Gen Z Guide to FI

Y’all have heard about sunk costs rights? You have already put in so much effort/time/money into something that isn’t working but you keep going and hoping for a different result. Well that’s the GMAT for me. This is the last time; I promise.

It’s been a long 3 years of taking this exam on and off. I’m tired. The exam is tired of me. My friends are tired of me talking about it at this point. This is take 4. The final take.

I have actually done better with every take but I wanted to end this journey being exceptional. Why? Because of the sunken costs! Damn! I spent so much time and money on this test. SO MUCH MONEY.

I have practice books I never fucking used too. I put them up for resale a week before the exam so I can feel the finality of this exam. If no one buys then, I’ll donate them to my library (which has 0 GMAT books).

Whatever fucked up logic I’ve used to justify feeling bad about this exam is no more. It LITERALLY DOES NOT matter if I’m the best test taker. I was looking for a strong ROI for my investment in the exam. It also doesn’t help that after my last exam – which I scored 690 on – my dad said, ‘hm if you don’t get over a 700, maybe apply next year’. 

I think that might have been the factor pushing me over the edge. I have this expectation from my parents to be a perfectionist. So, I’ve told myself that I am one. But, I am not though. I am good at finding the easiest ways to solve a hard problem but I’m not a perfectionist. I might actually just be lazy. 

It’s ok to want a relaxing life. 

It’s ok to not want to live on the edge. 

It’s ok to get 8 hours of sleep and go into work late some times. 

It’s ok to wrap up the GMAT books and donate them. 

To future GZFB, say goodbye to the GMAT – it doesn’t matter if you get a better score or not. Focus on all your other strengths and find an easier solution to the problem. To any FIRE babies struggling with test, the same goes for you.

xoxo GZFB

(The actual exam was on June 20th. