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POLL: Would you trade 10 years off your life for $10 million?

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Yes I would, absolutely no question. It would allow me to give my kids a headstart in life, pay for their school, etc, etc. I would gladly trade ten years of my life for the chance to do that.
 
my father passed away at 56... i'm 30.. so 10 less years means i only have 20+ years to live.

not in a million years would i trade those 10 years.

 
Originally posted by: iamwiz82
yes, i would sacrafice my depends-diapers-eating-food-through-straws days for $10 million
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Exactly, rolling in cash or living in a nursing home for 10 years.....hmmmm....that's a tough one. 😉

 
If I could get a legal way out which wouldn't hurt those near me I'd be willing to pay for it. (Not like I need the money afterwards anyway)
 
Originally posted by: DCFife
With my luck, I'd probably trade those 10 years just to find out that I only had 9 years, 364 days left to go!

Dave
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With my luck I'd live for another 510 years, while the second I make that deal the rest of the human race gets nuked away.
 
Absolutely. Everyone already trades their life for money. I'd gladly have 10 years lopped off the end if I could have more time now.
 

i'm assuming you get 10 years shaved off at the end (70 years instead of 80 years). i would say yes, because you could retire on that money right away. most people seem like they work all their life to have a good/decent retirement anyway. i would take quality of life over quantity.

 
Originally posted by: huey1124
i'm assuming you get 10 years shaved off at the end (70 years instead of 80 years). i would say yes, because you could retire on that money right away. most people seem like they work all their life to have a good/decent retirement anyway. i would take quality of life over quantity.
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yep yep yep 70 is fone for me
 
Originally posted by: huey1124
i'm assuming you get 10 years shaved off at the end (70 years instead of 80 years). i would say yes, because you could retire on that money right away. most people seem like they work all their life to have a good/decent retirement anyway. i would take quality of life over quantity.
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If you think money has anything to do with quality, you are sadly mistaken.
 
Originally posted by: Piano Man
I feel sorry for all the people who voted yes.
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why? do you ENJOY being a burden on your family? What happens if, in that 10 years, you come down with alzheimers<sp?>? Personally, i say shoot me first.
 
Originally posted by: Piano Man
Originally posted by: huey1124
i'm assuming you get 10 years shaved off at the end (70 years instead of 80 years). i would say yes, because you could retire on that money right away. most people seem like they work all their life to have a good/decent retirement anyway. i would take quality of life over quantity.
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If you think money has anything to do with quality, you are sadly mistaken.
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Sure it does. If you don't have to worry about money, or showing up for a job, you can spend as much time with your family as you want. Always wanted to go to Figi? You just get on a plane and go. Want to put your kids through college? You just write a check. Something can be said for the value of hard work, but in today's world you can work your ass off, and after Uncle Sam takes half of what you make, you scrape the rest together to buy groceries and pay the mortgage, put some back for your kids' school, and what's left?

You're trying to tell us that it's a mistake to have the freedom to spend your whole life however you want, and then not be around for the years when you have to pay someone to clean you up when you drool on yourself or piss your pants? While your family see you like that? Nobody here needs your pity.
 
Originally posted by: Piano Man
Originally posted by: huey1124
i'm assuming you get 10 years shaved off at the end (70 years instead of 80 years). i would say yes, because you could retire on that money right away. most people seem like they work all their life to have a good/decent retirement anyway. i would take quality of life over quantity.
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If you think money has anything to do with quality, you are sadly mistaken.
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How so? Money is probably the biggest problem is most people's lives.

To me, another 40 years of not worrying about money and doing the things that I want to do would make my life much more fulfilling than spending my life working my ass off and only scraping by.
 
No I wouldn't. I just bought a house (moving in next week) and I'm getting married next year or so. Ask me again in maybe 5 years...
 
keep in mind the $10 Million will take AT LEAST another 10 years off your life if you use it correctly!
😀
 
It's even possible that it might work out even in the end.


Stress out about money all your life ------> Die at 65 from a heart attack or stroke.

Not worry about money and stay stress free all the time -------> Live to be 75- the ten years =65


One scenario anyway.

 
I'm young enough.....and even if my sex drive lags off by the time I get that money, at least I can buy all the Viagra I need to stay in business. 😀
 
I honestly think this has a lot to do on your current life situation.

I'm 23. Single. Already have a "fair" amount of money so that I'm not struggling to pay the bills.

Would I take 10 million for 10 years of my life? ZERO HESITATION.

I would be *gone* by next week travelling the world, and just enjoying life with no worries. Does money buy happiness? No. But it sure as hell helps. Let's face it, in my lifetime I will *not* be able to go and visit, or do the majority of things I would *like* to do in this lifetime. I simply will most likely never have the monitary means to do so. Live to X years old, and do Y * .8 of what I would like to do; or live to X-10 years old, and do Y of what I would like to do.

Now, if I had an established family, children, etc then I would probably consider it a little more..
 
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