Hypothetical scenario:

You scratch off a lotto ticket, and you win $2500 a week for life. Obviously you will get 1xxx something weekly after taxes.

What moves do you make? Do you quit your job? Do you move somewhere else? Do you make lifting your primary hobby, or do you disregard it entirely?


Personally, I plan to be making that amount of money by my mid 30's. I think I would continue to work for the next 5-10 years and bank everything. I would then retire somewhere around 35 and buy a large property in an area where I can get at least an acre that's not too isolated from the city. I think I'd probably choose upstate NY because I like the variance in weather (cold snowy winters, hot summers, beautiful fall etc).

I would still lift, but I think I would get more involved in endurance activities like hiking, cycling (not cell tech), and trail running. I would also acquire an alpha dog breed to keep me and my family company.

What would you do?

This post was edited by noflexzone on Nov 10 2014 11:02am

e: didn't read


I would keep living like i do now

This post was edited by Kerzhakov on Nov 10 2014 11:07am

so that makes it 4k/month which is basiclly a standard paycheck

retire at 35? good luck

Strong math. Even if the lotto were taxing 50% (which i highly doubt they can do) you'd get 1250 weekly and 5k a month. Assuming you get 1500 + you are looking at 6k with no commuting or work related expenses. 6k monthly goes a long way, and easily eats a heavy mortage + all expenses imaginable.

Edit: Plus the whole purpose of working until 35 is that your property is paid off leaving you with only a couple of expenses (real estate taxes, car upkeep, and utilities)

This post was edited by noflexzone on Nov 10 2014 11:10am

Would just continue my life as is. I'd probably bron8 a lot

This.

Also, making 130k a year before taxes for doing nothing is GG

only people I know that retire that young have medical problems that took em out of work.

This, even folks makin 150+ a year don't usually retire until they're 50-55

Where do you get that figure...?

I would run a powerlifting/weightlifting/strongman/sport gym.

This post was edited by Aube on Nov 10 2014 01:42pm