upon reading a little more of george orwell, i was struck by something. several times in the book he mentions how amazing it would be if someone had 100,000 pounds. like pounds sterling, the british currency. i thought that was so weird because £100,000 doesn't appear to be a lot of money. but keeping in mind when this was written and the attitude at that time, it is a considerable amount. with £100,000 and an account with 4% interest, which i guess was standard at the time, you would make £4,000 - an amount you could live off of, even with a family. imagine that being able to live off of the interest. not touching the principle, ever. and not having to work. but also imagine being able to live off of £4,000. i don't even know what that amount would need to be currently. though i did figure out what i would need to live that way.
i figured that i'd need $2,000 per month. i currently need $1,500+ a month, but i've figured a little more would allow me to live more comfortably though basically in my current circumstances. so $2,000 a month is $24,000 a year. with the interest on my ing direct savings at 1.3% (and that's better than my citibank account) i'd need $2,000,000 in savings to live the way i do. and i have a roommate, no spouse, and no kids. but i wouldn't have to work... hmmmm... that's a viable option. where to get $2 million?
i need to get a lottery ticket!
*us$2,000,000 is £1,257,937. not so bad. though that's only for single me.*
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