Prove_your_argument comments on 'No, God No' — Game of Thrones Actor Kit Harington Says He Spent 10 Years Playing Jon Snow and Doesn't Want to 'Go Anywhere Near It'

[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 6 points 10 months ago (8 children)

I'd bet a substantial amount of money that eventually he will play the part for another pile of money. Probably not for a few years though unless other work dries up. It's not like he was making Friends level money or would ever make anything like those actors make even today in residuals.

Just takes a story set in the future after the events of GoT and a desire for more spending money. Articles mention his net worth being around 10-15m, which is enough to never work if you're content living a upper middle class life... but not enough to really live anything remotely extravagantly.

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[–] Yeller_king@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Isn't his wife (also from GoT) super rich?

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[–] MyMindIsLikeAnOcean@piefed.world 1 point 10 months ago

She’s no richer than Kit Harrington.

If you’re referring to the fact that her family owns a castle…that’s not worth too much, weighed with her acting bucks.

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[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 1 point 10 months ago (5 children)

4m net worth?

At one point I did the math and dividends from 4k in dividend stocks gets you like 100k/year. Hardly “super rich” when houses and condos are practically a million bucks in HCOL

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[+] Lfrith@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago* (4 children)

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[–] Prove_your_argument@piefed.social 1 point 10 months ago (3 children)

I don't even know what your point is. Sure, almost everyone in the world would be set for life with 4m. It's still only enough to provide means for a very modest life with dividends in cities like Boston, LA, NYC...

We usually successful performers burn through their monies quick because with no need to work, you can blow cash REAL quick. Few are so disciplined as to live on something like 4m forever if they weren't brought up with wealth and the understanding to live frugally.

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[–] skibidi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child)

Generally the 'safe withdrawal rate' for investments is 4% per year. At this rate, the principal will grow a bit above normal inflation, and you'll have basically a guaranteed inflation-adjusted salary.

Someone worth 10M, with maybe 8M of that in liquid investments (i.e. 2M in real estate) could clear about $320K every year. It's good money, but like you said it isn't unfathomable wealth. It is 'fuck you' money, though, where basically anyone can live comfortably without having to take work they don't want to do.

The key benefit is the money is free - it doesn't need to be saved for retirement because the nest egg is already secured, you already own the house and don't have mortgage, any extra money from an external salary just increases the principal, etc.