Poll of the Day > Rich for the rest of your life but stuck working 40 hours until death

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A man in a green suit comes up to you and says he wants to make a deal. You have no idea who he is, but you feel as if you've known him for a while so you hear him out

The man takes a check out of his pocket with your name on and $1,000,000 written on it

He tells you that if you like making money, the check is yours. Before you snatch it he pulls out a contract from... somewhere

The contract states that for $1,000,000 a month, you must work 40 hours a week. There are exceptions such as be bedridden or death, but for the most part if you are able to work, you must work, There are no work arounds and this guy will know if you're trying to find a way to curve the system

He states that if you fail to reach 40 hours and you were capable of working during that period of time, each and every asset you own will somehow turn into a liability, thus putting you in a shitty position. So bad that your life will be financially screwed for the remainder of your life

If you sign the contract, you're rich. You can also walk away, but he will not give you the initial check he pulled out

What do you do
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Yeah... What an easy question. Most dudes have to work way more hours than that to be rich. And lots of people never wanna completely quit working anyway

OhhhJa posted...

Yeah... What an easy question. Most dudes have to work way more hours than that to be rich. And lots of people never wanna completely quit working anyway

Easy question huh, I wouldn't do it for many reasons but I'm going to see if people are just going to rush and say "yes"
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No because that means I can't take vacations or personal days or anything and fuck that. Also missing one week apparently fucks you over for life. Shitty deal.
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Nah, I plan on having like a couple dozen kids to keep collecting that Family allowance until i'm pension age and then live on that.
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OhhhJa posted...

Yeah... What an easy question. Most dudes have to work way more hours than that to be rich. And lots of people never wanna completely quit working anyway

The problem is that it severely limits what you can do with the money.

If the "mandatory time spent working" was more spread out, it'd be easier to say yes, but as it is it basically means you can never take a vacation for the rest of your life.

If it were, say, you need to work 160 hours per month... Well maybe you just have 2 shitty weeks where you work 80 hours each week and then take the next two weeks off. But nope. You basically have to work 4 days a week every week for the rest of your life.

Also, most people who work way more hours than that to get rich usually do so with the goal that eventually they'll just be making money by existing and won't actually have to put in long hours for it. Make a ton of money, invest it, never worry again.
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Who is working 40 hours a week and ISN'T rich?
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Ok I'll be honest I didn't read the post. If you don't get vacation days then yeah it's not worth it. If you get two weeks vacation every year though like any regular job it'd be definitely worth it

OhhhJa posted...

Ok I'll be honest I didn't read the post

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If he also provides the job, yes - easily... actually, even for a standard wage, if someone is offering a job I can do in my current health conditions i'll jump on it
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mastermix3000 posted...

OhhhJa posted...

Ok I'll be honest I didn't read the post

The premise of the scenario just wasn't interesting enough for me to really care

yeah sure. i already do it for a lot less then 1mil a month.

and of course i'd have the question of what i'd be doing for a living and how the hours can be spaced out. for example could i be a youtuber? what defines "working" is it if i FEEL like im working? or does it mean i could just chop wood for 40 hours a week? or could i just go around town 8 hours a day helping people out and doing charity?
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Depends on the job. I could work until the day I die, if it is an enjoyable job, but most jobs suck Maybe something that involves travel or meeting new people.
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This would entirely depend on what my work is and how flexible the hours are. If I could choose the hours I work, then this becomes a lot better. If you could have the hours whenever you want, you could do 12/12/16 hour days and have 4 days off a week, which could let you have 8 days off in a row if you wanted.
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Define work?

IS it just making money at all? You could technically work from home, and sell one item worth $1 an hour to qualify.

Can you take any job at all? You don't care about money, so you could hang out at bars and give directions and welcome people for $1 an hour, do that 6 hours a day, and you have a 40 hour a week job. Want a week off? Just do 40 hours in the start of the first week (13 hours a day 4 3 day, and 40 hours in the last 3 days of the second week, that gives you 8 days to travel etc.).

So yeah depending on the definition of work, you could pretty much still do just about anything. There are jobs you can do taking pictures or traveling to exotic locations etc. You could get paid to take trips to paradise islands etc.

