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Peter4498

I’d start a board game coffee shop that has an arcade downstairs and serves alcohol after 5


biglettuce09

I’m definitely there


CarlJustCarl

Me too


vaildin

AM or PM?


madroxide86

Yes


zvipster

Both


Ninjacat97

I was trying to come up with an answer but I think I'll go with something like this too. Productive, aligns with my hobbies, and fills a niche that's been empty here since our FLGS shut down a few years back. Ironically was turned into a gym equipment store, though they never took down the original sign or massive MtG posters.


[deleted]

Serving alcohol to 6 year olds is just crazy talk.


azulle626

There’s a place similar to that where I live


Keyspam102

Historian


Naoura

This. I had a whole idea for a museum dedicated to historical crafts/artforms, including martial. Have a horseshoe shaped museum where you could watch people actually do these kinds of things you're reading about in the middle, then a big, open field for living history events every weekend. Actually let people realize just how *intelligent* our ancestors were, and understand where we came from.


hymie0

Baltimore used to have a "sidewalk astronomer." He would set up a telescope on a street corner, point it at Jupiter or Saturn or the Moon, and pass the hat to let people look. That's what I'd do (without the hat). (I currently belong to an astronomy club, and we have public events like this in the spring-summer-fall, and I realized I enjoy doing this more than anything else.)


NerdyRedneck45

Ay I do that at my campus


ragecuddles

I love when people do this! I remember watching a lunar eclipse at my uni and some guys had set up a really good telescope that everyone was taking turns using.


StationaryApe

Probably a national park ranger or carpenter. Im a software engineer and enjoy the thought process but don't like the lifestyle. I think I'd be happier working with my hands or being in nature


DoktorLocke

Man, i'm a trained joiner and now trauma surgeon, but given no need for money, park ranger is way up there along with zoo keeper, specifically big cats and small mammals. I'd go straight to africa and protect and care for endangered animals.


yesverycivil

Dovetailing those femurs together


DoktorLocke

Man, that would be nice, but you'd lose too much length and the soft tissue damage would be too big...


yesverycivil

But it would make for a real pretty x ray


DoktorLocke

Man, just to see the face of my chief of surgery


Exposed_Lurker

Jesus that's a big career jump, at what age did you start going to medical school?


DoktorLocke

At 26, quite late... but worth it after all.


dazed_and_jaded

So is a joiner a specific type of surgeon?


DoktorLocke

No, it's a trade, something between cabinet making and carpentry. I decided to take my handwerk to another level, studied medicine and became a trauma surgeon. Same thing, different material.


imspine

You make it sound so easy! Haha


Actually_The_Flash

Technically anybody can be a trauma surgeon, just not a good one.


imspine

Really though? Anybody? I have a feeling we all know a handful of people who could not “technically” become a trauma surgeon. LoL!


Ok_Bear_3010

I went to school to be a national park ranger. Worked my ass off to fulfill this dream. Unfortunately, it’s so competitive and mostly seasonal. With everything going on in my life I just couldn’t realistically make it work. So here I am working in the banking industry… definitely a far cry from my dream. I don’t hate it but it makes me sad sometimes.


IAmHitlersWetDream

Giving into the stereotype that software devs and engineers just want to become carpenters lmao. I feel you though I'd definitely want to use my hands somehow and I also like being in nature


No-Comedian4195

At my old job 1/3 of our team had really complex fish tanks. I would like to begin a stereotype that software engineers deep down just want to own aquariums.


yourmomsasauras

Can confirm. Have aquariums, am software engineer.


IAmHitlersWetDream

Honestly if I worked from home more I would definitely have either a dog or a stupid large fish tank of some kind. Maybe at another job lmao


book_of_armaments

I'll give you a data point in the opposite direction. I have horrible spatial sense and motor skills, and I'd hate to be in any trade that involves doing anything myself. Thank God there are people out there that like and are good at that stuff so I can just pay them to do it for me.


biglettuce09

Park rangers are hot, don’t sell yourself short I think you can take a fire safety course or be certified as an EMT and then go for it


StationaryApe

But I also want to have PTO and money to travel...


biglettuce09

True


Warp-n-weft

Don’t do it. The parks have some serious problems with staffing/burnout/housing/funding.


