• LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch
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    9 months ago

    You’d never get to a billion, because nobody needs a billion to live. You only get to a billion by being insane, thinking you need to get the high score in capitalism.

    People who say they’d retire and walk the earth would just do that at a million or four, and not wait until you hit billions to stop.

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      2 million at 6 percent a year in gains/dividends is 120k a year. I would say a vast majority of us could live a very comfortable life with 2 million. That’s a middle class income for the rest of your life.

      The sad thing is we’re all closer to 2 million than 2 million is to the 200 billion Elon is worth.

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        9 months ago

        The “rule” is 4%, and even that number is high at this point. I think 3, it 3.5 is closer to reality.

        So it would get you ~60k.

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          That’s still plenty to live a comfortable life (assuming your investments allows you to adjust this figure for inflation in perpetuity). Maybe not everywhere, but since you don’t have to work anymore you’re quite flexible.

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          Depends on how old you are when you retire. 3-3.5% is much safer if you are like 20yo and never want to (or can’t) work again.

          4% is plenty safe if you are 65yo. Once you hit 80+ your expenses are probably going to be pretty low, you probably own your house, probably aren’t traveling much, and you don’t really need more “stuff”.

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      9 months ago

      Reminds me of this quote from Succession:

      You can’t do anything with five, Greg. Five’s a nightmare. Can’t retire, not worth it to work. Oh yes, five will drive you un poco loco. Poorest rich person in America. The world’s tallest dwarf.