Daily writing prompt
If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?

If I had a million U.S. dollars, I would give it to….

The United States government.

I wouldn’t give it per se, I would…let them hold it in exchange for cheques cut out to me every 6 months for 4.5% to 4.7% interest every year for a 10 year arrangement. Of course, I could do a 30 year arrangement too.

At those market interest rates, I could expect to earn $40,000 to $43,000 every year (after taxes) for either 10 or 30 years with my $1,000,000 returned to me at the conclusion of the term. They would just cut an interest cheque for $2X,XXX every 6 months for me.

Of course, the real magic would happen if I had more than a million dollars. Through the power of extrapolation, I could imagine the cheque every 6 months if I had – say – $4,000,000 or $6,000,000.

And this is backed by the full faith of the United States government. What they call the risk-free rate.

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this is literally me at least 7 times a day working out in my front and backyard. maybe this is why my neighbors often leave cooked food on my truck bed for me, lol.

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25 responses to “If I Had A Million Dollars To Give Away…”

  1. Not all who wander are lost Avatar
    Not all who wander are lost

    Wow, you have thought this out!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      10 or 30 year U.S. Treasury bonds are great investments. however, interest rates as a whole are a rich man’s game πŸ™‚ still, it would be nice to “give” the U.S. government some money in exchange for interest payments.

    2. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

      that was my thought too! πŸ˜… Go Michael!!

      1. Michael Williams Avatar

        πŸ˜€ *claps hands!* treasury bonds! treasury bonds! lol

        1. The Mindful Migraine Blog Avatar

          πŸ‘πŸ˜œπŸ‘

  2. CJ Antichow Avatar
    CJ Antichow

    Yubby dibby dibby dum 🎢

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      lol ikr? weird lyrics, even if they were from like 1970 lol

      1. CJ Antichow Avatar
        CJ Antichow

        So funny πŸ˜‚

  3. majellalaws Avatar

    Great income and neighbours who cook. What more could one ask for!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      sometimes the dream is so close i can touch it lol

  4. justrojie Avatar

    Well this is pretty well thought out!

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      love those 10 year or 30 year u.s. treasury bonds but, at a thousand a pop, it’s a pretty steep proposition lol πŸ™‚

  5. thingsihavethoughtof Avatar

    If only we had known about the ‘Magnificent Seven’ 10 years ago, they have gone up almost fivefold in 10 years AXS:NDQ (well, including Australian dollar depreciation, so I’m not sure exactly how much for a US person).

    Well, we did know about them but not what they would do. I did have some money in these stocks, but I should have put everything! If only πŸ™

    Makes you wonder whether we should stay in there.

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      i know what you mean. i’ve come to conclude that an investment horizon has to take at least 7 years to 10 years for it to bear fruit. especially with equities.
      all the indices have had spectacular runs. but now, the action isn’t even happening in the US markets anymore. anyone that’s been looking at day to day movements has been in and out of the Nikkei 225. it literally just broke a high that was set almost 40 years ago.
      we are living in a strange new world now Rob. And so is Japan with their new Prime Minister. I have no doubt Australia will follow next!

      1. thingsihavethoughtof Avatar

        Yes, if only we could predict all these things! I think Japan jumped because their new Prime Minister is said to be their version of Trump. Not sure it will happen here, they say we’re 20 years behind the rest of the of the world…

  6. Ann Coleman Avatar

    I loved that song from Fiddler on the Roof! And I can relate to it, too…..

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      if only such millions were relatively easy to come by right? 😁

      1. Ann Coleman Avatar

        If only….I’d be such a happy person!

  7. ibarynt Avatar

    Provided the government actually gives you that Mike πŸ˜†…

    So are you singing the song or laboring? 😁

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      lol…i’m both, singing sadly while laboring haha

      but yes, we have what’s called 10 year or 30 year U.S. treasury bonds that can be purchased for USD $1000 each in government auctions or secondary markets. if you have a million dollars, using that money towards these treasury bonds will annually give you those amounts i posted passively! πŸ™‚

      1. ibarynt Avatar

        Ahh if only that million would come so easily. I’m not sure if we have these types of bonds, even if we have it’s only for the rich. But I know many who invest in gold, those biscuits, because people have money πŸ™„. Otherwise too, Indians are fascinated with jewelry, so they buy a lot of gold.

  8. LadyJay Avatar

    Mike, I do hope you do the shimmy whilst singing this 🀣 that clip took me back to my childhood…

    1. Michael Williams Avatar

      hahaha! that is a silly little shimmy isn’t it??? when i saw the vid for the first time I said to myself “i need to somehow incorporate that move into all my repertoires – especially my mating call dance LOL” j/k πŸ˜› I’m sure that will bring me closer to the endgoal of marriage hahaha

  9. LadyJay Avatar

    That’s surely going to have them queuing, Mike! 😍

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