GTKY- If money wasn't an issue

deedee1017 · December 2013

What would you invest in or what kind of business would you venture in to?

Inn2 · December 2013

My dream is a little antique/used bookstore. I just want to sit and read and help others to see the magic in the pages of a dusty old classic.

deedee1017 · December 2013

I've always wanted to build a good old fashioned roller skating rink. Neon lights and all. I have the perfect location too. It was my favorite thing to do as a kid and I think its sad that they have become rarities.

deedee1017 · December 2013

Inn2 said:

My dream is a little antique/used bookstore. I just want to sit and read and help others to see the magic in the pages of a dusty old classic.

I love these kinds of bookstores. I hate that Barnes and noble is really the only place to go anymore, but how can little places compete?

deedee1017 · December 2013

NRyan55 said:

I would open a flower shop

I've always said if I ever won the lotto I'd buy my mom a flower shop. They're so beautiful! And the smell!!

StefMurph · December 2013

We'd open a furniture and appliance store and build a Whataburger and Taco Bell in the next town over. It's 8 miles to that town and there's a small grocery store, subway, sonic and McDonald's.

deedee1017 · December 2013

Katie619 said:

I would improve upon the kind of special needs school I work in by creating better facilities and more of them. I would also create places for the students to go after age 21 because that's when they "graduate" and there really isn't anywhere for them to go after that. It's not really a business plan, just something I would do if I had the funding for it.

Yes! I hate that after 21 the solution is usually to help find them jobs and they usually end up bagging groceries somewhere where people are mean to them. This was my dream in college. I'd love to do this too. I guess I can have someone else run the rink AND do this.

I've also thought about some kind of a program where special needs people could work one on one in different positions in the real world. I don't think there are enough options/positions open to that population.

acethebase · December 2013

@ElleStaxx great minds think alike. I would open up some type of animal rescue and donate a whole bunch of money to surrounding animal shelters making sure they actually got the money.

lereade · December 2013

I'd love to get a ton of land and open a no-kill shelter/rehab center for any neglected animals.

deedee1017 · December 2013

NRyan55 said:

Inn2 said:

My dream is a little antique/used bookstore. I just want to sit and read and help others to see the magic in the pages of a dusty old classic.

I love these kinds of bookstores. I hate that Barnes and noble is really the only place to go anymore, but how can little places compete?
This makes me think of "you've got mail" Love!

It's actually on TV right now lol

BrittanyCupcakes · December 2013

I'm spending the holidays with the ILs in New Jersey, and it has me daydreaming about buying one of the cute little storefront buildings with a couple of apartments upstairs... Opening a bakery downstairs, living upstairs, and renting out the other apartment to MIL so she can help with LO and help run the bakery (we are both known for our cupcakes in our respective circles).

I don't think I could ever leave California long-term, but I think it would be a nice, simpler life (if we could afford it and weren't struggling to get by, of course).

jennlin · December 2013

The store name I have picked out is "cupcakes and pupcakes" where I make both cupcakes and doggie bakery items. Too bad I hate baking, don't eat sweets, and know the health code will be a mess, so I'm totally never going to pursue it. I just love dog bakeries.

Weljadraak · December 2013

An animal farm. No real business I just want to take care of the animals and invite my hypothetical friends over to go galloping on my hypothetical horses.

deedee1017 · December 2013

@brittanycupcakes where in nj?

DETrent · December 2013

I'd combine @inn2 bookstore with @quartermisses distillery in Scotland. And I would invite the cast of friends to live on my Scottish estate as entertainment. And I'd probably be BFFs with Will & Kate.

SnoopyLuv · December 2013

DH and I always say if we won a small lottery ( <5mil), we'd open up a nice Italian restaurant and call it Josephine's. Any time we perfect a dish we put it on "the menu".

huntjul · December 2013

I'd buy really fancy fleece sheep and open a knitting supply store. Interestingly enough, the knitting supply store is my cover story for when a stranger asks "so what do you do?" on an airplane. I started that after a particularly loud, awkward conversation about what specific parts get removed during a dog neuter. X_X

I''d also like to own a horse farm with a sweet cross-country jumping course.

BrittanyCupcakes · December 2013

jennlin said:

The store name I have picked out is "cupcakes and pupcakes" where I make both cupcakes and doggie bakery items. Too bad I hate baking, don't eat sweets, and know the health code will be a mess, so I'm totally never going to pursue it. I just love dog bakeries.

I think that as long as you used human grade ingredients in the doggie items, there wouldn't necessarily be a health code issue, so long as the dogs aren't allowed inside the bakery (but maybe more of a cafe with a patio where dogs ARE allowed would be a good way to merge the two).

BrittanyCupcakes · December 2013

petdocd said:

Animal sanctuary or high end bridal gown store. I would have no idea what to do with a bridal store, but I just love the pretty dresses.

sit back and drink champagne while admiring all the pretty things while you pay other people to do the actual work for you?

ksimo6 · December 2013

I want a coffee truck so I can travel around the city to the park and rides and help people caffeinate their morning commute.

My husband would want a ton of hunting land so he can host hunting excursions for veterans.

kimbo1216 · December 2013

A bridal boutique.

stinkerbell78 · December 2013

I would flip old nasty houses and make them beautiful! I would love to pick out every little design element with no worries about the cost (well, not many worries)

KerCo51 · December 2013

DH always says if we win the lottery, we would move somewhere tropical and have a little shop on the beach. Sounds good to me!

allymp13 · December 2013

Welp considering where I live, I'd open a tanning salon. Low overhead, little maintenance and it can basically rub itself.

