Posted at 10:59 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 1007 | Here's where I'd spend it... ----- NetDanzr<br /> -The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog- |
Posted at 11:09 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | What a silly idea! I'd rather spend it on tatooing someone's head with my site's URL ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 11:17 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | If I had it, I would invest it so that I would never have to work... And I would of course use part of it for one huge party for all my friends... ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |
Posted at 11:25 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 1007 | $250,000 isn't enough for investing and living without work. You'd need around $10,000,000 for low-risk investing and comfortablyliving without working. However, you can call it investment as well - buy the whole collection and then try to send the best pieces for profit . Mr Creosote: Maybe we can strike a deal here... ----- NetDanzr<br /> -The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog- |
Posted at 11:29 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936 | I like this sentence. Quote: It doesn't seem unwarranted to value Zork I at $80, when in 1984 it was $40. Tuss ----- Keep your stick on the ice |
Posted at 11:35 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | NetDanzr: I'll call you to work out the deal once I have that much money ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 19:14 on September 9th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 936 | If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you 4-complete-sets-of-old-game-boxes-for-many-systems-including-the-odyssey2. Tuss ----- Keep your stick on the ice |
Posted at 02:00 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
Posted at 03:23 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | A car? Now that's really the most useless of all the suggestions ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 04:19 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | what invest the money, bah, what crazy fools invest money Edited by sterge10 at 06:19 on September, 10th 2002 ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
Posted at 04:25 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | Exactly. That is why my plan is different ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 06:05 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | How does tattooing someone's head help you, besides possibly increasing web trafic and making the person look stupid. ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
Posted at 06:41 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | How does buying an extremely expensive car 'help you'? ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 07:10 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 421 | It makes me look cool, even though I would only be able to drive it for less than a year then have it sit there for 3 and then be able to drive it again. Stupid Australian road laws ----- Not all That Glitters Is Gold, Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost. |
Posted at 07:12 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | Well, tatooing someone's head fulfills the same purpose ( 'being cool' ). So there. ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 07:53 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 607 | Quote: NetDanzr: You'd need around $10,000,000 for low-risk investing and comfortably living without working. Ten million U.S. dollars? You must have quite a glamorous lifestyle then Edited by The Mole at 09:54 on September, 10th 2002 ----- "One Very Important Thought" |
Posted at 08:03 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | NetDanzr is living for free in his boss' house you know ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 08:13 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Retired Gumby Posts: 1007 | I personally spend around $250 per month because of where I live . However, this is why I recommend $10,000,000: Put one half into a money market fund - highly liquid and virtually risk-free. Currently, it earns about 1%. That's $50,000 per year. Put $4,000,000 into treasury notes. Current yield around 5% will give you another $200,000. There's a risk, however, of capital loss. Put the rest into medium-risk high-yield equity, which yields roughly 10%, due to depressed markets. That's an additional $100,000, but you risk capital loss or even default. Together, you'll have $350,000 per year. That puts you into the highest tax bracket - 39%. You'll end up with $213,500 per year, or roughly $18,000 per month. Arguably, this is a lot of money. However, if you want to have a family, if will assure you only comfortable living, nothing extravagant... ----- NetDanzr<br /> -The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog- |
Posted at 08:17 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Admin Reborn Gumby Posts: 11098 | Ahem! I'm living on 550? a month..... ----- Now you see the violence inherent in the system! |
Posted at 09:26 on September 10th, 2002 | Quote | Edit | Delete | |
Member Prof Gumby Posts: 560 | Yes well seeing as I live alone (and will probably die alone too ) I wouldn't need that much cash and 250.000 dollars would be quite enough to live of here in belgium... ----- "In theory, if people bred as fast as ants, and with an equal indifference for it's surrounding species, earth would have 5 million human inhabitants at the turn of the century. But this, of course, is highly unthinkable" |