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In reply to the discussion: The $38,000 hand bag: if you had more money, how would your lifestyle change? [View all]Orrex
(63,390 posts)106. So you weren't serious in your criticism, but you weren't joking, either
And of course that sort of after-the-fact rug-pulling should never be construed as trolling. Got it.
For the record, I'm not accusing you of trolling because I disagree with you (which I do) or because I fail to understand you (which I don't); rather, I identify your stir-the-pot smugness as emblematic of classic troll behavior, and so I identify it as such.
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The $38,000 hand bag: if you had more money, how would your lifestyle change? [View all]
hedgehog
Aug 2013
OP
Actually, what this amounts to is YOU determining how much is appropriate for others.
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#76
wow.. $100 could go a long way for someone, and you would waste it on 1 dinner? wow..
GalaxyHunter
Aug 2013
#42
Yes, I do know what a nominal number is and we are not talking about those.
Bunnahabhain
Aug 2013
#127
If I had that money I would use it to hire unemployed union people to fix homes for the homeless....
midnight
Aug 2013
#179
Oh, this has been brought up plenty of times. And there are DU'ers who DO begrudge someone
KittyWampus
Aug 2013
#80
If you had no debts, health care wasn't an issue, if you had lottery level money
hedgehog
Aug 2013
#6
She is a celeb with a movie coming out. Anything that gets her name in the papers.
reformist2
Aug 2013
#113
Odd-- I saw a series on... Discovery, I believe... that covered exactly that topic.
Marr
Aug 2013
#89
I agree that Oprah has done a lot of good - not only with her money but in how she earned it -
hedgehog
Aug 2013
#27
One thing that has always bothered me about some of the "good" things Oprah does is . . .
markpkessinger
Aug 2013
#61
I'd build a more efficient house, not bigger, just better. Bigger tractor and welder maybe.
1-Old-Man
Aug 2013
#36
Not like that... I would never want to live like the top 1%, but I'd surely like to have the money
hlthe2b
Aug 2013
#46
I am basically a hermit, not much change except I wouldn't worry about being able to pay bills,
Mnemosyne
Aug 2013
#60
I would like to have a few mil. I would open up non kill shelters for stray dogs and cats
darkangel218
Aug 2013
#72
Not much, probably. Just would have more peace of mind about ability to pay for long-term health
MotherPetrie
Aug 2013
#85
Yes - I am offended that such a purse exists! It's a prime example of conspicuous consumption!
hedgehog
Aug 2013
#121
If I were a multi-millionaire I still would never buy clothing or accessories that cost 38 grand
arely staircase
Aug 2013
#122
unless the hand bag contains a genie that would grant me three wishes - I cannot see ever spending
Douglas Carpenter
Aug 2013
#124
I would buy an electric car, have solar panels installed and maybe a windmill
Rosa Luxemburg
Aug 2013
#137
I'm not a "thing" person or a status person, over the years when my income has increased
Luminous Animal
Aug 2013
#140
Besides the money, I just need a Volcanic Island, an underground lair, a bevy of
Katashi_itto
Aug 2013
#147