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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Not really, I just assumed he penned a 5 year contract with Barcelona or Real Madrid.
Well to maximize all benefits one should just quit at 50....have enough money to last till 70 and then collect 3k plus in SS.
This will work out perfectly for high earners since they do not increase their SS benefits much by working after 50.
So I would say 2 Million will do in this bare bone plan where you leave this world exactly as you entered it....that is with nothing and yet live pretty comfortable life from 50 to maybe 90.
What, the winner is always 419.Haven't seen a lot of (forthcoming) details since the OP's initial posts.
Maybe those lotto numbers didn't match after all?
What is a "lightning trust" and how does it eliminate gift tax?
Can a person directly pay off the debt of the parents without giving the money directly to the parents and not have to count that toward the total lifetime exclusion?
"Lightning trust" was just short hand for what many people call the "Sheldon Adelson loophole." Nothing illegal or shady. I should have explained that more clearly.I googled "lightning trust" and didn't come up with much. Does such a thing exist? A trust doesn't avoid gift tax anyway. And who is the person you call "my guy"? I'm getting skeptical of the premise of this whole thread.
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People on this thread are either the nicest or the most gullible people in the word.
The whole idea of a rich young person seeking advice from an Internet board is downright crazy, and imo is very unlikely to be what is going on here.
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Forgot about this thread until I perused my spam mail and this thread showed up with a unique email for every reply..I vote for nicest.
24 million windfall. Single. Early 30's. Parents alive, want to help them.
Be as specific as you want as to what sounds reasonable, or exactly what you would do.
Not sure how Gumby 's post "tapped you out" , but the folks here are the nicest.For those asking why I didn't follow up, I sorta tapped out after I read this from an administrator.
If you found what you were looking for, congratulations and good luck.I posted this thread almost verbatim on another forum with several verified members who know me personally. I was able to piece together a lot of precious details in that thread, details which had been confusing to me.
We are friendly, but also naturally skeptical. Personally, I think it's a virtue that serves us well. Sorry you weren't able to find your way past it, there were many helpful responses.I see (free!) advice from financially-minded strangers to be a resource worth pursuing. I think mocking the utility of "some rich kid seeking advice from an internet board" to be (ironically?) naive.
To be fair, there has to be a level where seeking free advice is viewed with skepticism.
There might be an unnaturally high level of skepticism in this forum's DNA.Originally Posted by Fermion View Post
To be fair, there has to be a level where seeking free advice is viewed with skepticism.
It might be what kept us away from the likes of Madoff (and all the other scammers highlighted on "American Greed") and helped get us to get to FIRE in one piece.
There might be an unnaturally high level of skepticism in this forum's DNA.
It might be what kept us away from the likes of Madoff (and all the other scammers highlighted on "American Greed") and helped get us to get to FIRE in one piece.
Not sure how Gumby 's post "tapped you out" , but the folks here are the nicest.