Right! Hypotheticals time! You know how I hate those things, so it's only fitting that I make a thread with one!
Question is twofold: Assuming you could ask for as much money as you think you could spend in your life on the condition you never, ever earn another dime, how much would that be, and why?
Rules:
-Note the "you thing you could spend" part; do not go for amounts you cannot justify
-Keep it realistic. No, you're not going to build a Death Star or buy Ganymede's northern hemisphere, so don't try to pull a ridiculous amount with those
-No "setting aside for a rainy day", assume it's all flowers and sunshine from here on
-Spending on potential family members allowed, but no more than one generation in either direction
-If you'd be spending a lot of money on a fancy item, note what it is (such as, I dunno, "a hand-crafted katana with an authenticity certificate" or something)
Me? Well, I don't intend on having children, and I don't have a need nor want for bling and swag. If I assume ~50 more years, give or take, I think I'd be well "on the safe side" with 5 millions (EUR, that is), which leaves me at about 100k/year, which is more than I can see myself spending right now, but let's assume I'd buy a more comfortable place that needs to be maintained, and spend a bunch on gadgets and stuff. Maybe even some on traveling a little to places I've always wanted to go to and visiting my across-the-world friends. And whatever's left over is spread to my sister's family, and my friends.
That's of course, not adjusted for inflation or any potential economy mess-up because, really, I have no clue what the economy will be like in 15 years.
Question is twofold: Assuming you could ask for as much money as you think you could spend in your life on the condition you never, ever earn another dime, how much would that be, and why?
Rules:
-Note the "you thing you could spend" part; do not go for amounts you cannot justify
-Keep it realistic. No, you're not going to build a Death Star or buy Ganymede's northern hemisphere, so don't try to pull a ridiculous amount with those
-No "setting aside for a rainy day", assume it's all flowers and sunshine from here on
-Spending on potential family members allowed, but no more than one generation in either direction
-If you'd be spending a lot of money on a fancy item, note what it is (such as, I dunno, "a hand-crafted katana with an authenticity certificate" or something)
Me? Well, I don't intend on having children, and I don't have a need nor want for bling and swag. If I assume ~50 more years, give or take, I think I'd be well "on the safe side" with 5 millions (EUR, that is), which leaves me at about 100k/year, which is more than I can see myself spending right now, but let's assume I'd buy a more comfortable place that needs to be maintained, and spend a bunch on gadgets and stuff. Maybe even some on traveling a little to places I've always wanted to go to and visiting my across-the-world friends. And whatever's left over is spread to my sister's family, and my friends.
That's of course, not adjusted for inflation or any potential economy mess-up because, really, I have no clue what the economy will be like in 15 years.