power supply and loads of forrest/land around to hunt and fish etc. I would also liked to have some luxuries like an internet connection and a road to civilisation not too far away but just being as 'self sufficient' as possible would be good.

I never really got into the "must have a RR and big house with snooker table/tenis courts" etc so what 'realistically' would you like?

Tefal said:
this, exactly.

As above but with some mountains to climb and some good cycle routes.

carvegio · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:12

I wouldn't mind being a teacher or doing something where I actually do something meaningful. The hours seem pretty good too but the money is poor grrrr.

Failing that then the Rolls and big house with the tennis court and pool etc.

I am in the middle at the moment but the latter is not unrealistic by any means.

MrSix · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:14

Lakefront apartment somewhere warm with a couple of speedboats, one for cruising and one for water sports, a couple of jet skis and a water trampoline.

This was on I saw in Seattle that pretty much sums up what I want...even down the to loyal golden retriever!

£100k / year salary for my photography would do fine.

eggyoke · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:15

Me, a wife and 2 Irish wolfhounds in an English country house with quite a bit of wooded land and a lake, not far from a lovely picturesque rural English village. Possibly have a small farm to attend to during the day, and at night delve into a great book while also having a go at writing my own.

DanH84 · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:17

I'm really struggling to pin an ideal lifestyle down at the moment. not sure if that's a little worrying.

Nitefly · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:18

This one is pretty swell.

Few worries, many friends, mostly good times, and the opportunity to travel. Sound good to me!

But millionaire porn star, if we must.

FishThrower · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:20

MrSix said:
Lakefront apartment somewhere warm with a couple of speedboats, one for cruising and one for water sports, a couple of jet skis and a water trampoline.

This was on I saw in Seattle that pretty much sums up what I want...even down the to loyal golden retriever!

£100k / year salary for my photography would do fine.

I think you will need to be on more than 100K a year to have that sort of lifestyle

gurusan · 18 Oct 2009 at 22:21

A beautiful wife, a boy and a girl....living in pacific northwest. Making 80-120G /year doing auto/motorport engineering...nice modern house designed and built by me on the edge of a lake or top of mountain. Kids going to an awesome private school and taking time off to travel europe and asia in the summers with the family.