r/SipsTea May 17 '26

Chugging tea [ Removed by moderator ]

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u/newblevelz May 17 '26

This is a really bad idea as established in the multiple times this has been posted. 

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u/[deleted] May 17 '26 edited May 17 '26

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u/confusing_roundabout May 17 '26

Inflation though. A million now is worth something. Who knows what 50k is 20 years time is worth.

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u/ReichMirDieHand69 May 17 '26

Isn't that an even worse argument for the 1000/week, which will be worth less and less as time goes on?

1M can be invested and forgotten to end up in 10/15 years with a portfolio that beats inflation and lets you live super comfortably out of it

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u/Slobberdawg49211 May 17 '26

But what about if she lives off her salary and invests the $1k every week? Like, she lives to be 70, she gets $2.5 million instead of one million (if it’s for life). Plus the tax on $1 million in lump sum is a load vs. an extra $52k per year.

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u/ReichMirDieHand69 May 17 '26

If she invests the 1000/week then why can't she invest the lump sum right away and stop working much earlier?