Think of all the things I would do if I won the lottery, and then look for ways to work towards them now, even without a multimillion dollar bank account

I would do capoeira. I would daily practice my berimbau.

I would put money into getting the rivers around here cleaned up. Actually, this may play into getting a job, because there’s this Americorps position….

... pets. Dog and cat, perhaps. 2 cats and a dog, maybe, so the cats have a social dynamic, and they all learn to play well with another species.

I would teach something to someone or other. I’m not sure what or to whom.

... a better way to present this would be: If I had nothing holding me down, what would I do?

In that case, I’d move to Sweden. I’d meet a beautiful swedish woman who shared my love of video games and distaste for the environmental and fiscal irresponsibility of the United States, and I guess that would be a pretty damn good start. I’m pretty sure I could figure it out from there.

Boy, that would be great. Also, completely different than what my life is like right this instant.

... and the major problem I have with this goal is that all the things I would do with money are money related. I would pay off my debts, my parents’ debts, set up a retirement fund for them, pay my brother’s way through college wherever he wanted, buy my meds with my own money… the only way to accomplish these things is with money.

Wow, that’s kind of depressing. Maybe I should drop this one.