[tolbiny]

The question is certainly much more interesting if there is a yearly cap for the doubling every year option, something like 5-10 million would make it close. I would have to think long and hard about taking the 2.5k, abject poverty is not at all like being broke in college, that first year would be hell, no energy because of poor nutrition, no entertainment $ (i'm assuming you can't rock the public library here) no car, no phone the cheapest clothing you can find and shitball apartment in a lousy area of town. And this is the best case scenario. Year 2 would also be crappy, but those people who think year 4 would be tough are joking i hope. After living off 2.5, 5 and 10k a year 20gs would be opulent. Far better apartment, food a car and enough left over for eating out/going to bars occasionally, compared to the previous years this would feel like the greatest year of your life. Every year after that is cake, followed by double chocolate cake, followed by eating cake out of a stripper's pussy.