I wouldn't quit tomorrow but it would cut my retirement date down from 5 years to a lot sooner. Having that constant stream of income is a nice baseline to not have to worry about much moving forward.
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Pick Your Superpower out of these 5 (3 Viewers)
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El Floppo
Footballguy
"Cant go broke making money"
-Grandpa Floppo
I would guess not since there is no paper trail on it. Unless you reach into your pocket for a 1099 every January that has been sent to the IRS there shouldn't be a trail for taxing purposes.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Sure, that's fair but most of us aren't retiring tomorrow on that.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
I'm reading it correctly; I potentially get $200 a day to spend - but that requires me to 1. be somewhere to spend it (big deal to me) and 2. spend it in cash (not as big but you do have to find places that take cash which is diminishing)
El Floppo
Footballguy
agree.
but ... continuing to "make" 75k/year until death for doing nothing but shopping? that would fully fund my retirement, so once I kicked it up- defintely .
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Usain Bolt's net worth is $90M.
El Floppo
Footballguy
$200 In Pocket - Once a day, reach into your pocket and two $100 bills will magically appear, but only when you're buying something.
you still think you're reading it right?
I'm sitting anywhere, pull out my phone to purchase something... wah-law... $200 cash money.
I guess it didn't say you had to use part of the $200 to actually purchase the thing you are purchasing.......Hmmmmmm
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Yes, but it's once a day and to get that $200 I have to be somewhere. Like I mentioned, I probably go places and spend money about 50% of the days of the year. So, the 75k is now like 37k a year. People keep saying it's no effort but would be a PITA (although I'd take it) given my current lifestyle.
Hawks64
Footballguy
I would think so, look at what the top of the music worlds make versus what Bolt has made.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
Playing covers perfectly doesn't quite pay as well as being the original artist.
El Floppo
Footballguy
be somewhere? that's cost of being alive, no?
be ANYWHERE. open phone. purchase anything. reach into pocket. pull out $200. profit. I purchase something literally every day... at a minimum- transit and lunch- every day.
BassNBrew
Footballguy
Over $75K a year?
Speed probably nets the most money. I also wouldn't mind NOT being the slowest here.
SWC
Bromigo
how in the hell is captain karaoke leading this thing its not like you get to go back to college and try to impress the freshman chicks you are still old and now you are the weird old guy on americas got talent who can sing any song crapily because his voice stinks take that to the bank bromigos
SWC
Bromigo
i get it but man thats murder id rather just be fast and furious and use my bully pulpit as the fastest man ever to get some stuff done take that to the bank brohans
Grahamburn
Footballguy
It's reported Bolt still gets $250k-$500k in appearance fees just to show up at track and field events.
And going around the world to get appearance fees because you are a fast old guy isn't a lot more effort? Citing effort to buy something as being too much while also saying how much you make being fast while traveling everywhere to make money seems incongruent.
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Potentially an extra 6 G's of cash a month? Sign me up.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
My premise is that isn’t necessary to exceed the $75k a year threshold.
the moops
Footballguy
Nike isn't giving you the money just to hang out and be fast. You gotta do something
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Thankfully there’s something in the middle of those two. I’ll take my chances that it would work out to be millions.
And we haven’t even factored in front loading the work and money to potentially give to your kids. That alone would make it worth it to me. I’m assuming they don’t get to inherit my $200 superpower.
You gotta do something and based on your comments it seems like it's too much work for you to just get out of the house.
steelerfan1
Footballguy
i picked the $200 a day, but if you get rid of the running speed and subbed it for some anatoly strength, i'd take that in a heart beat.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
At the moment I wish my superpower would be to help you understand why you are wrong.
Grahamburn
Footballguy
So weird to me that ~$75k a year is winning because there's little effort involved.
If you have super speed you're literally guaranteed millions as a track and field athlete.
Are we really this effing lazy even in a hypothetical?
If you have super speed you're literally guaranteed millions as a track and field athlete.
Are we really this effing lazy even in a hypothetical?