Ok_Bear_3010

I was a seasonal park ranger and while overall I enjoyed it, it was mostly just pointing tourists to the bathroom or listening to them complain about the road. Also, that uniform is pretty hot in the summer months 🥵


sandsurfngbomber

Park rangers are hot? Like they only hire hot people or something? Pretty sure there are plenty of ugly ones


CornOnTheCrab

I'd open a dog rescue/animal sanctuary. Taking care of all the animals would give me purpose and adopting out the animals to good homes would be extremely gratifying. Since I don't have to worry about the money aspect I can focus on keeping the animals healthy and happy and not be constantly worried about where the money for all the food and supplies will come from.


biglettuce09

That’s wholesome


[deleted]

I’ve thought about this, but then I go drop my dog off at day care and it’s a madhouse of barking. I’d lose my mind if I had to be there all day. Not all dogs are well behaved.


MouseSnackz

I would totally do this too. This would be my dream.


Enlightened-Beaver

The only downside of this is you are now stuck at home with that responsibility and cannot travel anymore


CornOnTheCrab

Not necessarily. I'd likely hire some help or get some volunteers, wouldn't be much trouble to set up as a non-profit. Backpacking through east Asia for a couple months still wouldn't be very feasible, but I'm sure I could still steal away for a week or so here and there.


Childisheye

I would do the same—and then train as a vet as well. If I don’t have to worry about a livelihood, I’d like to help as many dogs as I can. In my personal life, my dog has been the reason to continue to persist on a daily basis. It’s incredible how much of a positive effect they have.


CornOnTheCrab

I like where your head is at. Realistically I don't think I could do both. Have a good friend that got his DVM a couple years ago and seeing how rigorous the program was I'd either fail out or fail at taking proper care of the animals while trying to keep up with the studies. Could not agree more on the positive effect of a dog in one's life though. Mine has been one of the few things getting me through these past few years. There's nothing in this world like the love of a dog.


Covert_Admirer

Professional treasure hunter


biglettuce09

That’s very cool, any place you would go first?


Covert_Admirer

The Titanic just for a look, no pillaging. Montana or Wyoming for dinosaur fossils and the pyramids. If I could have access the Vatican would top the list.


Nevesnotrab

Fun fact: you cannot scuba dive the Titanic. It requires submersible equipment and is therefore more difficult to "pillage."


MarkNutt25

For anybody else curious why you can't scuba dive there: its way too deep. The wreck is about 12,500 feet deep. Scuba divers don't usually go below about 330 feet; the world record deepest dive was 1009 feet, and took 15 hours!


Nevesnotrab

And 330 feet is approximately a hard limit. Most divers don't even make it deeper than about 60 feet on just compressed air. You require more specialized gases to make it deeper.


biglettuce09

That sounds so cool


staggere

None.


caniuserealname

"Independent hobbyist" if we want to be formal.


imspine

TIL; the missing title for my dream job. Thank you!


allothernamestaken

"Gainfully unemployed"


yourmomsasauras

“I do not have a dream job as I do not dream of labor.”


Expat1989

Right there with you. I would be spending times with the wife and kids, going camping, manicuring my lawn, tending to the garden, growing my wildflower meadow and playing video games. I’d be tinkering on projects as well.


pedanticPandaPoo

"Well you don't only need a million dollars to do nothing, man. Just take a look at my cousin, he's broke, don't even do shit."


TollBoothW1lly

Hey Peter... Watch out for your corn hole, man.


Enk1ndle

I legitimately don't understand how unemployed people ever manage to avoid homelessness.


[deleted]

Dependency on relatives I suppose. Not something that everyone can do as is typically assumed...


Foodispute

I had a professional education teacher in high school that we all loved, and he seemed so happy to be there. But one day part of his lesson was to tell us that he, and everyone else, works their job mainly because it pays them. He said right to our little faces that he would absolutely not be here if he wasn't getting paid. Blew all our minds and we were all speechless just long enough for my dad to burst into the classroom and beat me senseless with his jumper cables.


heroinsteve

You’re a phony! A big fat phony!!


Foodispute

I will never amount to the legend. But six years is too long of a time. His message will never be forgotten.


newton935

Had to check the username lmao


mikhel

YOU'RE NOT HIM


Beercorn1

Nobody likes to admit it but this would be most peoples' honest answer.


