JT! Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) ...5 years were taken off your life*. Would you do it? (If you were going to die 5 years from now or less you would instantly die upon agreeing if you chose to). *If you were to die at 90, you would then die at 85. If you were to die at 30 in an accident, you would now die at 25 etc. Edited December 27, 2012 by JT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkuskaUK Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 No point, you could end up winning the lottery a day after your "agreement" ends. Ild rather be as I am now and one day have a family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannytrialskid Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Even though I would love to be rich, I'd rather live longer. If you think about, you are earning a wage now and you are able to do what you like doing. I.e trials, going out places with family and friends. Also, when you save up money for something and you finally get that last pound so you can buy it, it makes you really excited that you have finally saved up for it. Now, if you had £1million sitting in your bank, you could instantly buy what you want when you want. Kinda takes the excitement out of being able to get something expensive that you had to save up for. Don't know if that makes sense to you, but it does to me. Even though money is great, life is better! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yes were all living longer so 5 years off been old wouldn't bother me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 £1million isn't even that much in today's terms. Certinally doesn't make you "rich". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shercofray Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 At a guess, 95% of people would not have any of it left 2 years after receiving it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 £1 million isn't a massive amount these days. Personally I'd spend £250k or so on a nice house, keep working, and pay myself an extra £15k for 50 years. That could be a very nice lifestyle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Don't forget interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 No point, you could end up winning the lottery a day after your "agreement" ends. Ild rather be as I am now and one day have a family. At the same time you could wind up with a terminal illness in a few years' time. The long and short of it is, there's no guarantee of how long we have to live. It's why it kind of f'cks me off that life in the west is geared towards saving and deferred retirement, as if it's ok to slog away whilst we're young and fit and able just so that we can afford some nice house to retire in. I'm of the opinion that since our time is limited and there's always money, that you have to prioritise for time. But in this case I'd rather have the money because it could make a difference to these years of my life. True, a million isn't a million anymore, but invest it and you'll have a nice bit of interest off it, or maybe as Muel says take out a bit and buy a house so you've got a place. If when you think of being given a million you think of buying Ferraris and sh't, then maybe it's not worthwhile. F'ck it, who wants to live to be old anyway. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEON Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 The interest alone is supposed to average over £30k a year, you'd be an idiot to spend a big chunk of the £1 million with over £2k in interest every month. £35k a year for doing nothing, I'd take the risk! If you were already gonna die young, you'd never know anyway. And if my life is cut from 90 years to 85 for £1mill, I really wouldn't give a shit lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials hoe Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 finacial security for 5 years of my life? yes please! f**k it you can have my toes too. a mil won't make you rich by todays standards, but you'd be far from poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Would take a lot of balls to accept knowing you could die on the spot though. I think that's more of a consideration then having 5 years knocked off a 90 year life or whatever. But then if you accept, you can live life taking risk after risk knowing that there's no chance of you dying within the next five years, that would be pretty fun, especially with six zeros in your bank account.I think I'd take it. Spend a good 500k on a semi central London flat (that's gonna go up in value anyway so it's hardly spending) where I can give a mate a room to rent for cheap so I don't get bored, go traveling for a while, come back, get my own business off the ground, invest in a few mates businesses, carry on as normal. Edited December 27, 2012 by Max Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I think I'd take it. Spend a good 500k on a semi central London flat (that's gonna go up in value anyway so it's hardly spending) where I can give a mate a room to rent for cheap so I don't get bored, go traveling for a while, come back, get my own business off the ground, invest in a few mates businesses, carry on as normal. Yeah exactly my thinking. I think lots of lottery winners f'ck up because they get a load of millions and the first thing they think of is what can they buy, instead of seeing the money as a way to completely revamp their lifestyle until the day they die. And then they spend it all, and that's that. At the same time though, too much money would spoil things I think. If we were talking one billion... well I wonder if it would end up going sour. It's so nice when you've worked hard for a while, stacked up a load of cash and then do something with it. Also when you're not in a career job and