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the gap between a million dollars and a billion dollars
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:49 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:49 am
* 1 million seconds ˜ 11.5 days
* 1 billion seconds ˜ 31.7 years
If someone had:
* $1 million and spent $1,000 every day…
they’d run out in about 2.7 years.
If someone had:
* $1 billion and spent $1,000 every day…
they could keep spending for about 2,740 years.
* $50,000 a year
It would take:
* 20 years to make $1 million
* 20,000 years to make $1 billion
* 1 billion seconds ˜ 31.7 years
If someone had:
* $1 million and spent $1,000 every day…
they’d run out in about 2.7 years.
If someone had:
* $1 billion and spent $1,000 every day…
they could keep spending for about 2,740 years.
quote:If you earned:
* A million dollars stacked in $100 bills is about 4 feet tall. * A billion dollars stacked in $100 bills is about 4,300 feet tall — roughly the height of a mountain or taller than many skyscrapers.
* $50,000 a year
It would take:
* 20 years to make $1 million
* 20,000 years to make $1 billion
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Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:51 am to BowDownToLSU
And the point of this is?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:55 am to DeplorableTerrorizer
quote:
And the point of this is?
Dr. Evil is behind the times?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:56 am to BowDownToLSU
In terms of quality of life the millionaires have way more in common with billionaires than people who earn a mere 6 figure living.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 8:57 am to BowDownToLSU
Another difference : In a few months it will cost $1 million usd to fill up your Tercel, but it will cost $1 billion to fill up your F250 .
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:04 am to BowDownToLSU
wow - it's almost as if a billion was 1000 times more than a million
- whooda thunk it?
- whooda thunk it?
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:04 am to Tiger Ryno
quote:
In terms of quality of life the millionaires have way more in common with billionaires than people who earn a mere 6 figure living.
Hard disagree .
Just about everyone in America is now a millionaire on paper (if they liquidated home, 401k, vehicles et al) - whereas still relatively very few people are billionaires ., having even one billion usd is true ‘frick you’ money .
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:08 am to BowDownToLSU
To counter wound-be fatalism of Millenials that will tangent from this post….
ie, $1 million is ‘nothing’ thanks to Boomers…(the fatalistic mindset, cortisol-saturated types among us) and commences to convince themselves to YOLO and self fulfill their cases in point).
How many in all generations achieve wealth:
1. Save aggressively early
2. Invest mostly in low-cost stock index funds
3. Increase savings every raise/promotion
4. Avoid lifestyle inflation
5. Stay invested for full career
For many who do above:
$1 million is achievable
$2 million becomes possible
Getting from $1 million to $2 million is significantly easier…so aim for / prioritize the $1 million!
Like a runner, every step / mile counts. Can be done.
Then we can all be Boomers (I am not one, btw).
ie, $1 million is ‘nothing’ thanks to Boomers…(the fatalistic mindset, cortisol-saturated types among us) and commences to convince themselves to YOLO and self fulfill their cases in point).
How many in all generations achieve wealth:
1. Save aggressively early
2. Invest mostly in low-cost stock index funds
3. Increase savings every raise/promotion
4. Avoid lifestyle inflation
5. Stay invested for full career
For many who do above:
$1 million is achievable
$2 million becomes possible
Getting from $1 million to $2 million is significantly easier…so aim for / prioritize the $1 million!
Like a runner, every step / mile counts. Can be done.
Then we can all be Boomers (I am not one, btw).
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:09 am to BowDownToLSU
dear diary, I remember my first math class
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:09 am to BowDownToLSU
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:13 am to BK Lounge
quote:
Just about everyone in America is now a millionaire on paper (if they liquidated home, 401k, vehicles et al)
That's a pretty bold statement.
This post was edited on 5/12/26 at 9:15 am
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:14 am to BowDownToLSU
Yes, orders of magnitude are big
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:14 am to DeplorableTerrorizer
quote:
And the point of this is?
To make us hate billionaires
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:15 am to BK Lounge
quote:
Another difference : In a few months it will cost $1 million usd to fill up your Tercel, but it will cost $1 billion to fill up your F250 .
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:19 am to ddbnsb
quote:
That's a pretty bold statement.
Ok, I was exaggerating for effect.. but not by much .
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:21 am to BK Lounge
quote:
That's a pretty bold statement.
Ok, I was exaggerating for effect.. but not by much .
quote:
not by much .
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:21 am to BowDownToLSU
Imagine having a pile of cash with 100 million dollars in it, now imagine having 10 piles, that’s one billion dollars.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:24 am to BowDownToLSU
Cool. Now do a trillion dollars so the sheep know what to bitch about when Elon hits it.
Posted on 5/12/26 at 9:25 am to BowDownToLSU
quote:$999 Million
the gap between a million dollars and a billion dollars
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