i hate you

Nice, that'll be a ton of figs right there, that's for sure.
Congrats.

The only way I will ever have that much money is if I win the lottery, and that's never going to happen ;_;

You should invest some of that money in yourself Brohno. A healthy body and lifestyle will help you enjoy life for a longer time period. With so much time on your hands, it should be relatively easy now.

Congratulations by the way. That is quite a considerable amount of money.

Good for you... I guess.

Living the dream, eh?

Good for you.
And, uh, my condolences, I guess.

donate to tohno-chan

Congratulations so much, OP. $800k is a damn good amount. Slightly crunchy, with a balanced acidity and a sweet aftertaste.

Do you have any plans for it?

Don't waste it!
Spend it wisely for you to have not to work anymore!

LIVING THE DREAM!

Lucky bastard.

I love how everybody is envious of/congratulates a person who's grandfather just died.

>>6943
People die every day. It's not every day they leave you $800k.

How do you get food?

>>6943
Well, I don´t think he posted this here to get condolences.
>>6945
There are supermarkets that deliver pretty much everything you´d ever want to eat.

Money doesn't bring you happiness, neither does isolation as Im pretty sure most of us here learn that the hard way. Besides, this is most probably a horrible way to troll.

>>6947
Why is it so hard for so many people to believe some want to be alone?
Just becuase it's normal for people to want to be around others, that doesin't mean we're all normal.
Some of us have serious problems with people and/or the outside world and want nothing more then to be alone and left alone.
We're swimming in a sea of mental disorders here, and wanting to be alone has to be far from the strangest thing seen here.

>>6948
I do understand that and I have horrible anxiety and social problems myself and tend to be alone for long periods of time without leaving my house because I suffer alot when near people specially masses, but I feel even worse when I noticed I've been without taking a step out of my room for three weeks straight, only for meals and bath. While I tend to fake joy when alone, I know it is a escape route for the severe depression that I feel for being isolated from any kind of contact, and I'm sure many here feel the same, with its due exceptions.

I only feel bad about not leaving the house or doing anything when I think about how fucked my future is because of it. If I had tons of money I would be content as hell

>>6948
>>6949

Aside from all that psychological/apologetic palliative stuff about social disorders, some of just genually prefer to be likely isolated (or to keep a highly resctricted/selective list/fashion of acquaintances), and to ground our dearest passions on fiction and intellectuality, as a product of a rational choice.

There is no necessary implication between isolation and social incapability. Failure and hardship over human relationships are simply ubiquitous. Social roles are meant to be selective, indeed, and there are plenty of what we could fairly consider as losers or unfitted people going round out there, as far as I can see; so the decision to still give some credit to any of those conventional forms of social interaction, or to rather alienate oneself from them, must lay somewhere else beyond what blurting pet phrases about "anxiety problems" may ever render us able to figure out.

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And believe that there will always be solitude in the world for those worthy of it."

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>>6950
ditto.

The only problem with having that much money is that you have to interact with a bank ;_; I hate the bank with a passion. I never want to go there again.

>>6947
Isolation may not bring happiness, but it would certainly reduce pointless stress.

It's certainly possible that as >>6949 posits, things might change when actually experiencing it, but we can dream, can't we?

Reminds me of a part of me I don't want to acknowledge: I want my grandma, who has made a lot of money from trading on the stock market to die so I'd hopefully get a good inheritance. Though considering she has a ton of grandkids the inheritance would likely be spread very thin as she isn't super-rich, but still far above the average person. Would likely give me enough to move out for a while though.

OP, were you close with him?

>>6954
I'm sorry, but you are a horrible person if you wish for a family members death just for a selfish personal gain. I understand that money is essential for survival. But wishing for a family member to die just so you can fund your life style of doing nothing is horrible.

>>6956
I do agree with you, but if the person was to hand it over willingly, no one would want them to die.
But I think the elderly are also greety here.
These are very very old people we're talking about here, what do they need all that money for? most old folks just sit on piles of cash they've saved up over the years and don't use it for anything at all.
Wishing for something to die is indeed horable and alful, but is hording large amounts of money you have no need for all that much better?
I mean, that money can really help improve people's lives for the better, it's something you're grandkids could really enjoy and maybe even be used to help them out of hard times.
but the elderly ignore them and their problems just so they can have peace of mind knowing they have a big number in thir bank account, becuase that's all it is to them, a number, becuase as I said before they aren't going to use it, what are they gonna do with all that money at that age? blow it all on drugs and hookers? They're just going to sit around waiting to die since they know death is near, so why not put the money to better use?
Of course, I do realize this is money they worked hard for to save up, and no one has any right to just take it from them, which is why I say they should give it.
I think willinly doing something like that would have others look much more higly of you, and not just the people you give the stuff to, I mean everyone around that person, people will admire you for that generosity and remember you as being a nice giving person.
otherwise, you're family members will just act like vultures and take everything of value you have from your cold dead hands, and they're think of you as being a greedy old selfish for it, and resent you.
Who knows, you're faimly might actualy like you enough to visit you willingly, and not just force themselves to do it as they pretend they like you, just for the change you might leave them something in your last will.

