Imagine you had a very bad day at work, and you are so fed up with your boss and co-workers. How would it feel like, if you would have Fuck You Skills and Fuck You Money and could just tell them:
Fuck you all!
You need to earn it.
I do speak from experience that it feels awesome. Our ultimate goal should be to live our lifes on your own terms and get financial independent. However, to get in such a luxurious position, I worked very hard, so that one day I finally had both as a strong safety net and can enjoy life.
Fuck You Money
Fuck You Money is a concept that arose from the FIRE (financial independent retire early) movement. It means that you have so much money that it does not even matter, whether you work at all. You can apply the 4% rule, which is based on the Trinity Study, to calculate how much Fuck You Money you need. The goal is to reach this amount as early as possible so that you can retire. There are different ways of achieving this. The most common is to create passive income through smart investments. At the same time most FIRE people also inspired by Minimalism and life a very simple life.
Fuck You Skills
Fuck You Skills means that you are so skilled in your area of expertise that it would be very easy for you to find another job. What kind of skills you require is very specific for each individual. Fuck You Skills examples are to become a great sales person, the super effective manager or a very specialized expert. What it could be for you depends on your traits, talents and interests.
Some individuals might even already have Fuck You Skills without being aware of it. But the moment they understand the concept behind it, they realized that they are so skilled that they have nothing to fear. This then will immediately boost their self-confidence.
People always wondered, why I spent five years of my life to do a doctorate. They called it a waste of time and money and that it won’t help me in any way. They were so wrong. A Dr. in front of my name is part of my Fuck You Skills. Wherever I go: be it at the check-in at the airport, at the bank when applying for a loan for my investments, entering the meeting room at work or going for a job interview, people treat me with a different kind of respect, because they think at least I am smart.
Everyday becomes a party.
O nce you manage to have both, life becomes very enjoyable. The motivation for your actions changes from: need money to survive to: fun, pleasure or for me IKIGAI. For example, if you decide to continue your corporate job, it becomes like going to a party every day. As long as you enjoy the people you are working with, you stay. However, people come and go and as soon you feel surrounded by people you don’t like, you just leave the party or job and go somewhere else. The world is big enough.