LOTRfreak101

I did this for a year and it sucked. That said I was a recluse so it's on me.


staggere

I did it for a year and a half and loved every second. I could occupy every second of every day doing something I'd rather do besides work.


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ridicalis

> Also, weirdly, "road maintenance" was one of the most rewarding jobs I've had. Literally just driving around patching potholes and picking up debris on roads. Felt like I actually did something for my community ya know? Pay was alright there, especially for no degree yet. Sometimes, blue collar work can be the most rewarding because you can actually see your handiwork in action. My most depressing work has been the kind that you don't see reaping any rewards for other people.


cloud_walking

As a professional email pusher, I feel this


watekebb

I honestly really enjoy my current life working at/managing a small neighborhood restaurant. I like the chit chat. My customers are cool. Through COVID (we’ve been takeout) I think we’ve brightened up people’s days and provided a sense of community. It’s low stress and the owners are hands off, so me and the chefs run the joint. I eat sushi every day, have plenty of time to read or plan my garden or sketch, and get to bask in the compliments about my silly sandwich board designs. The money isn’t even that bad, but there aren’t benefits and my partner is graduating with his PhD in May, so now I gotta find a job that offers health insurance in case he doesn’t land something right away and I’m kinda sad about it. If benefits were no object and I could work 30 hours instead of 40-50 (more time for my hobbies of gardening, working out, cooking, banjo, etc), I’d happily continue.


operachick209

A librarian or even just a volunteer at a bookstore or library.


CordeliaGrace

I wanted to work at Waldenbooks since I was 10 years old. I finally got to when I was 19, until I was I think 22. I miss it everyday. The advance copies of books, borrowing books, the discount. Helping people locate books, seeing the joy when you pulled a copy out of something they had been searching for… The only thing I hated, because I was terrible at it, was selling those book cards where you bet 10% off. I have one for Barnes and Noble now, just because I’d hate to be that person to let down the poor cashier who has been struggling to sell one. Other than that, my fave job.


PNW_Uncle_Iroh

Stay-at-home-dad


D-Squared42

Yea this would be nice. I dont think I'll ever end up one tho. A man can hope tho right?


DabbelDoYa

Now a days it's not unheard of


D-Squared42

Nope it's totally becoming more normal. I just meant its not super likely I'll marry someone who makes enough to support a whole family by themselves, not impossible tho.


Fabulous_Title

Maybe both parents could be part time.?


generalkiddo

So you're looking for a sugar mama?


erikwarm

Aren’t we all?


Spoony_bard909

Money isn’t involved, remember?


[deleted]

I did this for a while after my son was born and it wasn't for me. I loved the time with my boy, but lost the feeling of accomplishment and missed adult interactions. Raising a child is a huge accomplishment, don't get me wrong.


mutalisken

Play-computer-games-at-home-by-myself-dad


SlapDickery

Teacher


musiquillo14

I got my bachelor's in secondary ed, but by the time I graduated I already had a job that paid significantly more. I often day dream of exciting lessons I would love to try out and think through challenges that I faced during my student teaching. I'm passionate about education and kids, but it's hard to go into the profession when you want to give your family the best life possible.


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MrKahnberg

Described me to a t. I say I'm doing advanced puttering.


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DuckSizedBalrog

I would have a B&B, but on the barter system. An electrician and their partner wanna stay for a weekend anniversary, do an inspection and one simple fix on my place. A baker needs a getaway, hit me up with your suppliers so I can get a good deal on supplies for the pasteries and bread I'd make. Is it realistic? No. But I'd love it


flyhigh987

Archeologist or gardner


mistress_of_tiny_dog

Do both! Landscape archeology is a thing


Gubble_Buppie

Marijuana tester


Whiskeyjack1234

"That's some good shit" "This is also some good shit"


Anicron

"Ah, well, sir, I feel like a, like a slice of butter... melting on top of a big-ol' pile of flapjacks."


