I can see myself, or at least dream about, having a one billion dollar net worth someday. In all of those moments when I allow myself to delve into my aspirations I have never seen myself in a situation such as the one that Tiger has placed himself in. Even if I were to find myself in a messy situation, brought about by my own shortcomings and having to find some venue for my contrition, I would never use my father's memory in such a blatantly self-serving fashion.
Who knows, perhaps that line of thinking will keep me form making my billion, but then again it might just propel me past the billion and into the $10 billion mark.
I would do a commercial like this for a billion dollars in a heartbeat. I really don't think it's even embarrassing. It wouldn't bother me to be in his situation publically but I wouldn't hurt my wife.
There are little I wouldn't do for 1 BILLION dollar, especially at my family's financial situation, unless when I have to kill or maim other person. I will do the commercial anytime and use the money to buy a villa in a private island in Bahama or some place nice to getaway from the aftermath. But I say this because I don't have the money and I really need it to pay off family's debt.
Tiger Woods' situation is not that bad, compared to many scandals. I think it's entirely different if you're already rich, and then you do something like this just to get yourself richer. PS: No, I wouldn't give the 1 billion dollar back.
Or, a different scenario: you work your butt off for 40 years, saving and investing wisely, and eventually get to a net worth of a million dollars. A Million Dollars Isn’t That Much! I think we’re all very aware that a million dollars isn’t what it used to be.
In either scenario, whether you have worked and accumulated a million dollars, or whether you’ve received a windfall, you absolutely cannot go crazy and start spending uncontrollably. Let’s take a look at what you CAN do with a million dollars. This applies to the second scenario – the one where your net worth, after years of hard work, is a million dollars.
Assuming your investment mix can generate an annual taxable income of 8%, a million dollars can generate an admittedly nice income of $80,000 per year – for many this is all it takes to comfortably retire, and for those of us living in more expensive areas, in major cities along the US coast, it would still be a major boost to whatever other retirement income we might have. If you get a million dollar windfall at some earlier point in your life, when you still have many working years ahead of you, I would advise against viewing this as your ticket out of the workforce. As we saw above, this kind of money generates a nice income – but not necessarily enough to retire on, especially if you’re young and still need to raise kids.
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