You could always have backup jobs that you can do (possibly from anywhere with the internet), in case one of your plans falls through, but heck, you could freaking HIRE someone to spend 80 hours a week searching for easy jobs for you (or jobs that you would enjoy/want to do). You could actually just hire like 5 people to spend 40 hours a week looking for jobs, or setting up jobs for you etc, you would have the money for it.

Not to mention themoney to make any job you actually get super easy as well. Nothing says you can't hire someone to help you with your job hehe.

So yeah, I'd take it.
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Also going to have to say it depends on the definition of work.

PMarth2002 posted...

No because that means I can't take vacations or personal days or anything and fuck that. Also missing one week apparently fucks you over for life. Shitty deal.

You can work longer days to make up for it. Get 40 down near the start of one week then do 40 near the end of the next.
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Sure.

I mean, since there's no stipulations on what qualifies at work, just do something you really enjoy doing. Like playing video games? Stream on Twitch or make a channel on Youtube (it doesn't even have to be a *good* channel - as long as you've got ads turned on, it counts as work). Like travelling? Start a travel blog.

You can turn almost anything into "work" if you don't need to worry about profitability (which, thanks to the $1 mil a month, you don't).
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If it is what I do now, then yea probably.

If it is something like construction or other manual labor, then no. I would probably die or be to tired to actually enjoy my money.
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Important question: is it guaranteed that I'll always be able to work 40 hours a week? Like, does this deal come with a guarantee that I can never be fired? It seems like a pretty big risk if you aren't guaranteed to always have a job to work for 40 hours a week.
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Do I actually have to work while I'm at work? Cause as it is, I put in like a solid three hours of work a day during my 40 hour week.
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Zeus posted...

Also going to have to say it depends on the definition of work.

PMarth2002 posted...

No because that means I can't take vacations or personal days or anything and fuck that. Also missing one week apparently fucks you over for life. Shitty deal.

You can work longer days to make up for it. Get 40 down near the start of one week then do 40 near the end of the next.

You also can't retire. That's a deal breaker in itself.
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mastermix3000 posted...

He states that if you fail to reach 40 hours and you were capable of working during that period of time, each and every asset you own will somehow turn into a liability, thus putting you in a shitty position. So bad that your life will be financially screwed for the remainder of your life

this is too harsh, otherwise I might say yes. if I fail to reach 40 I should be able to make it up the next week.
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I don't have to work, thankfully, so there's really no incentive. I'm not rich but my family is in the top 5% according to my father... $1M per month is amazing though, so if it was a job I didn't mind, I would probably cave. It'd be nice to have that level of financial freedom.
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Professional sports fan, here I come!
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I'd run my own business selling my hobby stuff after I'm done playing with them. It won't be profitable but I won't care.
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I wouldn't sign the contract until after I knew what kind of "work" needed to be done to count. I know that he has no obligation to tell me.
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Unrelated but i just got ripped off by a mechanic :O

$86 for an oil change? Like who makes these prices

And I thought going to a chain mechanic would be worth the convenience smh I deserve a slap back to locals
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Zangulus posted...

That's about what I'll be paying, but I'm going full synthetic. It might be a bit cheaper, I'll have to look. I haven't paid for one yet.

Wait what? The last time I checked, synthetic oil changes should cost more, not less.

mastermix3000 posted...

$86 for an oil change? Like who makes these prices

If you go to a store and buy the oil you want in your car, that'll reduce the price of your oil change at some places.
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yea

i can just open up my own business and play games there
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dragon504 posted...

This would entirely depend on what my work is and how flexible the hours are. If I could choose the hours I work, then this becomes a lot better. If you could have the hours whenever you want, you could do 12/12/16 hour days and have 4 days off a week, which could let you have 8 days off in a row if you wanted.

This.
8 days is enough time for a short vacation, especially when you have the money to travel anywhere extremely quickly.

Besides, you could afford to have almost anything you want at home and do every fun local activity.

It was full synthetic, explains the hike. Usually got synthetic blend

Car is low mileage, I think ill be a good car owner and stick with full going forward ;)

But damn do i miss my 98 civic, convetional oil was so cheap and i knew the ins and outs because the older civics were so easy and fun to work on yourself, plus maintenance was so cheap... can never forgive the guy who ran that stop sign

Edit: #NeverForget


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Zangulus posted...

I mention mine will cost roughly that because of synthetic...

Zangulus posted...

That's about what I'll be paying, but I'm going full synthetic. It might be a bit cheaper, I'll have to look. I haven't paid for one yet.