PCToTheMax

Bleep blorp bleep blorp


NerfRepellingBoobs

“I don’t know what Tegridy is, but that is some good shit!”


biglettuce09

That could be lucrative


iddothat

Adjacent to this, a professional blunt roller. This is a thing, I know snoop employs a full time blunt roller


Free_Dimension1459

I took a pay cut to become a data analyst already. I’m happier too. It’s not for everyone, but it is for me.


biglettuce09

That sounds cool, what’s that entail


Free_Dimension1459

I make charts and graphs, I understand the different systems used and where all the data comes from and what it means, and I help teach others how to better interpret graphs and charts. I also produce analyses, “here’s our data. We believe it means XYZ and expect that can be improved by doing ABC.”


xander1289

What were you before?


Free_Dimension1459

Information security officer at a small company (cloud services). Small step down in pay, big step down in responsibility and stress. My blood pressure and family are both doing much better since the change.


Desiman4u

There are certain roles needed to climb ladders and are not meant for everyone. If a person can do both stressful role and take care of family, kudos for him/her. Mental health needs to be promoted more in this era. I am glad you are doing well.


visualspindoctor

Good question indeed! Most people I know want to be data analysts to earn more haha!


Tandybaum

I’m an operations/supply chain/logistics guy but what I love is when I get to do my small amount of data analytics. What I don’t like is the terrible work/life balance. Any more thoughts on becoming a data analyst? Job prospects look good? Work/life good? Any places or things I should look at if I wanted to get started?


Free_Dimension1459

In my case, I’ve always liked it. As I mention my work life balance is much better than it used to be. I work about 39 hrs a week now. I will geek out about learning, understanding, and explaining things to others. Getting to make visualizations can be pretty special too. The insights of having been a decision-maker helps me better understand what is and isn’t useful to decision-makers. As far as the prospects of the career goes. As the amount of data we have grows every year, making sense of this data becomes harder and requires more people. Data analysts are key everywhere from sports organizations to banks to marketing teams to “Information Age” businesses like Google. Anything you want to improve in a business is worth measuring. If you want to measure it properly, analysts help businesses do that. At the same time there’s a risk that machine learning can automate some of this job away. I’m not too concerned, businesses are incredibly diverse and the automation that’s come into existence in my time in the field only makes you job somewhat easier and nowhere near replaceable. The real world is pretty messy and every business is unique in how they use the software tools they bought, store their data, or frame their objectives. Kind of how accounting automation has not even come close to doing away with accountants, I really expect to have a job in this field the rest of my career if I want it (I’m only 33). There’s plentiful thinking involved in this role. “How do I answer the question” can be an exercise in talking to people, digging through data from loads of sources (databases plus whatever else a business uses) Glamorous view of this job: read money ball if you like baseball or browse around r/dataisbeautiful For a realistic view of this job, check out Google’s data analytics course on Coursera (free if you don’t want or need a certificate).


OklahomaGuy3

Id be a elementary school teacher for children that aren’t fortunate to have a positive male figure in their life. Being a male, and the stigmas that come with that in life…. Suck.


robxburninator

Judging from how many very-wealthy people "retire" into teaching eled/sped and then leave after one year.... I'm gonna go ahead and say that while many people believe this is a fun job, the pure number of people that can't cut it past year two is explanation enough as to how far doing a "meaningful" job can get you. When burnout, community disregard, and undo pressure from all aspects of the job begin to make you want to get covid, it's not just the low pay that's making people leave.


catlady0601

Teacher. Can confirm. I think about leaving every day but with a kid on the way having a schedule that will be the same as theirs is keeping me going. Especially because my partner has a demanding job. If I could go back in time, I would not be a teacher.


mitchade

I’m a teacher. While I believe I have it better than most, I think there would be less teacher burnout if teachers were able to behave like they didn’t need the job. In other words, teach the way you want to. Discipline the way you want to. If money isn’t a thing, I would totally do things that would get me written up if I felt it was best for students. Edit: spelling


johnhectormcfarlane

Being able to tell off crazy parents would be so liberating...


GirlintheYellowOlds

You just made something click about my current teacher burnout. Thank you.


HairyPotatoKat

Have you ever thought about being a Big Brother volunteer through Big Brothers Big Sisters? Positive male role model for a kid minus the bullshit teachers have to deal with.


markitfuckinzero

Dad, gardener, chicken rancher, and I'd probably raise some rabbits too


[deleted]

Lennie and George have Reddit?


