“$10.5 million a year. (And that’s without spending down any of the actual prize money.) For the typical worker, that would be enough money to cover the bills, buy a nice car, offer some financial support to family and friends, and still indulge in some nice meals and a few vacations.”
What? this makes it seems like a “typical worker” would have to be frugal on $10.5 mill a year.. Cover bills? Buy a nice Car? you could buy a new nice car every year and take a 3 month vacation and not use up the $10.5 Mill unless you spent like Donald Trump....
A divorce and a fender bender could clean you out pretty fast.
Exactly in your post 19. I think I could meet those luxuries at about anything over $100,000 a year. Well, human nature being what it is and my not being immune, maybe $500,000. Still...
For the typical worker, that would be enough money to cover the bills, buy a nice car, offer some financial support to family and friends, and still indulge in some nice meals and a few vacations.
I guess 10.5 million just doesn’t go as far today.
And they say there’s no inflation...