Day 26 – If I had A Million Dollars
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If I received $1,000,000
after tax how would I use it?
First and Very first I
would tithe $100,000 to my current church.
I would use another
$150,000 to pay off my house my car and the remainder of student loans and set
the rest aside to pay for Seminary expenses.
So already after $250,000
spent so far I will have reduced my monthly living expenses by over $1,000 so I
would really have no need to buy any cool little extras with the Million.
I would take the other
$750,000 and set up a trust fund that would yield about 10% ($75,000/year)
allowing my wife to never have to work again.
But what you’re interested
in are the details of how it would change life, and the reality is that I would
continue working and my wife would probably at least work part time once our
children are in school.
So let’s look at life 10 years after this point
assuming that I bring in $30k/year (I work for churches) and my wife only
$15k/year part time. We bring in 45k and the trust is bringing in 75k so our
total income is $120,000 or $10,000/month.
The monthly budget would look like
this:
Housing (tax/insurance
only) - $350
Utilities (electric, gas,
water, trash) - $250
Transportation - $200
Food - $500
Entertainment (cable,
movies, outings) - $200
Health (insurance, gym
memberships, medicine/vitamins) - $1000
Tithe - $1,000
Miscellaneous - $250
Wait that’s only $3750,
which is what 45k turns out to monthly. So I guess the rest is to be put either
back to the principal of the trust so that it returns even more for future
expenses or in savings toward things like building a nice deck, or remodeling
our kitchen. While we are at it I might as well pay off my mom’s house with
some of that extra.
*Some people have told me
that expecting 10% return is unrealistic and not possible. I am aware of mutual
funds that average greater than 10%yield, in fact I manage a faux mutual fund
in a game and the fund I manage is up 15%.
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in the Love and Grace offered to you through Jesus Christ, and that you will
always remember Jeremiah 29:11. – For I know the plans I have for you
declares the Lord, Plans to Proper You and not for harm, Plans with Hope for
the Future.
