Would you accept a guaranteed, lifetime allowance of $50,000 a year after taxes for your whole family, (adjusted for inflation) if accepting it meant you could never again earn money from work or investments?

(taken from Amazon.com: The Book of Questions: Gregory Stock: Books)

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Yes! Since I personally have never come close to making that amount. As long as dh could still earn.

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~Happiness is a large family~

Nope. That would be family income .. but stable and guaranteed. Would you still do it?

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Heck no!!! We could not surrive on that!!!

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~Happiness is a large family~

No way!!!!!

I think so. I don't see a downside. I know others make more than this, so think it would not be doable. But we have never made that much in one year. I have 4 kids.

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I have nothing to declare except my genius."
- Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) upon arriving at U.S. customs 1882

Is that 50K every year for the rest of our lives? or just a one time payment?

No way.

I would!

a) It's more than we make now (and will probably ever make) ~ we work in non-profit.
b) I would rather have the security of knowing and being able to budget accordingly.

I would miss the investment income (not that we make much now .. but we plan on in the future).

I would still work .. I'd just volunteer, I'd just work for free - volunteering what I love to do.

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Every year. (I'll edit the original question).

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