The red pill and the blue pill in the film ‘The Matrix’ propose a choice between taking either a ‘red pill’ that reveals an unpleasant truth, or taking a ‘blue pill’ to remain in blissful ignorance. The red pill is described as the solution to find out the ‘real truth’ in life. Morpheus, a character in the film, explains that you have to dive into the famous ‘rabbit hole’ to learn about the lies of the world, so that you can break free of these lies and achieve freedom. The ‘rabbit hole’ we’re talking about comes from the story ‘Alice In Wonderland’, where Alice literally falls into a rabbit hole and ends up in Wonderland.
Movie clip The Matrix – The blue pill or the Red pill. The clip can be found at the notes page or click on the icon.
In the book ‘from F*ck You Money to FIRE’ I present to you the red pill. Fuck You Money (FYM) is a way of thinking, as a tool, as an attitude and a means by which you can learn about the bullshit in the world that prevents you from achieving personal financial freedom (or ‘wonderland’). You can do things with your life that matter to you. If you choose the red pill, you might choose to temporarily stop working or to stop working altogether. If you take the red pill I will show you that it is much easier than you think to create enough FYM and do the things you find important and want to do.
FYM is also literally the money you need to say ‘Fuck You’ to your boss, or your bank or your landlord. With FYM you can have a different attitude and relationship with people who think they hold power over you. From the moment you are no longer afraid of threats and pressure because you know you have enough FYM, you participate differently and you can put things into perspective.
Does your manager disagree? Fuck you! If you have decided that you need time for yourself, for something really important and this can’t be done within your company’s leave guidelines and sabbatical rules: ‘Fuck You! This is simply the principle of FYM.
- What do you want for yourself, your family or your children?
- Why do you need FYM to achieve this?
- What is your dream?
- Why do you want to become more financially independent?
- Why do you want to retire early?
Buying your first property might be your dream but this is made difficult by government and financial institutions. You need enough FYM so you can enter the real estate market to buy your home anyway.
Going on a bucket list trip around the world with your family might be your wish. You need enough FYM and there you go.
Retiring early might be your ambition. You start building your FIRE capital, let it grow and make it happen.
Everybody has his or her own dreams, wishes and ambitions in life. Many people find it difficult to have the amount of money available at the moment it’s needed to fulfil these dreams and wishes. This is Fuck You Money. Have enough money available to do what you want at the moment you desire, independent of an employer or government.