there's always a bit of uncertainty as to where your future income will come from. Having a £1m given to you would be a good balance, because it wouldn't be enough to make life too safe, secure and plannable, but at the same time it could provide an excellent foundation for doing some amazing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Yer definitely, I was thinking that on the travelling front, having a lot of money potentially takes away some of the fun of it as well. Sure you can do a lot more, but that extra level of security would slightly ruin the fun for me. Edited December 27, 2012 by Max Quinn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Easy yes. If I was going to die in the next 5 years anyway I wouldn't get enough of the things I want to get done in life so I might as well take the risk. That cash would come in very handy in investing in the future 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Elding Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 What about if it instantly made you 5 years older when you accepted it..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clerictgm Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 being old is shit, so yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolver Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 That's even more of a yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showurcolours Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Would take a lot of balls to accept knowing you could die on the spot though. Same could be said right this moment, with or without the fake 1 million deal. You could suffer a heart attack, pulmonary embolism, stroke - bang you're dead. I don't want to live past 70 and I've said to my family that if I ever get crippled or have a brain injury, they are to kill me - that's not even a joke. Who the hell wants to live to an age where you have no mobility, you can't think straight, you can't remember your family or friends, you practically need a diaper... the list just goes on and on Hell, gimme that million any day and I'll give 7 years of life. having a lot of money potentially takes away some of the fun of it as well. Sure you can do a lot more, but that extra level of security would slightly ruin the fun for me. I disagree again, purely because most of the activities that one can enjoy, cost money. If you have loads of money then you can do stuff all the time. I probably think this way because I have been skint for vast periods of time and it really does limit what you can do, then again that's probably just my lifestyle as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 I would do it. Spend £100k on pilot training, get a job as a pilot and do what not with the rest of the money. Airline pilots cant usually fly past 65 due to regulations so living to only 80 odd aint that bad! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) Going to say yes. £1million would be enough for me to travel and climb all over the world. Its 5 (or more) years of happiness against 5 years of contentness, and at the price of another 5 years of contentness then its a price worth paying! If this 5 years of happiness was going to COST me 5 years of happiness, then no I wouldnt.... If that makes sense to you, you're a genius. Edited December 27, 2012 by PaRtZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Nah, no way. It's not a huge amount of money - I'd probably buy a house and a nice car, but it's not enough to stop me working so it's not a life-changing amount in the grand scheme. As someone else said, time is precious and there's always money around. I've seen this question asked on other forums and I suspect the responses depend largely on the average age of the members. As people get older I reckon they get more aware of time, and I suspect a majority of people over the age of 30 would see that it's a bad deal. In response to what someone said earlier - The idea that you can have no quality of life past 70 years old is a load of rubbish - ask your 69 year old self whether you want to die on your next birthday, the answer I'm sure would be no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted December 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 But then if you accept, you can live life taking risk after risk knowing that there's no chance of you dying within the next five years, that would be pretty fun, especially with six zeros in your bank account. How do you figure that if you didn't die instantly you would be guaranteed to live for 5 years? You could potentially be going to die in 6 years, and if you take the deal, you'd be dead in 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 Would definitely do it. You never know how long you will live, but if you die of old age then you're just sparing yourself 5 years of not-so-fun life. I'd probably bank 800k and spend the remaining 200k on things I do - business, personal life. Although I'm pretty happy with my current financial situation and I wonder if such money wouldn't spoil me. I work in order to expand my business and so I can afford to have fun. If I can expand my business by investing money that I got, there is no point in working. If I can afford to have fun without working, there is no point in running a business. 2/3rds of my life would become pointless. I'd still accept though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted December 28, 2012 Report Share Posted December 28, 2012 What if you're destined to die in a crash next week? Do the past five years of your life get erased from the tapestry, and everyone else's re-written, or do you just die on the spot as if you were to die in five years time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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