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Which would you choose?

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  • 89th8 89th

    @Aqua-Letifer said in Which would you choose?:

    This is basically just a clever variation of "how much money do you have."

    True, although a bit more generic, I took it as a "are you comfortable enough now to not have the million?" for me, yes...but I'm also still working. If I won the $50MM I would retire immediately, play golf each day, post on TNCR... wait, @Copper you're living the dream!

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    @89th said in Which would you choose?:

    , @Copper you're living the dream!

    I played yesterday

    I played today - 3 birdies!

    I'll play tomorrow

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      Wow, 3 birdies...that's impressive. Usually one in a round makes the whole day worth it.

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        https://flipsimu.com/

        You can use this to see if your $50MM bet was worth it. For me? I lost.

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          $1M.

          There's a reason guys date ugly girls.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            In my case, the 50. If I asked MFR, she’d say one. So, one it is.

            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              I would go for the $50 Million, but I'd sell @jon-nyc the opportunity to go in half for a mere $500K...

              The Brad

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              • MikM Mik

                In my case, the 50. If I asked MFR, she’d say one. So, one it is.

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                @Mik said in Which would you choose?:

                In my case, the 50. If I asked MFR, she’d say one. So, one it is.

                LOL my wife also said "you know what my answer would be", she does not like risk.

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                  The only reason I'm able to handle my money as I do, is that my wife is content to remain blissfully unaware of my stock market shenanigans.

                  Education is extremely important.

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                  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                    This is basically just a clever variation of "how much money do you have."

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                    @Aqua-Letifer said in Which would you choose?:

                    This is basically just a clever variation of "how much money do you have."

                    Yep.

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                      Suppose we change the choices to:

                      “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                      What will it be?

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                      • AxtremusA Axtremus

                        Suppose we change the choices to:

                        “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                        What will it be?

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                        @Axtremus

                        Laughter.

                        I couldn't take it seriously enough to even try.

                        Not to mention, I'm not sure I'm up for the problems winning a bil would bring me.

                        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                          I asked Karla. Her response? “Before or after taxes?”

                          The Brad

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                          • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                            I asked Karla. Her response? “Before or after taxes?”

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                            @LuFins-Dad said in Which would you choose?:

                            I asked Karla. Her response? “Before or after taxes?”

                            Tell her “after taxes.”

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                              A better question would be 20 yearly incomes vs 1000 yearly incomes.

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                              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                                Suppose we change the choices to:

                                “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                                What will it be?

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                                @Axtremus said in Which would you choose?:

                                Suppose we change the choices to:

                                “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                                What will it be?

                                Instant billion. They would change my life equally.

                                "You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
                                -Cormac McCarthy

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                                  I'd go for the million. I'd be comfortable for the rest of my life (which is what I'm hoping for anyway). The other one has a 50% chance of me spending the rest of my life being told I should have pushed the red button, and also a moderate chance that I'd be totally f'd up by the experience.

                                  I only know how I'd answer after asking the wife....

                                  I was only joking

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    @Axtremus said in Which would you choose?:

                                    Suppose we change the choices to:

                                    “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                                    What will it be?

                                    Instant billion. They would change my life equally.

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                                    @jon-nyc said in Which would you choose?:

                                    @Axtremus said in Which would you choose?:

                                    Suppose we change the choices to:

                                    “Instant $1 Billion” vs. “50% chance to get $50 Billion”

                                    What will it be?

                                    Instant billion. They would change my life equally.

                                    Yeah, I can’t really see what the $50 Billion would add to Karla and my lives, my kids’ lives, or my future grandchildren’s lives. We would just be living off of the interest anyway…

                                    The Brad

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                                      I'm not even sure I'd even want a billion or 50 billion. They would likely ruin my kids in various ways.

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                                      • KlausK Klaus

                                        I'm not even sure I'd even want a billion or 50 billion. They would likely ruin my kids in various ways.

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                                        @Klaus said in Which would you choose?:

                                        I'm not even sure I'd even want a billion or 50 billion. They would likely ruin my kids in various ways.

                                        You could burn the cash in the wood burner?

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                                        • 89th8 89th

                                          @Klaus said in Which would you choose?:

                                          I'm not even sure I'd even want a billion or 50 billion. They would likely ruin my kids in various ways.

                                          You could burn the cash in the wood burner?

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                                          @89th said in Which would you choose?:

                                          @Klaus said in Which would you choose?:

                                          I'm not even sure I'd even want a billion or 50 billion. They would likely ruin my kids in various ways.

                                          You could burn the cash in the wood burner?

                                          Just as easy as telling a drug addict to throw away his drugs.

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