Annuity vs. Cash Analysis

Reply #11

Coin Toss — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:35:54 GMT

Between Al Gore or Art Bell I'll go with Art Bell!

:tinhat

Reply #10

jarasan — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:03:27 GMT

Al Gore says we have less than 10 years before planet earth ceases to exist as we know it today. He was one of the founders of the internet, he made this forum possible. He also was a tobacco farmer, so he should know, you know; How to predict the future.

Remember the end is near, so chose your numbers wisely. LOL jarasan

Reply #9

SirMetro — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:22:04 GMT

Perhaps this reinforces the statement Ignorance is bliss

Reply #8

justxploring — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:41:02 GMT

Does this mean I should have collected on my Life Insurance policy

Reply #7

Coin Toss — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:54:05 GMT

RDC137

Art Bell said a meteor hit the earth a few years ago, the wolrd ended, we're all dead and this is hell - but no one told us.

Reply #6

justxploring — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:19:29 GMT

Reminds me of the REM song from 1987. It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine.

Reply #5

rdc137 — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:18:16 GMT

There have been many end-of-world theories and we are still here.

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 05:33:49 GMT

it's my-an, it's my-an ?

Most of the people I know walk around unconsciously...........

There's a phrase in Japanese, I forget the words, but it means born unconscious, died while still asleep - a lot of people do indeed go through life like that.

About 12-21-2012 , I've wondered about people who do think it's going to be the end of the world - say theyr'e driving around in the summer of 2012 and see a sign on a furniture store that says No payments until 2013 - and they're... [ More ]

Reply #3

justxploring — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:31:54 GMT

They didn't say the world would end, just that we'd be entering into a new consciousness. Most of the people I know walk around unconsciously so they probably won't even notice. So for now, if I win any money I'm going to say it's my-an, it's my-an (no disrespect meant

Reply #2

Coin Toss — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:04:25 GMT

Of course, when deciding on cash vs annuity just perhaps things like the Mayan prophecy about 12-21-2012 should be considered.

Google that one, Mayans + 12-21-2012

Reply #1

Todd — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:03:21 GMT

All of that is already pre-calculated at www.usamega.com. Click on Jackpot Analysis under the Powerball heading. It shows both cash option and graduated annuity, as well as taxes for every state.

Annuity vs. Cash Analysis

rdc137 — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:49:32 GMT

I have done an analysis of the annuity vs. cash on a spreadsheet. I wanted to see, when factoring in taxes and interest, how much you would wind up with over the same time frame. I used Powerball as the test thanks to their helpful email about how the graduated annuity is calculated (via a spreadsheet).

With Wednesday's Powerball jackpot, the annuity is $93 million and the cash option is $44 million. Over a time period between 2006 and 2035, if you never spent a penney of your winnings, you w... [ More ]