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That's not what the term meant. It meant you had enough money that if you had a job you could say "Fuck you!" to your boss, his boss, the CEO, etc. and then jus

That's not what the term meant. It meant you had enough money that if you had a job you could say "Fuck you!" to your boss, his boss, the CEO, etc. and then just walk out, never come back, and live pretty well the rest of your life. (Approximately speaking.) That you didn't have to worry about your resume anymore, career, networking, keeping skills up-to-date, you never had to say yes to anything to make a buck only if it interested you, etc. It did not necessarily mean you were saying that to your neighborhood, society, country, family, etc. Indeed it could enable to give more time and energy to those things. Now, what precisely that money amount is varies of course by person, depending on their needs and desires and situation.

rooshdi 14y ago
If it takes money to say fuck you to your boss, money's already fucked you.
- Cacti 14y ago
  You're missing the point. The point is that FU money is the point at which you have enough that you can walk away from situations that you don't agree with without that impacting the rest of your financial life in any manner. In other words, it's retirement but at a younger age. It's not to say you don't walk away from situations you don't agree with before you have FU money. It's just that you're at a point where it won't impact the rest of your financial life. I don't really see why it has such a negative connotation. /edit I should add this term is usually used in terms of someone who has spent 20+ years in a career (and typically the same company) and is at loggerheads with upper management in an unresolvable situation and is about to get forced out over the situation. i.e., upper mgmt is doing something that person believe is wrong, unethical, etc.
  - rooshdi 14y ago
    I'm not arguing about the opportunities money provides in this capitalistic society. I'm arguing about the power it holds over some people's moral decisions.

rooshdi 14y ago

If it takes money to say fuck you to your boss, money's already fucked you.

Cacti 14y ago
You're missing the point. The point is that FU money is the point at which you have enough that you can walk away from situations that you don't agree with without that impacting the rest of your financial life in any manner. In other words, it's retirement but at a younger age. It's not to say you don't walk away from situations you don't agree with before you have FU money. It's just that you're at a point where it won't impact the rest of your financial life. I don't really see why it has such a negative connotation. /edit I should add this term is usually used in terms of someone who has spent 20+ years in a career (and typically the same company) and is at loggerheads with upper management in an unresolvable situation and is about to get forced out over the situation. i.e., upper mgmt is doing something that person believe is wrong, unethical, etc.
- rooshdi 14y ago
  I'm not arguing about the opportunities money provides in this capitalistic society. I'm arguing about the power it holds over some people's moral decisions.