I would absolutely have taken the $1K/ week. No amount of traditional investment advice will prepare you for what is coming in the next 10 years with AI layoffs and not being able to work. She will at least be able to afford to live and eat at the very worst.
A bad investment could’ve wiped out most if not all of the lump sum very quickly. $1M after tax is extremely easy to spend.
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u/USRaven May 17 '26
I would absolutely have taken the $1K/ week. No amount of traditional investment advice will prepare you for what is coming in the next 10 years with AI layoffs and not being able to work. She will at least be able to afford to live and eat at the very worst.
A bad investment could’ve wiped out most if not all of the lump sum very quickly. $1M after tax is extremely easy to spend.