List three jobs you’d consider pursuing if money didn’t matter.

My first assumption about this question is more an observation about how people would perceive this concept. If money didn’t matter, and people still chose to work, then people would likely choose jobs that are, in the current economic climate of the United States, low paying and unable to provide a sustainable living wage.

My second assumption is based on the money aspect. If money didn’t matter, then it’s possible that proper equipment could be acquired to perform the jobs in question without hindering the pursuit of said jobs.

Keeping those things in mind, I would probably pick at least one artistic/creative job and a couple productive ones. Here are my three:

• Farming: not sure what exactly I would farm, but I know that it’s a MASSIVE investment to farm at a large scale, and it takes a lot of work for very little return. Sure, some operations look glamorous because of the new equipment and fancy homes, but those aren’t as common as you might think and oftentimes farmers are actually burdened with a huge amount of debt. That being said, I think it would feel extremely rewarding to be able to produce things that people need and not have to worry about how to make ends meet. (Lots of this is anecdotal to most of you, but it’s based on what I’ve seen having lived in farm country for the better part of the last 20 years.)
• Welding or construction of some kind: I like to work with my hands, and building/assembling things with people for people just feels like it would be rewarding. Plus I could learn a lot that I can apply to personal projects.
• On the artistic and creative side – miniature painting: I’ve really grown to love painting miniatures. It’s taken time to gather tools, learn basic/intermediate techniques, and understand how colors work together. I am for sure still learning, and likely will be for years to come, but I know that some games require painted miniatures and people will pay for them to be really well done (making it a job, so it’s okay to include in this list) but it takes time. Time that can be spent on various other things I enjoy. So, if money didn’t matter, I could take up this job to replace what I’m currently doing and not have too much of a negative impact on the rest of the things I enjoy in life. (Naturally, I would include 3D printing in this because its amazing to print a custom figure/sculpture and paint it.)

Truly, it would be an amazing opportunity to be able to choose what you do for a living if money didn’t hold you back.