I’ve recently had to cancel a trip out due to unforeseen circumstances and had to stay in my flat trying to find something fun to do. Which got me thinking.
How much would it cost for you to agree to spend an entire year in your house/flat?
You’d have to quit your job, unless you had some sort of career which meant you were 100% home based? You’d have to rely on other people or delivery services to get your groceries. These sound like minor issues for a few days, but could you cope with them for 365 days?
I think a lot of people would struggle with their bodies not getting enough exercise after a short while, you might need to setup a dedicated exercise room to solve the problem. Even convicts stuck in prison cells get an hour or so of outdoor activities everyday to try and keep them fit and healthy.
Social contact might be a bigger problem for others. Friends and family are still going to visit you, but how many social events would you miss by being housebound? Friends might be understanding of your challenge at first and willing to visit more but im sure the visits would die down eventually.
Here are the reward options for the year:
- stay at home all year for £50k
- stay at home all year for 150k
- stay at home all year for £500k
- No amount of money would persuade you.
What would be the lowest amount you’d agree to? and what do you think you’d miss the most about being able to go outside?
Money Corgi 
Firstly I am sorry you had to cancel your trip. Secondly it would take ALOT for me to stay inside for a year. Just the thought of it makes me feel uneasy. I think it would certainly be a 7 figure sum! Thanks for joining us at #familyfun
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Oh I get cabin fever really quickly so, whilst I would do the challenge if I was getting paid (the more the better lol), I would probably need a home gym and a good music system.
#familyfun
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This is an interesting thought exercise! I think I would do it for 150k. I am naturally introverted and have a million books I want to read and a million hours of computer games to play. Not to say that I wouldn’t get bored because I think I would. Could I sit on my porch for sun light and fresh air? I would definitely invite friends over more often-I love cooking and dinner parties but there never is enough time.
I think that if I had a goal in mind to use the money for it would make it a lot easier to get through the days.
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Porch is out of bounds as its outside the front door. do you think you could read books non-stop for a year to occupy the time?
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I could do it a lot…and play Civilization for days on end. There definitely would be days that it would get tough but I think I would be able to do it.
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I’m happy to stay home and can find things to do easily enough, but that’s through choice. If it was an enforced stay at home I think that’s different and it’d be a bit like dieting. You’d want the things you’ve denied yourself even more. As an mild extrovert I think I’d struggle with this so, it’s a no from me. Thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo
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so you feel getting paid to do it would make it harder?
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I think I’d try to negotiate 500k, but they could probably get me to do it for 150k. At least I’d still be able to do some work and the fact that you can have visitors really doesn’t make it seem so bad.
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Doesn’t sound appealing at all. I love going outside and being stuck indoors all the time makes me miserable
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Sorry about your vacation cancellation!
I personally could maybe swing it myself for 500k, assuming the higher currency value of pounds vs dollars and being able to open windows for fresh air and sunlight, but not my family!
PiC, JuggerBaby, and Seamus the dog all would go stir-crazy without being able to go outside. And of course unless we toilet trained Seamus, we’d really NEED to go out of doors.
Then again, that raises the question of things like trash pick up which (at least here in the US), usually means that you have to go outside to put your trash can by the curb.
I’d definitely need some kind of workout area inside, though, it would be awfully tough to come out after that year without seriously damaging our health if we didn’t make sure to work out every day.
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good point about trash, although with 500k coming in you should be able to bribe people to take it out for you.
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Sorry you had to cancel! That’s a difficult question. I don’t think I’d do it for 500k, maybe a million? Then I’d probably still fail. Thanks for linking up to #MarvMondays. Kaye xo
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I’m naturally an introvert but even I would struggle to stay indoors for a year, especially during the good weather.. I don’t think I’d be able to do it! #MarvMondays
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