Would you take $100 today or $102 tomorrow?

[originalpckelly]

If I were to offer you $100 today or $102 tomorrow, which would you take?

[Nye Bevan]

1. That's an annual percentage rate of 137641% (nt).

[Papagoose]

2. True, but my account is overdrawn until Friday

[Rabblevox]

3. $102 tomorrow, UNLESS the $100 today would save me an overdraft charge...

But what is your point?

[originalpckelly]

6. Oh, you'll see.

[Rabblevox]

8. I'll see tomorrow, off to see "Rum Diary" tonight. /nt

[Parker CA]

4. $100 today without a doubt. No telling what may happen between today and tomorrow. nt

[woo me with science]

17. My thoughts exactly.

:)

[Salviati]

5. $102 tomorrow...

but I'm not hungry, short on my rent today, or needing something vital before tomorrow, and if I was, I likely have enough cash to cover it.

It's easy to make "wise" economic decisions when you've already got plenty of money.

[Fumesucker]

7. One thing I've learned about sure things..

They seldom are..

Put me down for the bird in the hand.

[Lyric]

9. $100 today.

I have a good, if humiliating, reason.

[Marazinia]

10. I'll take it today

I don't trust you to give it to me tomorrow.

[justabob]

11. earlier I would have said 100 today, but

a friend loaned me money ($10) to put gas in my car, and another gave me some money ($15) for other essentials, so I can wait now. I don't work again until Wednesday, and I wasn't going to make it.

Many people would be fine wait a day for 102, but sometimes you just can't wait, even if it is a better deal.

[Fire Walk With Me]

12. I would gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.

(I know the answer, it was in the book "Emotional Intelligence".)

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

13. $2 is not worth one day's incovenience.

[LadyInAZ]

14. I'll take that 100 right now...

where is your bank??? tomorrow it might be gone... and i have to hear an excuse funds gone...

[Cresent City Kid]

15. I need the $100 today

But when the Nigerian receives my cashier's check, he'll wire me my lottery winnings and I can pay you back.

Okay, that was a lame joke, just killing time while you hold us in suspense over what this is really about.

[Skittles]

16. depends on what day I HAD to have the money

[Raine]

18. $100 TODAY, 2$ is not worth waiting for plus I could be dead tomorrow

or you might not have the money tomorrow.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. It would depend on who you are

and how much I can trust you to honour the $102 tomorrow promise.