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for 5 million quid today would you take 5 years off your life?

227 replies

voiceofmarion · 22/10/2022 19:58

In a supernatural hypothetical situation if you were told you died 5 years younger than you are going to/destined to by the Gods/creator (whatever) and you get 5 million quid would you take it?

OP posts:
Bumply · 23/10/2022 00:45

It reminded me of a YouTube clip I saw of a young woman getting a slip with her life expectancy out of a fortune telling machine. "Cause of death old age".
She skips away happily only to be run over by an old person driving a car.

Musti · 23/10/2022 00:46

No

illiterato · 23/10/2022 06:32

Forfrigz · 23/10/2022 00:42

I'd be interested to know from those who were sure they'd prefer the money, what if the option was £5 million or bring a loved one back for 5 years.

Ooh interesting. Since you asked, I’d take the money. The whole concept of bringing someone back for 5 years is kind of complicated. The people I knew who died were all old and probably wouldn’t want to come back in that level of health. The only relatively young person was 60 and that was a while ago so (eg) his widow has remarried etc. But I guess what I’m saying is I wouldn’t bring them back regardless of the 5 million.

CrispsAreYummy · 23/10/2022 06:40

Ooh tough one. I actually don’t think I’d risk it tbh. We’re still both young and have good jobs anyway so I think I’d rather make our own money and have as much time together as possible.

Ponoka7 · 23/10/2022 06:47

I'm 54, I'd take it. I'm a support to my adult working DD, who has autism and mild LD's and I do childcare for my middle DD. If I could set them both up, I'd die happy. Even if it meant only a few more years Money does solve certain problems. I'm widowed, so I've seen my children get over a parental death and they are a good support to each other. I wouldn't bring anyone back.

imnotthatkindofmum · 23/10/2022 07:27

Yes

Even if it meant dying this year I'd still take it. It would set my kids up for life.

I know family should be more than money but my mental health is so poor I genuinely think that would be better for them 🤷🏻‍♀️

PinkCheetah · 23/10/2022 07:31

No!

Moonatics · 23/10/2022 08:23

Forfrigz · 23/10/2022 00:42

I'd be interested to know from those who were sure they'd prefer the money, what if the option was £5 million or bring a loved one back for 5 years.

There is no loved one that I lost. Should probably qualify that with I lost my grandma but so long ago I was a child and although the child me adored her, not certain the adult me would be as enamoured. Plus she was old and then I'd have to spend the five years looking after her or finding care, yep I'll take the money.

kenadams86 · 23/10/2022 08:31

Yes!

Even if I did die younger than 80+ my kids/ DH would presumably inherit that money and it would make a significant difference to my whole family

RaininSummer · 23/10/2022 08:40

I don't think I would bring someone back as that someone would be 80 and in very poor health. If spookily they could come back younger or healthier that would be disturbing as their wife would still be elderly and frail and they may be the same age as their children. All very weird.

Willyoujustbequiet · 23/10/2022 08:44

voiceofmarion · 22/10/2022 20:02

No. I'm all my children have

yea but in the law of averages you will live into your 80s and your kids will be adults by then or at least by your passing they will be independent adults with their own lives.

Sadly in my immediate family no one has even reached pension age so I'd imagine I won't. I wouldn't for 50 million never mind 5.

EmeraldShamrock1 · 23/10/2022 08:57

I'd be interested to know from those who were sure they'd prefer the money, what if the option was £5 million or bring a loved one back for 5 years.

No losing someone you love is hard once never mind twice.

If the dead person was my child I'd probably feel differently about bringing them back for a 5 year hug fest.

Damnautocorrect · 23/10/2022 08:58

Yes.
i have nothing to leave my kids

Applesandcarrots · 23/10/2022 09:16

MadelineUsher · 23/10/2022 00:11

Did your comment actually answer the OP?

It answered the OP in that I stated, as facts bear out, that people don't need to be offered 5 million quid or any amount of money - in fact they will pay to lessen their lives and ruin their health in the years of older age they might have left.

Anyway, back to the thread and its casual ageism.

You could have burped and ot would be equally valuable contribution like your totally out of topic post

Rowthe · 23/10/2022 09:23

Forfrigz · 23/10/2022 00:42

I'd be interested to know from those who were sure they'd prefer the money, what if the option was £5 million or bring a loved one back for 5 years.

My dad had severe dementia. He had no life, no communication, and aggressive behaviour.
And was very unwell for the last 2 years of his life.

I'd say for the last 3 he wasn't really with us and it was just a waiting game for him to pass.

No I wouldn't want him back for another 5 years like that.

If it was possible for him to be back in good health, then I'd consider it, but for the last 3 years of his life he had already left us mentally, just not physically.

ptsdmum · 23/10/2022 09:31

I would sacrifice 5 years of old age for a good life until then, yes. As much as my kids would want that time with me, raising them with financial security and being able to set them up for life would be a sacrifice I would make even if they didn't agree with it. Instead they are likely to use me before my time anyway, I'm sure, due to the cumulative years of stress, poverty and poor health I'm already suffering due to being failed by the NHS (I don't blame the NHS by the way, but it is what It is)

crumpetswithjam · 23/10/2022 09:33

My mum died at 56. Absolutely no way. When you go the only thing that matters is that you were loved, not that you lived in a mansion and went to the Maldives twice a year.

Wishyfishy · 23/10/2022 09:35

Yes. It’s not a given but fairly likely that the last 5 years of my life will be fairly shit - I’ve watched loved ones get dementia and lose everything and taking 5 years off would make that less likely.

Shrewsbury247 · 23/10/2022 09:37

Absolutely not.
Time is more precious than money!

HappyHappyHermit · 23/10/2022 09:37

No, I want to be in my daughter's life as long as I possibly can to love and support her. I hope I can do that better than money would.

Chattycathydoll · 23/10/2022 09:39

Yes. If I was due to die in 5 years so died on the spot DD would have been devastated by my sudden premature death anyway, at least this way she’d be set up for the rest of her own life

ivfbabymomma1 · 23/10/2022 09:40

No, I don't need it. (I'm not rich at all, live in a normal house, don't have loads in savings) but I don't need it. It would buy lovely things of course but I don't need those things to be happy

NeedToKnow101 · 23/10/2022 09:40

Yes for sure!

OneDayAtATimePlease · 23/10/2022 09:43

Yes on the provision that my children inherit the £5 million if my demise is immediate.

ShakeYourFeathers · 23/10/2022 09:56

Yea if it meant I died at 93 instead of 98 or similar. Especially if I was to get age related illnesses like Alzheimers

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