Becoming a millionaire as a kid seemed like the easiest thing in the world. You just had to find a treasure chest or strike it rich with a lemonade stand. But as an adult, it’s a whole different ball game. It’s like trying to find a needle in a haystack while blindfolded and with both hands tied behind your back. Even if you find that needle, how far does a million dollars get you? It definitely does not get you a yacht, a jet and a tiger like you may have once believed, but rather a deposit on a one-bedroom home in Auckland. I mean, think about the lottery; I can remember when the Powerball of 4 million was breaking news. With inflation, the equivalent has to be over 50 million. 

 

Although a million bucks is no longer what it once cracked up to be, it is more possible than ever. I’m sure most of us will end up paying over a million dollars in taxes by the end of our lifetimes. So, if the monetary goal of a million bucks is no longer relevant, why did we want it? I thought about what my early 2000s-born self wanted back then. 

 

If it was possible, I think I would have spent all the million of my million dollars on becoming a mermaid. I mean, that would have been a good investment; I could have avoided the cost of living by being in the sea. The only downside is mass consumption and overfishing; I probably would have ended up at your local fish and chip shop. However, that never happened to the H20 girls, so maybe I should leave the little me to dream. Unfortunately, technology has not come far enough in the last couple of decades to make this a possibility. 

 

I used to believe that winning the lottery was pretty standard, and I did not doubt I would be the lucky winner. Although I was on something with my manifestation tactics, I did not win, so if I want to get a million bucks, what can I do? 

 

I could get a job in New Zealand, where 20-24-year-olds earn an average of $959 a week, and living costs are an average of $500. It would only take 2,500 weeks or 48 years without spending an extra penny to save a million dollars. Or, I could do Only Fans. Child me did not see the world amounting to this; No possibility of becoming a mermaid, and the fastest way I could earn money was through selling nudes.