• CapuccinoCoretto
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    2 days ago

    If you have a pension worth $1 mil, that trickles in over time, you sell it for $600,000 lump sum and just get pension payments deposited into an account of their choosing. You got some immediate cash. They get more money over time.

    • darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
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      1 day ago

      Ah, let me clarify: I’ve never heard of being able to sell a military pension like how JGW “buys” them, as they don’t have a buyout option that I’ve ever heard of.