If I didn't have a kid I would say wedding planning business, but that's a lot of work.

Inn2 · December 2013

I am an avid reader, who also speed reads and can remember things like exactly where something I read is on a page and where exactly it is in a book...even when I've not picked it up in years. I can probably count on 2 hands the number of books I've not finished. It takes a lot for me not to finish a book and even then I resort to skimming it and reading the ending so that I at least can put it to rest.

I think people put their heart and souls in their writings and I try and appreciate that. That statistic makes me very sad. People are missing out on so much and I wish I could fix that. I'm not sure I would have mentally survived my childhood without books.

I'll have that small bookstore one day!!

Aunt Edna · December 2013

We always talk about opening up a scuba shop with some of our friends in an exotic location. I want to wear flop flops or bare feet and have a bikini or moo moo to be my daily attire.

deedee1017 · December 2013

Inn2 said:

I am an avid reader, who also speed reads and can remember things like exactly where something I read is on a page and where exactly it is in a book...even when I've not picked it up in years. I can probably count on 2 hands the number of books I've not finished. It takes a lot for me not to finish a book and even then I resort to skimming it and reading the ending so that I at least can put it to rest.

I think people put their heart and souls in their writings and I try and appreciate that. That statistic makes me very sad. People are missing out on so much and I wish I could fix that. I'm not sure I would have mentally survived my childhood without books.

I'll have that small bookstore one day!!

I'll buy all the books I'm looking for that you carry from you!

jennlin · December 2013

BrittanyCupcakes said:
jennlin said:

The store name I have picked out is "cupcakes and pupcakes" where I make both cupcakes and doggie bakery items. Too bad I hate baking, don't eat sweets, and know the health code will be a mess, so I'm totally never going to pursue it. I just love dog bakeries.

I think that as long as you used human grade ingredients in the doggie items, there wouldn't necessarily be a health code issue, so long as the dogs aren't allowed inside the bakery (but maybe more of a cafe with a patio where dogs ARE allowed would be a good way to merge the two).

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I want the dogs inside

Phalaenopsis · December 2013

petdocd said:
Animal sanctuary or high end bridal gown store. I would have no idea what to do with a bridal store, but I just love the pretty dresses.

@petdocd Me too! I'd love to open a bridal shop with all the best designer dresses. My sister and I have talked about this. Ah... to dream

AmandagStark · December 2013

I would love to open a little bakery/coffee shop.

maybe a "cupcakery" with specialty coffee drinks.

Gatorsgirl731 · December 2013

Inn2 said:
I am an avid reader, who also speed reads and can remember things like exactly where something I read is on a page and where exactly it is in a book...even when I've not picked it up in years. I can probably count on 2 hands the number of books I've not finished. It takes a lot for me not to finish a book and even then I resort to skimming it and reading the ending so that I at least can put it to rest.

I think people put their heart and souls in their writings and I try and appreciate that. That statistic makes me very sad. People are missing out on so much and I wish I could fix that. I'm not sure I would have mentally survived my childhood without books.

I'll have that small bookstore one day!!

This is me. I can't not finish a book no matter how bad it is. My dad always read to me and is wholly responsible for my love of reading. I normally won't start a series unless all the books are out, because I blow through them so fast. I've only re-read 3 books. I love the smell of books but the convenience of my kindle wins out. My reading goal for this year was 75 books I met it before LO was born. Now I'm bored because I can't find anything I want to read.

Lilpoppy · December 2013

I think I would open a cute yoga studio. No way that'll happen around here though its way competitive.

Jenball717 · December 2013

I just want to say that if you want to do these things, you should totally go for it!
My mom quilts with a long arm quilting machine. She found a way to be involved in a few non profits to make quilts for orphans and help deliver them (she is going to South America next year) and another called Quilts of Valor for wounded veterans. Her work brings her so much joy now, doing what she loves for a good cause. Her heart and soul is in every quilt she makes.
Reading all your responses makes me think of all the good this world needs and that there are people who can do it and have the passion for it. You all are amazing!

deedee1017 · December 2013

Jenball717 said:

I just want to say that if you want to do these things, you should totally go for it! My mom quilts with a long arm quilting machine. She found a way to be involved in a few non profits to make quilts for orphans and help deliver them (she is going to South America next year) and another called Quilts of Valor for wounded veterans. Her work brings her so much joy now, doing what she loves for a good cause. Her heart and soul is in every quilt she makes. Reading all your responses makes me think of all the good this world needs and that there are people who can do it and have the passion for it. You all are amazing!

That is so sweet.

Meeelinda · December 2013

I would open a childcare center and run it by the Reggio Emilia approach.

jnsmith85 · December 2013

petdocd said:
Animal sanctuary or high end bridal gown store. I would have no idea what to do with a bridal store, but I just love the pretty dresses.

This exactly!!!!

kirbabe · December 2013

DH and I would open a restaurant, he can't cook, but he has good ideas. I

kind of also want to open a full-service event venue Like a one-stop shop for your big parties: food, flowers, music, cake, drinks, photographer, etc.

Heather91011 · December 2013

My dream is to open my own floral shop. I went to school for floral design. I love it!

Philsbride2be · December 2013

We've talked about a Buffalo Wild Wings franchise, a B&B and me personally a talent agency :x

reederah · December 2013

Bakery for sure.

blathnat · December 2013

I have a few daydream businesses.

I'd love to open up an allergy friendly/ gluten free bakery/cafe or bed and breakfast. I love to bake and I love to entertain.

I also homebrew so have daydreamed about opening up a brewpub.

I always have said I want to retire to a farm and raise sheep and alpaca for yarn.

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