These days there are lots of toys out there on which to spend your money; exotic cars, airplanes, boats. A wise man once said to buy land because God isn't making any more of it. If you plan on heeding that advice, you could be the first guy on your block to buy his own private island. Islands seem to run anywhere from $50,000 to $20,000,000 depending on the size and location, and I'm not entirely sure these folks aren't also selling deeds to the Brooklyn Bridge. But it looks legit, and I must admit that the idea of owning my own private paradise does sound intriguing.

Canada has quite a few islands for less than USD $50,000, one that even has it's own little cabin and a motor boat to ferry you back and forth to the mainland. But then again it is Canada, and living under Canadian tyranny doesn't sound too appealing. I think I'd rather have some place where I had sovereignty and could mount some shoreline gun batteries to defend against invaders and pirates. As long as the island has plenty of fresh water and a strong breeze to generate electricity, it might not be so bad.