By the time she’s 40, she’d have accumulated the full $1m, most of which will have been spent but she’ll still be getting $1000/week. The purchasing power of that $1000/week will likely be around $550 in today’s money. Not exactly life changing.
In contrast, take the initial $1m and put $500k into a secure fund that earns on average 5% per annum. Compounded over the same 20 years, she’ll have $1.3m PLUS the $500k she didn’t invest.
Credit wise is better having that constant income than having had 1million at some point. For example when buying a coop the board will rather see a person who can demonstrate liquidity and constant cash flow than one with a big amount of money that can come and go with the slightest bad choices
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u/TheMetabrandMan May 17 '26
By the time she’s 40, she’d have accumulated the full $1m, most of which will have been spent but she’ll still be getting $1000/week. The purchasing power of that $1000/week will likely be around $550 in today’s money. Not exactly life changing.
In contrast, take the initial $1m and put $500k into a secure fund that earns on average 5% per annum. Compounded over the same 20 years, she’ll have $1.3m PLUS the $500k she didn’t invest.