You said you're going full synthetic. It might be cheaper. Were you not saying full synthetic might be cheaper?

I think I just need sleep...Anyways, synthetic changes can be up to and beyond $100.
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If he chooses a job for me: almost certainly not.

If I can choose my own job: I'd have to think about this. Obviously his stipulation that "no curving the system" would come into play here, and it'd probably be very restricting.

I went with no.
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Sounds like the typical Faust legend, and I know better than to accept shady deals from strange men.

Deal.
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PMarth2002 posted...

Zeus posted...

Also going to have to say it depends on the definition of work.

PMarth2002 posted...

No because that means I can't take vacations or personal days or anything and fuck that. Also missing one week apparently fucks you over for life. Shitty deal.

You can work longer days to make up for it. Get 40 down near the start of one week then do 40 near the end of the next.

You also can't retire. That's a deal breaker in itself.

If you're doing what you love, why the fuck would you want to retire?

TheCyborgNinja posted...

I don't have to work, thankfully, so there's really no incentive. I'm not rich but my family is in the top 5% according to my father... $1M per month is amazing though, so if it was a job I didn't mind, I would probably cave. It'd be nice to have that level of financial freedom.

If he means top 5% for earners, you're going to need to work eventually unless your family is good at saving. Top 5% of earners is only $214,462 which iirc is the 33% federal tax bracket then you lose on state taxes as well (I would say SSI, too, but your parents have probably maxed their lifetime contribution). Granted, if you live frugally and much of that money is invested, it could last you a lifetime. That said, most of the 1%ers I know have their kids work.

mastermix3000 posted...

Unrelated but i just got ripped off by a mechanic :O

$86 for an oil change? Like who makes these prices

And I thought going to a chain mechanic would be worth the convenience smh I deserve a slap back to locals

tbh, I'm always surprised by the cost of an oil change.

Raganork posted...

Sounds like the typical Faust legend, and I know better than to accept shady deals from strange men.

What if it were a strange woman?
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Zeus posted...

What if it were a strange woman?

Then it's just Bedazzled. Remember what happened to Brendan Fraiser? Yeah; no thanks.

No thx, I already have money and there's no way in hell I'd work 40 hrs my whole life.
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Probably not. All work and no play doesn't sound fun.
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Become a personal trainer/life coach. Have people pay for lessons. Offer to travel and accompany them. Become a fitness trainer on cruise ships and travel that way. Some amount of training could count as work. After I "retire" run and manage charities. Could definitely make it work as long as nothing Im doing is cheating.
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Never!!!
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Easy no.

The having to work 40hrs till you die is a deal breaker. Even if you go back and forth on what is considered work. The whole point of working is to get to a point where you are financially secure, and then to build your 401k, etc for retirement.

3 or 4 months of checks would more than set you for life, as long as you stay within your current means, so the work would be pointless.
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Raganork posted...

Zeus posted...

What if it were a strange woman?

Then it's just Bedazzled. Remember what happened to Brendan Fraiser? Yeah; no thanks.

tbh, was tempted to include the movie poster to Bedazzled when I asked that.

wwinterj25 posted...

Probably not. All work and no play doesn't sound fun.

40 hours is hardly "all work and no play" plus, depending on your job, it can be fun.
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JOExHIGASHI posted...

yea

i can just open up my own business and play games there

Good call. Just make an arcade in a place with reasonable rent. Even if you lost 20K per month somehow, you'd still have a ton of money. That'd be better than YouTube or something, which was the best thing I'd thought up... Video editing and commentary aren't that hard for me, but it's very draining.
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TheCyborgNinja posted...

JOExHIGASHI posted...

yea

i can just open up my own business and play games there

Good call. Just make an arcade in a place with reasonable rent. Even if you lost 20K per month somehow, you'd still have a ton of money. That'd be better than YouTube or something, which was the best thing I'd thought up... Video editing and commentary aren't that hard for me, but it's very draining.

I was thinking about being a blog writer. I could write sub par posts once a week and that counts as working. And the 40 hours of work is me living my daily life which is the subject of the blog.
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Raganork posted...

Zeus posted...

What if it were a strange woman?

Then it's just Bedazzled. Remember what happened to Brendan Fraiser? Yeah; no thanks.

But...Elizabeth Hurley....mmmmmmm
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