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Wake up, said the money. I need you to do something.
Already?
He’d been unemployed ten days. He’d saved half a million dollars. He’d dreamed for nine years. Every day. Please let them fire me. They did.
That day he went to his Google Spreadsheet and looked at the money. Stocks had dipped. The money was $499,908.
No matter.
$164,845 was in retirement accounts. Untouchable without penalty. Of the rest, $143,259 was invested. Securities that should grow. Untouchable without losing.
$191,802 was uninvested cash. Annual expenses $76,568. If he earned no money whatsoever. If his unemployment claim were rejected. If no stock nor bond ever yielded another dividend. He could live comfortably, without touching investments, for 2.54 years.
927 days, 2 hours
And 24 minutes
She’s pregnant, said the money. Continue reading
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