• secret300@lemmy.sdf.org
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    18 days ago

    I personally never understood dropping out when something like this happeneds. Like bro now you got the money to have the degree and not worry about paying it off. Might as well have it just to have it

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      18 days ago

      In some ways I understand it though. I’m sure the pecking order and bragging rights of being one of the only fans people that makes enough money to classify yourself in like the top 5% of income earners in America is probably more thrilling and exciting than having a PhD.

      Plus, if she’s going for her PhD she probably already has her master’s degree so it’s not like she gave up academia entirely without getting anything from it.

      That being said, I still agree with you. If you were close enough to be in the program you might as well just finish it off. What’s it going to do, stop you from posting your photos on only fans?

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      18 days ago

      With 2m instead properly you won’t have to work another day in your life, with 1m you won’t either but you might not be able to live in the buffet cities.

      Give me 1m and I’m retiring tomorrow.

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        18 days ago

        How old are you and where do you live that you think thats enough to retire comfortably?

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          17 days ago

          They said invested, not ‘put in a checking account and drawn down’. Even 5% returns would be 50k annually, which is already more than the median individual income. Actual return on the S&P 500 for the last 25 years has been around 8%.

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          17 days ago

          50k us is about what I make now and I’m in the suburbs.

          Invested safely that’s what I would make with 1m, with 2m I’m having the time of my life.

          I could have lived off that at any age as I’m currently making the most I’ve ever made by about 6k compared to my previous job…

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      17 days ago

      You can always get that degree later when your income slows down. You’ll have more total money if you dedicate yourself full-time to the money-making endeavour.