What would you do if you were rich?

Question

¿Qué harías si ganaras 100 mil dólares al año?

What would you do if you earned 100,000 a year?

(please correct my English)

(Try to answer both, in English and in Spanish.)

Ejemplo:

Me comparía un coche nuevo de menos de 50,000 doláres.

I would buy a brand new car of less than 50,000 dollars.

(I would appreciate if you could estimate the approximate cost.)

Small typo, $100,000. - bandit51jd, Oct 4, 2013

Thanks, bandit. - LuisCache, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 1

Si yo ganara 100,000 dolares al año, donaría más dinero a OXFAM, Médicos sin Fronteras, Cocinas Solares Internacionales, y otras organizaciones parecidas.

If I earned $100,000 a year, I would give more money to OXFAM, Doctors Without Borders, Solar Cookers International, and similar organizations.

En los EEUU, 100,000 al año no se considera rico. - mstivers, Oct 3, 2013

Who is then considered rich, mstivers? - LuisCache, Oct 3, 2013

A net worth of over $1 million or yearly income of $250,000. - mstivers, Oct 4, 2013

Thank you, mstivers. Very interesting information. - LuisCache, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 2

Ayer, horneé cuatro panes de pan de plátano y olvidé los plátanos. Si pudiera conseguir una nueva memoria que sería bien!

Yesterday, I baked four loaves of banana bread and I forgot the bananas. If I could get a new memory that would be nice!

I've done that before with a casserole. I made it and forgot to put the meat in it. - 0083f5dc, Oct 4, 2013

Too many irons in the fire, amiga. - rac1, Oct 4, 2013

:-D - LuisCache, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 3

I would build a house in Coral Bay and would become a beach bumette.

Construiría una casa en Coral Bay y sería llegar llegaría a ser una fanática de la playa.

Where is Coral Bay? - gringojrf, Oct 3, 2013

Hola amiga:) I'm not sure, but I'd say "Construiría una casa en Coral Bay y llegaría a ser una fanática de la playa." - migelis, Oct 3, 2013

Muchas gracias migelis! - 0095ca4c, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 4

If I earned this amount of money I would travel a lot.

Si ganara esta cantidad de dinero viajaría mucho.

If you had time. I worked 10-12 hours a day and many, many Saturdays and Sundays. - gringojrf, Oct 3, 2013

I'm doing that right now gringo. I dream of Coral Bay while I work :-) - 0095ca4c, Oct 3, 2013

Answer 5

Alquilaría una tutora de español .I would hire a Spanish tutor.

How much would you pay her? ¿Cuánto le pagarías? :-) - LuisCache, Oct 3, 2013

That's not the correct question... ;^) - chileno, Oct 4, 2013

I know you would, Helio. - rac1, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 6

I had a decade in my life where I paid that much in income taxes each year. And I am much happier now earning almost nothing.

Tenía una década en mi vida cuando pagué eso tanto en impuestos cada año. Y estoy mucho más feliz ganando casi nada.

What happened to your investiments??? - 0095ca4c, Oct 3, 2013

The market crash of 2007 left me with enough to survive for a few years. It is almost all gone now. But I am happier now. - gringojrf, Oct 3, 2013

The stock market...quite possible the biggest hustle mankind ever invented, even more of a bigger hustle than banking. - rodneyp, Oct 3, 2013

¡El dinero no compra la felicidad! ¡Muchas gracias por tu respuestas, gringojrf! - LuisCache, Oct 3, 2013

Hola gringo...happiness is paramount! I'm glad for you. Coral Bay is a laid back community on the tiny island of St. John in the USVI - 0095ca4c, Oct 4, 2013

Answer 7

I would try not to be fired.

Intentaría no ser despedido.

I refuse to open fortune cookies. - 0095ca4c, Oct 3, 2013

:-D - LuisCache, Oct 3, 2013