whats a middle class lifestyle to you? nah. a middle class lifestyle is a household making $300K a year in this day and age. People aint making a $5 million in their lifetime let alone $100MM. You trippin
its really simple. If you got a 5-year $100MM contract, and after tax you make $12MM a year you shouldnt even sniff $5MM of it. It should go in an account that generates 5% interest annually. You do that, by the time that contract is up you'll have. $25MM of principal generating $1.25MM a year (before tax) doing nothing.
thats at a minimum. not that simple but it isnt a middle class lifestyle by any means
You're right on the math aspect.
However these athletes don't do all that hard work to live on 6 figures after tax (for the rest of their life). They don't see life without the chains and the cars and balling out (beyond what a 6 figure breh is accustomed to).
What they don't realize is that their earnings are limited and it is very likely they they'll have to choose between a comfortable, mediocre (in their eyes) high 6 figure lifestyle for the rest of their lives, or have 5-10 years where they live like rockstars, and scrounge for funds once their fortunes and careers peter out
The right choice is the first one. But again, I understand why athletes choose the latter.
