Would you trade 5 years for $1 million? Forum

[Anonymous User]

If you had the option to trade 5 years of your life for $1 million post tax - would you do it? Figure these years are in your late twenties/early thirties, and that you could wake up in 5 years not remembering that entire period. Anything could happen during that time (parents die, spouse divorces you, children grow up (on a positive trajectory or not), etc.) but the idea is that you are not there to experience these things or prevent them from occurring.

Somewhat relevant to those in biglaw who have committed to the 7 year and out path, so would be interested to hear.

[star fox]

How are the exit ops?

[LaLiLuLeLo]

Adam Sandler? Is that you?

[dabigchina]

Adam Sandler? Is that you?

underrated movie.

[zot1]

You can always get money. You can't get more time.

[Anonymous User]

How are the exit ops?

Mediocre to terrible.

[Rlabo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJR1H5tf5wE

My general feeling of this post....

[North]

Not a chance, and I love money.

[jchiles]

Thanks for clarifying this is post tax

[haus]

Well, I turned over four years of my life to the military (with an option on four more, via inactive reserve) for about $55,000 in salary.

[TLSModBot]

I'd give $1 Million for 5 more years on this Earth though, so maybe we can arrange some kind of trading platform.

[Dcc617]

If I would just die 5 years earlier then hell yeah I'd take this.

[buckiguy_sucks]

modern science means i'm going to live to 150 anyway right so how many times can i make this trade

[ScottRiqui]

If it were a matter of just forgetting the previous five years of your life, but you were still there the whole time, doing your thing, then maybe.

But if you're talking about the equivalent of disappearing for five years and then reappearing with no memory, then that's going to fuck your life in a big way - your spouse will probably have given up on your and moved on, kids/family/friends will resent you for disappearing, your job will be long gone, and you''ll have a five-year gap you'll never be able to explain.

[star fox]

I'd give $1 Million for 5 more years on this Earth though, so maybe we can arrange some kind of trading platform.

This is what rich people do. Enjoy taking a million drugs while laying in a bed all day and having someone wipe your shits for you.

[Dcc617]

...having someone wipe your shits for you.

YOU CAN PAY SOMEONE TO DO THAT FOR YOU?!?

[First Offense]

I'd give $1 Million for 5 more years on this Earth though, so maybe we can arrange some kind of trading platform.

This is what rich people do. Enjoy taking a million drugs while laying in a bed all day and having someone wipe your shits for you.

Doesn't sound all that bad tbh.

[Barack O'Drama]

Yah. I'd probably regret it, though. I would definitely do it if it could come off the end of my life.

[star fox]

Sure, if collecting time is what you're after then there's plenty of opportunity to pay up for that.

[lavarman84]

Nope. Not a chance.

[GreenEggs]

I don't think I'd trade a month for $1 mil

[Good Guy Gaud]

Yea why not

[tyroneslothrop1]

If I knew I was going to live to 100 but would instead die at 95 for 1 million then yes. Would I trade 5 years in my prime, no.

[Anonymous User]

Isn't this what most people in biglaw are doing anyway (for less money)? Most law students graduate at ~27/28, go to biglaw for (let's say) 5 years, burn out then leave for some other job (and are then at or moderately above a zero net worth in most instances, but at less than $1 million net worth for the vast majority of instances). The risk of adverse consequence over that 5 year period (and the loss of free time) is arguably close to the hypo situation where you are non-existent. For those of you in biglaw/planning to do biglaw but said "no" - what's the perceived difference?

[Anonymous User]

Isn't this what most people in biglaw are doing anyway (for less money)? Most law students graduate at ~27/28, go to biglaw for (let's say) 5 years, burn out then leave for some other job (and are then at or moderately above a zero net worth in most instances, but at less than $1 million net worth for the vast majority of instances). The risk of adverse consequence over that 5 year period (and the loss of free time) is arguably close to the hypo situation where you are non-existent. For those of you in biglaw/planning to do biglaw but said "no" - what's the perceived difference?

This is what I came in to say - although I think remembering biglaw is a lot worse than having your memory wiped for 5 years.

And having done almost this many years in biglaw, I would not do it again (time/youth is more valuable than money beyond a certain threshold) - so the answer would be no.