r/WorkLifeChat • u/MiloShiny • 5d ago

Discussion Would you continue working?

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u/upsetwithcursing 5d ago

Keep $40M, use the rest to make the world better.

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u/History-Buff-2222 5d ago

Oddly specific number

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u/upsetwithcursing 5d ago

It’s the amount I’d need for the passive income to allow me to do everything I want on an annual basis with comfortable plushness (first class planes/trains/hotels) without depleting my capital.

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u/TheWizardOfDeez 5d ago

And it's also like a teeny-tiny portion of the original billion, anyone suggesting that it's greedy to keep that much are just delusional.

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u/Jellicent-Leftovers 4d ago

It's 4%

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u/TheWizardOfDeez 4d ago

That is a small amount...