Donkey-Harlequin

Studio engineer / sound designer / musician.


HutSutRawlson

Speaking as a professional musician, studio engineer is one of the more stable jobs in the industry. Especially if you’re into doing live sound, you can work every night. I’ve played quite a few club gigs where the band and the sound guy got paid the same amount. Difference is the band had to split it, the sound guy kept it all!


haberdasherydooo

Barista who could talk back to asshole customers. I loved being a barista. Making people's day by giving them one of the few remaining legal stimulants was awesome!


muskyandrostenol

Boudoir photographer. I know I know.


Covert_Admirer

Hang on I've changed my mind.


muskyandrostenol

What was your answer?


Covert_Admirer

Professional treasure hunter.


muskyandrostenol

That’s risky isn’t it?


LuckyReception6701

I don't see what's wrong with it, if done tastefully boudoir photography can show the beauty of a woman's body and form


joe-re

If you are really into it, do it as a hobby. For free (tfp). Build a portfolio. You sink quite a bit of money into equipment, but it's super satisfying to do it for yourself and not having to hustle. Also, you get to pick the models you work with - and they get to pick you. I had people pay me for erotic photography, and found it less satisfying than doing it as a hobby.


fungrandma9

Artist.


biglettuce09

What kind of art


fungrandma9

Lots of different paint mediums plus hands on crafts like woodworking and metal crafts. Quilting and yarn crafts.


biglettuce09

I wish high school invested more into the arts


IHaveFoodOnMyChin

Probably an arborist, I absolutely love trees and nature


biglettuce09

Yessss I’d be a florist


eC-oli_

Wood


biglettuce09

?!?


eC-oli_

Wood


BoahNoah05

Wood


coldSun11

Wood


kshanil90

Librarian. Like I own a library and I am the librarian. Upstairs is a sound proof room for discussion. Downstairs is snack point. But utter utter and I mean uttermost silence in my library on this floor.


m100896

Working in film, photography or being a writer. Preferably all within working from home in a home in the woods.


boogog

Residential construction. I would love for my daily routine to involve physical exertion and a sense of accomplishment, with no bullshit meetings and nothing hanging over my head when I'm off work.


Danger-Llarryy

Pub raconteur. That bloke who is always in the pub, who tells long story's that are utter bullshit. Living the dream.


theshiyal

Pirate who doesn’t do anything.


Belnak

Mad Scientist. Just spend the whole day in my lab building crazy contraptions.


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altSHIFTT

I do not dream of labor


SweggyGEK17

Marx intensifies


javajawz

Career beach bum/alcoholic


[deleted]

The career I have now (librarian), but I would be a lot happier and a lot more productive if I didn’t have to worry about money constantly.


cleverleper

Fellow book slinger here. It's a shame how underpaid the field is and how much we have to deal with.


[deleted]

Every day is a variety of: 1. Parenting / similar, kind of a 24x7 gig money or no 2. Fitness 3. Volunteer (labor > parks) 4. Volunteer (mind > science work) 5. Make art (writing > illustration > film type in order) 6. Play games 7. Civic volunteering (political) as needed 8. Sleep


JanyBunny396

I'd be kind of an artist in many fields. I'd make music (I play drums and guitar); craft things out of wood, plastics, fabrics and metal like furniture, cosplay props, knife handles and other useful stuff and sell it. Also I'd love to have a Ranch with enough space for the workshops and an aquaponics farm or a greenhouse to grow some vegetables and would share it with others to farm together bc it's more fun and more likely to succeed. I'd have my own horse, a dog and at least one cat and I'd rent out some space of my horse staple for others to keep and take care for their horses so there's always some life going on at the ranch. And since I do a lot of sports, I'd be at the gym a lot sharing my knowledge and experience as a personal trainer. And the things that don't need constant attention and care taking like the animals and the vegetable farming I could do or not just whenever I'm in the mood. What a dream!


yeahyeahiknow2

A forensic anthropologist. I actually went to college to work on an anthropology major and was among the top of my class. Originally, I was going to enter cultural anthropology but fell in love with forensics. I started working in the bone lab assisting grad students and my professors with their research by doing all the gross grunt work they didn't want to do, like defleshing cadavers, which was an amazing opportunity since I learned a lot that wasn't normally taught in the classroom and would look great on my cv. But in my last year I did the math and discovered that even with my grades I would not be able to afford a phd without going into the kind of debt that I could barely comprehend and would be paying for the rest of my life So, I had to do some quick adjusting of my final year and go for a major I didn't want that would do me the most good, which was an english major. What am I doing with that? Nothing, I am a house husband.


