You've then misunderstood what "FU money" means. It doesn't mean you disregard money, on the contrary. It means you have enough money to make the choices you're

You've then misunderstood what "FU money" means. It doesn't mean you disregard money, on the contrary. It means you have enough money to make the choices you're happy with. Most common case being you don't have to do work that makes you unhappy. I think this was laid out in the article well enough. In the same vein "FU paperwork" should mean you have powerful enough paperwork to disregard some annoyances in life. It does not mean you can skip doing paperwork.