$1 Million Guaranteed or Coin Flip for $1 Billion?

[///Vega+++]

Flipping that coin with the quickness

 

[Armchair Militant]

Straight cash homie

 

[FaTaL]

tails never fails

 

[MoveForward]

Give me the milli, I don’t want the stress or responsibility of a billion liquid.

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

If you already earning 6 figures, you aren't far off a million.

I'm flipping at those odds. I can live with walking away with nothing.

Some of y'all would take the guaranteed even if it was a 1000

You're comparing having to work for 10 years to a million in cash instantly

 

[Conan]

You're comparing having to work for 10 years to a million in cash instantly

Given a good chance at a billion dollars, yes, I'm ok with my worst case remaining having to work for 10 years vs the upside of possibly winning 1B.

For someone who isn't earning much or is homeless, I understand them taking the 1M guaranteed.

 

[earl n water]

My current situation wouldn't allow me to pass up that guaranteed milli.

Imagine the target on your back once you become a billionaire

Chances of gettin' murked just walkin' to the mailbox, is 1000x higher. They gone find you.

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Given a good chance at a billion dollars, yes, I'm ok with my worst case remaining having to work for 10 years vs the upside of possibly winning 1B.

For someone who isn't earning much or is homeless, I understand them taking the 1M guaranteed.

You're going to be at work looking goofy as hell if that coin doesn't flip the right way lol

 

[lib123]

You're going to be at work looking goofy as hell if that coin doesn't flip the right way lol

I don’t think so. People wouldn’t look at you funny for taking a 50/50 shot at a billion.

 

[Rembrandt]

you could probably find a wealthy investor to guarantee you at least $50M in return for 50% of the potential billion from the coin flip.

A stupid one sure.

 

[Yagirlcheatinonus]

I’d take the mill cuz the taxes on a bill

 

[Xtraz2]

just won a billi with the coin flip

 

[Conan]

You're going to be at work looking goofy as hell if that coin doesn't flip the right way lol

$1M isn't life changing money. I'd be at work either way. I'd stick the $1M on index funds and wouldn't touch it for the next 30 years.

$1B is different.

Plus I work at home, so I'm not worried about looking goofy

 

[lib123]

A stupid one sure.

How is that stupid? The wealthy investor would be risking $50M for a 50% chance at earning $500M. That $50M investment has a $250M expected value.

 

[Adebisi_Said]

Give me that milly

Imagine losing out on 1b coz of a 50/50 coin flip.

That's a Al Bundy type scenario.

Give me the 1 mil.