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Which would you choose?

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    89th
    wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 17:44 last edited by
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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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      89th
      wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 17:45 last edited by
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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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        Jolly
        wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 18:17 last edited by
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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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          Mik
          wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 18:32 last edited by Mik
          #14

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

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 18:37 last edited by
            #15

            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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            • M Mik
              18 Aug 2022, 18:32

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

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              89th
              wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 18:52 last edited by
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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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                Horace
                wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 18:54 last edited by
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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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                • A Aqua Letifer
                  18 Aug 2022, 17:35

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

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                  Klaus
                  wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 19:40 last edited by
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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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                    Axtremus
                    wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:04 last edited by
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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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                    • A Axtremus
                      18 Aug 2022, 22:04

                      Suppose we change the choices to:

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

                      What will it be?

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                      Catseye3
                      wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:07 last edited by
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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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                        LuFins Dad
                        wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:17 last edited by
                        #21

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

                        The Brad

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                        • L LuFins Dad
                          18 Aug 2022, 22:17

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

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                          Axtremus
                          wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:21 last edited by
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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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                            Klaus
                            wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:28 last edited by
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                            A better question would be 20 yearly incomes vs 1000 yearly incomes.

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                            • A Axtremus
                              18 Aug 2022, 22:04

                              Suppose we change the choices to:

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

                              What will it be?

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                              jon-nyc
                              wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 22:29 last edited by
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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.

                              Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                Doctor Phibes
                                wrote on 18 Aug 2022, 23:17 last edited by Doctor Phibes
                                #25

                                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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                                • J jon-nyc
                                  18 Aug 2022, 22:29

                                  @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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                                  LuFins Dad
                                  wrote on 19 Aug 2022, 11:33 last edited by
                                  #26

                                  @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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                                    Klaus
                                    wrote on 19 Aug 2022, 13:02 last edited by
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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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                                    • K Klaus
                                      19 Aug 2022, 13:02

                                      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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                                      89th
                                      wrote on 19 Aug 2022, 13:05 last edited by
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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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                                      • 8 89th
                                        19 Aug 2022, 13:05

                                        @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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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 19 Aug 2022, 13:07 last edited by Klaus
                                        #29

                                        @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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                                        • K Klaus
                                          19 Aug 2022, 13:02

                                          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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                                          LuFins Dad
                                          wrote on 19 Aug 2022, 16:01 last edited by
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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.

                                          For that matter, wouldn't the $50 Million do the same? We're still talking an amount of money that just living off of the interest at a minimal 3% return would mean an annual income of $1.5 Million. I know inflation is bad, but your children and grandchildren will essentially be set for life without ever having to work. Maybe that allows them to focus their lives on noble pursuits or maybe they spend it on hookers and blow...

                                          The Brad

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