Your choice: Butt-ugly and loaded or poor and sizzling HOT
Posted
Mar 17 2009, 03:32 PM
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Karen Datko
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Some people are physically unattractive and wealthy. Some are poor and very cute. If you had to choose between the two, which would you pick?
J. Money opened that discussion at Budgets are Sexy. Here's the question he asked:
Would you rather be attractive as hell BUT you never make more than $30k a year for the rest of your life, or you're pretty damn ugly BUT you're as rich as Oprah Winfrey?
Get the picture? Your choice is between butt-ugly with lots of money and fabulous but barely squeaking by.
(Yes, we know that this exercise is just as silly as planning what you'd do if you won the lottery. But that hasn't stopped you, has it? Besides, it may shed some light on your values.)
After weighing the pros and cons of each, J. Money decided he's rather be hot. "Being attractive certainly has its perks: more opportunities to meet hotties of the opposite sex, better possibilities of getting great jobs, getting into more parties, getting away with more stuff (or so i'm told)," he says.
Several schools of thought emerged from reader comments:
I'd rather be rich. Several said they'd go with the money and use it to do good works. "I would love to be able to throw myself into charitable works, help out my friends and family. They give me all the love I need," blogger Dawn said.
(We agree. As the Temptations sang so beautifully, beauty's only skin deep.)
I'd rather be hot. Others said hotness comes with its own benefits -- guys swarm to help you if you're an attractive woman and your tires need air, etc. Plus, who cares if you make only $30,000 if your SO is generous and wealthy. (Think gold digger.) "If you're that hot, you can marry someone rich!" Kameee exclaimed.
Others mentioned a third option: Use the money to give you what nature did not. "Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy you the best trainers, dietitians, and plastic surgery," 'The Weakonomist' said.
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