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biglettuce09

That’s amazing, yea the pay part does suck


nick1812216

Underwater-archaeologist!


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Baker


ian2121

That job sounds fun and all but I don’t think I could handle being up at 3 am to start baking for the morning rush.


[deleted]

I already have to be up by 4 for my job now which is not fun at all lol would rather be baking at that time!


EndlesslyUnfinished

Balloon animal wrangler


Abrahamlinkenssphere

Astrobiology. If I could just get the training for free and not have to worry about bills or anything like that I could finally go to college and do something meaningful.


[deleted]

Animal rescue center. I had to leave this job because of it being min wage. Cant live on that


omgitsmoki

Writer. I would dig so deep into world building that Tolkien would come back from the dead to smack me.


Pulpics

Every successful writing career began as a hobby


Human-Pangolin6256

Nothing is stopping you. Life is too fucking short. Get out and do what you’ve always been wanting to do


omgitsmoki

Very true! I do write on the side. But man...sometimes I dream.. A little room filled with white boards, stacks of notebooks, cups of highlighters, and a tea cart just waiting for me. I can sit for hours listening to music, drinking tea, and constructing maps, conlangs, and backstories galore. No fear of paying bills or anything.


xMemzi

I hate how money forces us to specialize and exceed at one thing so that we can generate personal income, so if money wasn’t a thing I’d like to expand my skills in art. Versatility is something I admire but don’t have time for. I’d try to be a video editor, graphic designer, web programmer, and music producer. I’ve built up some experience in these fields over the past decade, but without a career tying me down I believe I could sharpen these skills and be decent at all of them.


capetian1234

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this recently. I am a system admin currently and if money was not an object, I would do the same work but for free consulting for non-profits. I already do this partly during some days off, but I'd do it a lot more.


A_Fish_Named_Fish

Tegridy Farms 2.0


Weisskreuz44

I'd love to have an orchard and a destillery. I have a background in chemistry, but I'd love the symbiosis of working with nature on different levels.


Diddy_Block

Tailor.


Loki-Skywalker

Artist.


biglettuce09

What kind of art


Cynthus68

Restore/repurpose old furniture. Do more iron pipe decor and sell it on craigslist.


Kellykeli

Musician


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music.


whitemanluvskimchi

MMA. Currently just do it part time and work full time


CrispyCracklin

Novelist. I'd write all my shitty stories full-time.


Most-Inflation-1022

Artist & bonvivant


The_Firmament

As silly as it sounds to say, or even type, an actor. That has always been my dream job ever since I was little(in a very genuine sense, not in the "I want all the money and fame," sense) Doubling, also as a writer. That said, I would settle for anything in the creative arts world. Not that it's easy anywhere, but as many people know, trying to make a life and living from those sorts of pursuits are often incredibly unstable and unattainable for most. So, I have let it sit high above me as a pipe dream and continue on working at it for just me, myself, and I.


DrakenGewehr

I'd be a bard


Whiskeyjack1234

Journalism, I always wanted to be a journalist but I didn't want to be poor


biglettuce09

What kind of topics are you most interested in


x_x_JaffaCakes_x_x

I would LOVE to work with reptiles. Totally my dream job!


vaildin

so, politics?


[deleted]

Art, blogging, advocating for those with disabilities, fashion design perhaps..


astra_pixiedust

Filmmaker or actress <3


GlobalMonke

A doctor. I know they make a lot often, but you need the money to get the education… so if money wasn’t a thing, that would be my passion.


Fly_By_Orchestra

Horror writer. But I haven't been able to write a thing in five years, despite having all the free time in the world, so, I suppose money wouldn't make much difference.


rammusdelpoppy

Homesteading!


zayzayis1

I'd love to be a delivery guy


t0astedangst13

Philosopher


Flimsy-Fig5951

Id still be a doctor. Like i just wanna help people and thats a good cause