Wrong about what? I have already agreed that the speed power would gain you more than $75K a year. But it would be more work than buying something and collecting $200. That is my sole point. You complained that it is too much of a bother for you to get out of the house to buy something to collect the $200 but you are fine with the work (whatever work that may be) to get endorsements and do exhibitions for appearance fees etc that would be needed to get the millions for being fast. For me doing all that for the speed money is too much work and I would rather just sit on my couch and buy something every day to collect $200 for the rest of my life. I am not sure what is "wrong".
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Grahamburn
Footballguy
Have someone else write a book about you and then show up once a year and run a race. You eclipse that $75k pretty quickly. It's honestly more effort to go to the Quickie Mart every morning.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Maybe you can do a better job than me explaining how much easier and more money it is. My powers of persuasion are definitely not my super power.
But then you get fame and will be pestered by people and have to change some things. There are other aspects associated with that super power that can impact your life adversely. Money ain't the end all be all.
I would be quite satisfied with getting $200 a day for doing something I do anyway.
Yes it is more money. But I don't see how it is easier in any way. Going strictly on the effort you have to put in there is no way that earning that speed money is less effort than having $200 appear on your pocket for ordering something on your phone.
Psychopav
Help us, Joebi-Wan Brynobi, you're our only ho
How long can you run? If you can run faster than Usain Bolt but only for 200 meters, then how valuable is that in the real world?
For the songs, can you sing while you play or will it break your concentration too much?
These things matter, this is very important stuff here.
For the songs, can you sing while you play or will it break your concentration too much?
These things matter, this is very important stuff here.
Willie Neslon
Footballguy
How is the two $100 bills a day winning this? If you want money you're going to make way more than $70k a year if you're faster than Usain Bolt. How many times a year would you even have to run to make tens of millions of dollars? Two or three? Imagine a 50 or 60 year old, 265 pound guy running faster than Usain Bolt? You'd instantly be one of the most famous people in the world. To get the two $100 bills you have to buy something. It would be a daily job. Sick? You get nothing unless you go buy something. How many times can you go into the 7-11 for a pack of gum until they tell you they're not breaking your $100 bill anymore? One big race on TV and you're set for life. How much money would the you vs. Bolt PPV net you?
Sleep button - It would be really nice to have but the only thing that changes in your life is sleep.
$100 bills - Chump change for something you'll have to do every single day forever if you want to keep making that money.
Real magic - You guys are sleeping on this. People will get sick of the trick? What trick? There is no trick. You're a wizard Harry.
Any song - It would be cool but basically you're the greatest cover musician in the world. You can't even sing the songs.
Usain speed - 10 seconds in front of a crowd and you're instantly world famous and soon to be rich. Gold medals every 4 years. The Raiders just signed you. Two chicks at once.
Sleep button - It would be really nice to have but the only thing that changes in your life is sleep.
$100 bills - Chump change for something you'll have to do every single day forever if you want to keep making that money.
Real magic - You guys are sleeping on this. People will get sick of the trick? What trick? There is no trick. You're a wizard Harry.
Any song - It would be cool but basically you're the greatest cover musician in the world. You can't even sing the songs.
Usain speed - 10 seconds in front of a crowd and you're instantly world famous and soon to be rich. Gold medals every 4 years. The Raiders just signed you. Two chicks at once.
This isn't necessarily true. WR get broken every year. Eventually the Bolt WR will be broken which means you will no longer be the fastest on the planet.
Willie Neslon
Footballguy
You can just run away from them.
Willie Neslon
Footballguy
His WR has stood for 16 years now.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Having had a period of time where I was struggling to sleep due to stress, I could absolutely see selecting this if I had insomnia.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Plus, your "watching fat old guys run 9.5" comment... would never get old, even if somebody breaks he record.
foxco
Footballguy
My visual is Rich Eisen lining up at the combine and blowing everyone else out of the water in his suit and tie.
Willie Neslon
Footballguy
You can play the Chariots of Fire theme for me as I sprint into the record books.
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Gatorade
Footballguy
How about " On the road again"
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
While you’re right about monetizing the non-sleep choices, that would require work. And who wants fame?
I’d rather retire early with a couple hundo effortless daily spending money.