Money Train

7-8-15

It’s always interesting when a conversation makes me think.

Maryann has been going on for years about how this “deal” she has been trying to close with a bad friend and others was going to allow her not only to retire but also have her financially set for the rest of her life. In addition to the financial security it would bring her, she has indicated that she was planning on taking care of me as well. It is all incredibly sweet that she thinks of me so highly and I am flattered that she credits me with helping her through her work days here.

It was yesterday that she updated me on the progress of this never ending saga. I hate that she has been getting her hopes up for about 4 years now, all to be crushed when yet there is more red tape and problems and crazy issues preventing her from not only getting her huge payout, but just to get back her initial investment. She keeps an optimistic outlook on the whole mess and it is endearing to see someone who stays positive when it looks bad. Of course, I also get frustrated that she may be pissing away her entire retirement.

Anyhoo, this takes us to the conversation yesterday. For the past couple months she has indicated that when she gets her money she is leaving work, and she has said that she was going to take me with her. I figured it was just her way of saying she doesn’t want me to have to stay here just because of financial stability so she was going to give me a hefty share of the millions she claims she would be getting. Turns out, she and a couple of friends want to open some kind of business in which they work with television shows and she wants me to come work for them.

Ok, let’s go ahead and for the sake of argument, let’s assume she truly is about to reap the benefits of 4 long years of investments and headaches. Let’s say that she truly is going to be getting millions of dollars if all of this goes well. Take the doubt out of the equation for just a moment.

The job would be located in Beverly Hills. I’m not even sure what I would be doing. Either way, there is no way I would ever consider commuting to 90210 every day. She tells me she would pay me more than I get now. Dude, not gonna happen. She said she would get me a driver. I had to rain on her parade pointing out that even if this job was going to be a dream job that paid me bank, I just can’t commit myself to spending that much time away from my kids. Knowing how I would be a job in Hollywood production would work, I am betting I wouldn’t have the kick ass hours that I have now. I am also betting my health insurance wouldn’t be comparable. It’s a shame if this was a true possibility that I really couldn’t bring myself to jump on it because I am forever a mom first.

Of course, there is now the part of my brain that went into overdrive daydreaming mode. What happens if she handed me a check? How much would it be for? What would I do with a possible chunk of cash? I found myself fanaticizing about different amounts that could come to me and what I would do with them. Cars have been purchased, houses paid off, decks built. My mind was like watching a lottery commercial. There were crazy extravagant purchases mixed in with gobs of practical expenses that would ultimately make life a little more comfortable.

So as of right now, I am ok with thinking of it as a cool pipe dream that I don’t have to work towards or even look forward to. It would be nice to have some Karma pay me like that. I will tell you, though, it will be a really cool thing for the money to come in for her sake. Maryann is a super nice lady and truly, I would like it if in her golden age that she could have money that would allow her to travel like she wants to do. She and her sister could go on epic adventures which would be so amazing to see. I might have to show her how to use Facebook so she can post where she goes. That would make me incredibly happy so I will continue to cross my fingers in hopes that her faith in humanity is rewarded.