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> How did you get out of this? What can I do? Get married. Your wife will know what to do with the money. Have kids. You won't need to worry about this sort of

> How did you get out of this? What can I do? Get married. Your wife will know what to do with the money. Have kids. You won't need to worry about this sort of stuff again. I have 3. I get motivated at 7 AM, every morning.

cantbecool 5y ago
He wants to keep his money, not pay a 21 year annuity. As a wealthy guy the worst thing you can do is get married.
- orasis 5y ago
  Kids certainly give us purpose and meaning! :)
- GDC7 5y ago
  Au contraire, once you have beaten the long odds of going from 0 to 7.5M on what amounts to a lottery ticket, then beating the 50:50 odds of divorce seems a piece of cake. More generally OP should feel like a god right now, what's the point of having 7.5M if succulent brain juices aren't flowing like the Mississipi river to signal that the world is yours? He should be feeling confident about doing stuff way riskier than 50:50
Trasmatta 5y ago
> Your wife will know what to do with the money This seems like a non sequitur. There's no reason the person you marry will magically have a good sense for money. > Have kids. You won't need to worry about this sort of stuff again. I have 3. I get motivated at 7 AM, every morning. It doesn't work like that for everyone.
knuthsat 5y ago
How can a marriage and having kids move you out of depression? How can you be a good partner and a good parent if you can't even find the drive to live? Feels like one could get into even more difficulties when relationships and parenting get hard, even with money. I see this advice everywhere, "Just have children.". I do not understand how this is sensible advice for people that are obviously not fit to be parents at their present moment.
- revnode 5y ago
  You think too much. When thoughts aren’t purposeful (get from A to B), your mind will wander and frequently lead you to unpleasant places. When you’re married with children, very rarely will you have time to let your thoughts wander.
  - knuthsat 5y ago
    Yeah, maybe if you find the drive to care about your wife and children. But that's a big maybe. Especially for a person that does not care about themselves.

cantbecool 5y ago

He wants to keep his money, not pay a 21 year annuity. As a wealthy guy the worst thing you can do is get married.

orasis 5y ago
Kids certainly give us purpose and meaning! :)
GDC7 5y ago
Au contraire, once you have beaten the long odds of going from 0 to 7.5M on what amounts to a lottery ticket, then beating the 50:50 odds of divorce seems a piece of cake. More generally OP should feel like a god right now, what's the point of having 7.5M if succulent brain juices aren't flowing like the Mississipi river to signal that the world is yours? He should be feeling confident about doing stuff way riskier than 50:50

Trasmatta 5y ago

> Your wife will know what to do with the money This seems like a non sequitur. There's no reason the person you marry will magically have a good sense for money. > Have kids. You won't need to worry about this sort of stuff again. I have 3. I get motivated at 7 AM, every morning. It doesn't work like that for everyone.

knuthsat 5y ago

How can a marriage and having kids move you out of depression? How can you be a good partner and a good parent if you can't even find the drive to live? Feels like one could get into even more difficulties when relationships and parenting get hard, even with money. I see this advice everywhere, "Just have children.". I do not understand how this is sensible advice for people that are obviously not fit to be parents at their present moment.

revnode 5y ago
You think too much. When thoughts aren’t purposeful (get from A to B), your mind will wander and frequently lead you to unpleasant places. When you’re married with children, very rarely will you have time to let your thoughts wander.
- knuthsat 5y ago
  Yeah, maybe if you find the drive to care about your wife and children. But that's a big maybe. Especially for a person that does not care about themselves.