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Jackie's avatar

For whatever reason, I didn't consider the possibility of eating pizza every day to maximize wealth. My initial thought was to figure out how many times a week I could eat pizza and not hate it after a year. I came up with 3-4 times a week. I figured that it would give me plenty of money to do things I enjoy, while staying within the bounds of good health. At this point in my life, health and sanity matter more than maximum revenue. I know so many people with health problems! This was a fun thought exercise on values.

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Boris's avatar

It is interesting you didn't mention the risk aspect here.

What if the day after making the deal I'll have a car crash, break my jaw, and can't eat pizza at all?

I can be in serious debt...

So for me, this is also about balancing the risk.

In a way, health issues can also be seen as a risk to be balanced.

I would probably commit to a lot of pizza (I don't see a reason not to bank on this opportunity for a year or so) but would also look to buy specialty insurance against unforeseen events.

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