You know what that means, OP?
Cocaine binge!

>>6961
Old people typically think in longer terms than young people, and this is especially true of today's old people who often lived through the great depression.

The kids who get the money might blow it all on figs, cars, world travel, a house they can't afford the property taxes for, or other frivolous or short-sighted things.

Meanwhile by having the money be inaccessible, the grandparent can dole it out when the kid's family needs major home repairs due to a disaster, loses their home, gets huge medical bills due to an accident or unforeseen medical problem, or has other problems that can't be budgeted for.

Or maybe the old people keep it around because they don't really know how much longer they're going to live, so they want to be able to afford things like food and housing and medicine for the rest of their life, however long (or short) that is.

>>6969
What long terms does someone who's in their 80's or on their death bed have to think about?

And yeah, they can, but chances are they wont.
That rainy day logic kind of bugs me a little.
People just use it as a excuse to be greedy and horde their money.
Maybe those that are paranoid mean it when they say that stuff, but everyone else just likes having a fat wallet, and wants to keep it that way.
and again, they aren't going to live that long, it's not a big mystery, it's extremely rare for people to live past 100 in this country, 90+ is still uncommon.
Ten years worth of food, housing and medicine doesn't cost $800,000 bro, not unless that medicine has to be smuggled into the country in balloons swallowed by immigrants.

>>6956
>I'm sorry, but you are a horrible person

>>6954

>Reminds me of a part of me I don't want to acknowledge

You do realize I acknowledged this fact in that post right?

>>6969
Not who you were replying to, but the point is surely that they can see their grand kids put that money to whatever use they see fit. Be it travelling or moving to a new place. They're legitimate uses of money and they'll see the benefits and the gratitude that goes with it, whereas if you get it as inheritance they'll have no idea what their money went towards.

Also, we have the NHS here so medical bills would never be a problem for my grandparents who are in their 90s, yet refuse to hand over a penny of their money to anyone. As someone already said, it would only make people resent them for it rather than remember them as generous people.

>>6947
>Money doesn't bring you happiness

I wish everybody would stop uncontrollably spewing up this fatuous and pathetic cliché! Do not speak for me. Money makes me very happy indeed, truly and genuinely.

>>7000
Hah exactly. If money doesn't give you happiness give that stuff to me!

Poverty would be the direct opposite of wealth.
If wealth does not bring happiness, then what does it bring? sadness? misfortune?
As such, poverty would result in the opiset of whatever welth brings, but what welth brings is mission from this equasion, so we can only speculate on what poverty brings, and since wealth does not bring happiness, poverty being it's opposite should by this logic.

This basically means that when people say having money doesn't make people happy, not having it does.
One might say, the less money you have, the happier you are, as it would seem.
This would mean people in massive debt live in constant bliss.
Filing for bankruptcy must be the equivalent to a organism.
Where in turn, those guys with diamond cover gold hottubs built into their privet stripper filled jet must me the saddest people on earth.
Obviously, as they look town on the rest of the world from the top of their ivory tower, they're contemplating suicide to escape their depression and loneliness which a army of playboy playmates clearly can't fill.

>>7002
saying that wealth doesnt bring happiness doesn't mean that it brings sadness
the only thing wealth brings is wealth, its up to you to make yourself miserable or happy with it
having money generally gives you more options than not having money though

people tend to return to the same level of happiness no matter what happens in their life. its called the hedonic treadmill, we discussed it in another thread.

I suggest investing a couple of hundred thousand in stocks during the fall. The recession is pretty much here so all the stocks will be dirtcheap, you could easily double or triple your money in a few years by buying something safe.

>>7008
what could possibly go wrong

>>7018
Interesting to see.

The recession has been the greatest thing ever to happen to corporate execs. They got to seriously slash payroll and keep the same or more productivity, cause those that remain have to worship them for even having a job at all.

OP, I suggest you invest in guns, ammo, non-perishable food and a fortified house. At the very least, no one will fuck with you. Should things get really ugly, you will be prepared.

This also works in case of zombies.

Might want to diversify your inheritance into multiple currencies. It'd be a damn shame to see it heavily abated by inflation.

