FICRY’s Luckiest Victims? The Funemployed
Gawker’s Hamilton Nolan has coined a new phrase describing the lucky people that can afford to enjoy their unemployment. To qualify for “funemployment,” you must be jobless and free of financial anxiety. Now, it’s important to distinguish funemployment from traditional unemployment. In the latter, Holdon explains, “you’re unemployed and forced into prostitution in order to buy flour.”Click here for more on the latter. For the happily unemployed, however, the FICRY has provided the perfect opportunity for a bit of relaxation.
Many are already embracing the funemployment lifestyle. Van Gokom, who was recently laid off from his position as Yahoo Music’s director, has since taken to shopping for electronics and furniture. Shopping and leisure are undeniably less stressful than working at one of the world’s largest search engines. While funemployment is rapidly gaining in popularity, many still question Gokom’s lifestyle choices. He explains his own dad “doesn’t understand” and keeps asking him whether or not he needs a loan.
While your venture into funemployment may initially garner some confusion, it is, without a doubt, the best way to experience the FICRY. Just make sure you have a wealthy relative that can support you or a sizable trust fund in your name. If you qualify, you may even consider investing in some real estate. Rumor has it, there are some pretty good deals out there! Click here for more on cheap buys.
If trust fund funemployment isn’t an option, you can always try to live off the grid for awhile. Holdon reports a number of NYC “hippies” leaving their apartments to live on a “self-sufficient boat-barge” until the worst of the FICRY has passed. Reducing your carbon footprint and getting a suntan? Sign me up. Click here for more on living-off-the grid.
Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like many people will be joining Gokom or the boat-barge crew. America’s funemployment rates are are still among the world’s lowest. Our unemployment, however, is steadily approaching 10%. For more from this author, CLICK HERE.
By Leah Weiss, Featured Contributor, FICRY.com
[...] not taste exactly like the Keystone Light you’re used to, but it will probably do the trick. Click here for more on this topic from FICRY.com Read more about the changing vice market, Click [...]
[...] a passionate calling, or a way to maneuver aligning one’s budgets with one’s desires. For instance, claiming economic hardship also bails us out of certain social engagements- expensive… Hopefully for some, the recession offers the opportunity to enjoy a more simple life. Enjoy it [...]
[...] Click here for the most read article by this author. [...]