Financial Lessons from Comic Book Heroes

FINANCIAL LESSONS FROM COMIC BOOK HEROES IRONMAN A.KA, TONY STARK OCCUPATION: INDUSTRIALIST PLAYBOY AND ENGINEER, HEAD OF STARK INDUSTRIES INCOME: $8.8 BILLION NET VALUE EDUCATION: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, A $200,000 FOUR YEAR EDUCATION EXPENSES: • UPDATING COMPLEX SUIT TECHNOLOGY • PAYING FOR EXPENSIVE RACE CARS • JET FUEL FOR A WEEKEND IN SPAIN • PERSONAL ASSISTANT SERVICES • DRUNKEN WOMANIZING LESSON: INHERITANCES CAN BUY You WEEKENDS IN SPAIN OCCUPATION: SECRETARY FOR CORRUPT BUSINESS TYCOON/ COSMETIC COMPANY ARTIST OCCUPATION: MARKETING TYCOON INCOME: $32,000 PER YEAR INCOME: $7.O BILLION NET VALUE EXPENSES: • SECRET BASE IN ANTARCTICA ($40 MILLION) • WEIRD SHINY SUITS (SIO,00O EACH) •100 BOTTLES OF HAIR GEL PER YEAR EXPENSES: • LEATHER FOR CAT SUIT • ENOUGH MILK FOR ALL HER CATS • MONEY TO REPAIR SCRATCHED UP FURNITURE LESSON: MAKE SURE YOU CAN AFFORD YOUR PETS LESSON: SELL YOURSELF WELL OZYMANDIAS A.K.A. ADRIAN VEIDT CATWOMAN A.K.A. SELINA KYLE BATMAN A.K.A. BRUCE WAYNE THE HULK A.K.A. DR, BRUCE BANNER OCcCUPATION: PLAYBOY, INDUSTRIALIST, PHILAN- THROPIST, HEAD OF WAYNE ENTERPRISES INCOME: $6.5 BILLION NET VALUE EXPENSES: •PAYING BUTLER ALFRED ($200,000/VEAR) • SUPPORTING TEENAGE WARD DICK GRAYSON • SELF DEFENSE TRAINING ($30,000) • BATMAN SUIT ($1,500 EACH) • BATMOBILE + 6AS BILLS ($2,500,000) • MAINTAININ6 THE BAT CAVE ($24,000/YEAR) • IRRESPONSIBLE BACHELOR FAÇADE ($1.1 MILLION) LESSON: PHILANTHROPY HAS ITS REWARDS GREEN LANTERN A.K.A. HAL JORDAN OCCUPATION: GENETICS RESEARCHER INCOME: $86,000 EDUCATION: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR- OCCUPATION: TEST PILOT FOR THE US AIR FORCE NIA, BERKELEY, $125,000 EDUCATION INCOME: $153,500 PER YEAR EXPENSES: • JEWELRY POLISH FOR RING ($8) • GREEN LANTERN CORP. MEMBERSHIP DUES EXPENSES: · A WHOLE BUNCH OF RIPPED SHIRTS (3-PACK OF SHIRTS X 100=$2,200) • PAYING FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE "YOU BREAK IT, YOU BUY IT" LESSON: LIMIT YOUR EXPENSES LESSON: THROW FEWER TANTRUMS, SAVE MORE MONEY SPIDERMAN AK.A. PETER PARKER SUPERMAN AKA. CLARK KENT OCCUPATION: NEWSPAPER REPORTER OCCUPATION: FREELANCE NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPHER INCOME: $37,650 PER YEAR INCOME: $52,750 EXPENSES: • BUYING NEW FANCY WORK OUTFITS • COFFEE ($150/MONTH) •200 BOTTLES OF HAIR PRODUCT PER YEAR ($2,000) EDUCATION: PHYSICS DEGREE AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, $78,600 EXPENSES: • NEW YORK APT. RENT ($2,500/MONTH) • PRESENTS FOR MARY JANE • COSTUME REPAIRS LESSON: DON'T LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES IN PHONE BOOTHS LESSON: 6ETA ROOMMATE OCCUPATION: TEENAGER IN HIGH SCHOOL INCOME: ALLOWANCE, $1,000 PER YEAR? EXPENSES: • HOSPITAL BILLS ($35,000 PER YEAR) • WETSUIT SUPERHERO COSTUME ($I00) LESSON: INVEST IN A 60OD HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN KICKASS A.KA, DAVE LIZEWSKI All images are likenesses of Stan Lee's Characters - © Marvel Comics Brought to you by: GoBanking Ratesom +,