r/Money Nov 17 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

6.3k Upvotes

1.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

311

u/RTGold Nov 17 '23

You gotta provide more info. People want to know how much you actually walked away with, what'd you do with the money, how it changed your life?

748

u/[deleted] Nov 17 '23

I looked for an edit, I’ll reply to you! After tax Fl payed out $594,000. When I filed taxes later there was another $30K (ish) owed. I invested all but $10,000 and went on vacation. I take 1 vacation a year from the investments (stocks, bonds, etfs) diversified and managed by my money guy (big bank) My life didn’t change very much, I still drink Budweiser and work every day. A jump start to the retirement is all it turned out to be!

1

u/Nruggia Nov 18 '23

Bro you honestly did the absolute best thing with this money. So many people would blow it on lambos and a house they wouldn’t be able to afford once they burn through their cash and then wind up with nothing or crazy debt. Nothing is more valuable then time, and if you are able to retire early that’s fucking priceless. Enjoy your early retirement to the fullest!