25 January 2019 - securitize your future 2

Yesterday’s plan doesn’t mention why investors should buy in. Let’s work it. When you become an adult, you’re issued 1000 shares in yourself; you own them. Let’s arbitrarily say that a share represents your income and pays dividends to its owner; in another choice, it could represent your wealth and act as a store of value, like a zero-dividend stock. Whoever owns the share gets that much of your income—1 share, 1/1000 of your pay. You can keep all your shares and live a life of quiet desperation, or sell some shares and remodel the kitchen. When you find a better job, you can sell shares, take a long vacation with the proceeds, then buy your shares back after the market has lost faith in you, all before you start the new job. So much fun! Life would be one long game!