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EFFIE ZAHOS

Effie is Money’s editor and author of A Real Girl’s Guide to Finance and The Great $20 Adventure. Effie says: “For richer or poorer I’d probably still do what I’m doing but with a few tweaks. No boss, a threeday work week and an office in Milos, in Greece.”

MARK STORY

Mark, director of Prime Strategy Media, says: “I would establish a charity that’s less about begging-bowl, last-resort aid and more about empowering and facilitating, by using the blockchain to both crowdfund and disintermediate those institutions and ne’er-do-wells who put their own survival ahead of real progress.”

MARCUS PADLEY

Marcus is the author of the daily sharemarket newsletter Marcus Today. Marcus says: “I would travel the world with Emma, playing golf. It is a competitive, social and endlessly challenging sport that lends itself to international travel. But most of all it is a fantastic sport for couples and, as they say, couples that play together stay together.”

RICHARD SCOTT

Richard, a freelance writer and former Money staffer, says: “With two tyrants under four, I cannot truthfully say I get much work done at all, if any. But if money was no longer a concern I’d most likely buy up an old farm in the middle of Tasmania and let those little ratbags run feral.”

CHRIS GRAY

Chris is CEO of Your Empire Buyers Agents. Chris says: “I invested and worked twice as hard in my 20s so I’ve been lucky that in my 30s and 40s I haven’t really had to work too hard. I travel overseas 10 to 15 times a year to learn new things and meet new people, I still love teaching people about property and I love driving my 1912 Ford Model T.”

PHIL SLADE

Phil is behavioural economist and psychologist for Suncorp. Phil says: “I love what I do. Seriously, I would do what I am doing now, with a bit more world travel and music. I’ve always tried to do what I love, do it well and find ways to earn money from it.”