Afternoon,
Little thought experiment stolen from:
http://timharford.com...-to-be-a-millionaire/
(Currency adjusted)
You are given £40,000 a year for the rest of your life, and access to a time machine. The time machine can only go to 1900 and it is a one way trip only. The money is the same if you use the time machine or not, so travelling back to 1900 will allow you to support a mansion and servants.
Would you take the trip in the time machine or not?