The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agoYou'd need to calculate the compound interestlemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square61fedilinkarrow-up1625arrow-down118
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minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days agoAfter taxes, you’d only have like $4.9 billion. That’s how they get you. You’d be better off taking the dollar in 5 million years and letting it grow.
minus-squareLordCrom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoYou do know that interest earned is also taxed right? Letting it grow means you pay every year of how much it grew.
minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoThat’s why I’m waiting 5 million years to let it grow. I’m skipping 5 million years worth of taxes.
minus-squarejim3692@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·4 days agoMoney doesn’t bring happiness
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 days agoBut it can buy a jet ski. Ever see a sad person on a jet ski? (Stolen from… Tosh? I think?)
minus-squareHugeNerd@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoI don’t want to be happy. I want a house, clothes, and food. And a significant coffee and Scotch budget.
How about 5 Billion now?
After taxes, you’d only have like $4.9 billion. That’s how they get you. You’d be better off taking the dollar in 5 million years and letting it grow.
You do know that interest earned is also taxed right? Letting it grow means you pay every year of how much it grew.
That’s why I’m waiting 5 million years to let it grow. I’m skipping 5 million years worth of taxes.
Money doesn’t bring happiness
But it can buy a jet ski. Ever see a sad person on a jet ski?
(Stolen from… Tosh? I think?)
I don’t want to be happy. I want a house, clothes, and food. And a significant coffee and Scotch budget.
Money pls 🥺👉👈