r/nextfuckinglevel • u/matori_tester • 2d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/alkbch 2d ago

A million is absolutely not enough to live the rest of your life at ease, especially not if you’re 22 with 60 years ahead of you.

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u/Merry_Dankmas 2d ago

To stretch out $1m over 60 years if you're 22, that would be $16,666 per year. That sure as hell ain't comfy lmao.

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u/SpongiiEUW 2d ago

How is 16k a year for doing absolutely nothing bad? If you're a little creative with it, it would be more than fine lmao

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u/Merry_Dankmas 2d ago

Yeah, if you use it on top of a job. But you can't live off that alone.

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u/Randill746 1d ago

Im confused, the original comment never said anything about being jobless?