If you buy a large enough house can I live in one of the rooms? All I'd need is unlimited internet and maybe some water.

>>7028
>multiple currencies

bitcoin? or worst idea ever?

Post edited on 9th Sep 2011, 10:34pm

>>7035
Cosbycoins are a much more sound investment

I suggest not investing.
800,000 is more then enough to live the rest of your life with. The only bills you'll ever need to pay are water, electricity, internet, house insurance(?) and shipping food to your house. Keeping up with new technology will probably cost 1000$ a year if you even decide to keep up to date.

What I suggest you do is, find a nice condo to live for around 150k, transform it into paradise, then lock the door. Condos also have condo fees though, but then you don't have to look after a yard or anything.

800k - condo = 650k
650k / years left in your life = how much money you'll have for each year.
how much money you'll have for each year - waterbill, electricity, internet, food etc = amount of money you can spend on what ever you'd like.

Plug how many years left in your life into my formula, and then how much your bills will cost, you'll probably have 4k+ to spend on what ever you like every year. Which is like 330$ a month. More then enough.

>>7051
unless you plan on living for less than 40 years, 650k is less than minimum wage

>>7051
Unexpected expenses, like medical care or something nobody would ever think of because that's how we define "unexpected", could put a huge dent in that 800k.

It's not like he's going to spend it all at once. Leave 100k (or less) to live on for awhile and put the rest in some sort of high-yield savings account or Certificate of Deposit or one of those other things where you don't lose half of it when the economy decides to crap itself. That's what I'd do, at least.

>>7053
>>7054
with that much money you can put it in a bank and live off the interest

>>7053
But OPs expenses will also be less then what a standard person needs. Most people need to buy clothes/shoes, pay car bills, pay rent, buy people presents, travel, have families, go out and "have fun."

Try out that formula above, you should be able to live 80 years, just don't buy to many figures.



>>7054
When you never leave the house, even the unexpected is pretty expected.

I'd put all the money into one the Bank stocks that are really low right now. Citigroup stock was at like $1 two years ago, now it's at $28. That would turn the 800k into a huge sum. A hiki could live in a castle with their private butler with that sort of money.

Not saying he's gonna get that lucky, but this economic crisis has proven that the biggest banks are simply too big to fail. It won't happen, and when the stocks recover to normal prices, you'll be swimming in money.

>>7056
Why should someone that just got 800k live like they're poor?

>>7127
So the money lasts for life and is not blown in a short time like so many celebrities.

Granted the temptation to do crazy extravagant things would be hard to resist.

>>7131
that's why you invest the money.
it's not so black and white, but a bunch of shit and go all out then end up poor, or stretch it out and live your life like your broke.
You can make your money work for you, with that kind of cash, it's not hard to do, unless you invest it all into something stupid that doesn't work out.

>>6943
shit. i forgot that. :/

grandfathers are awesome, at least my maternal grandfather was.

Assuming you can survive on a meager $20,000 a year, that leaves you with enough money for 40 years. In the United States we've had a pure fiat currency for 40 years, since Nixon closed the gold window in 1971. Since that time, the value of the US dollar has plummeted. According to usinflationcalculator.com, $800,000 in 2011 would have been worth $143,017.94 in 1971. If I were you, I'd put some of that money in gold to guard against hyperinflation.

Of course I'm not taking into account everything, but that should give you a general idea. Enjoy entering the workforce as an elderly citizen trying to compete with young people straight out of school.

>>7283
if youre able to earn 5% interest a year thats 40k, so as long as you spend less than that you'd actually be making money.

>>7284
I was going go talk about interest, but I decided it didn't even matter, because the point I was trying to bring up was the very real possibility of hyperinflation.

It doesn't matter if you make 100% interest on paper that's worth nothing.

What I would do is put some money in gold, buy hard assets and get a good education. If everything goes well, you could work for a while and retire early. If everything goes to hell (which I think it will), at least you don't destroy your future.

>>7283
>>7286

Breaking news!
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Where exactly does one buy gold bullion anyway?

>>7288
http://www.amergold.com/

>>7287
Nah! it's just the inlfluence of Zeitgeist, isn't it?

>>7287
Perhaps he is a bit paranoid (which is understandable), but if you don't plan this shit out you're going to lose your ticket to a free life. I don't give a shit even if this entire thread is a troll, it gives me hope (even if completely false).

buy at vending machine

>>7445
With the way things are going, I wouldn't be surprised to see these pop up all over the place.
But I would imagine they'd be a bigger target for theft then atm machines.

>>7445
i'd hate to be the guy who's $2,000 worth of gold sticks in the rack and the guy behind him gets a free z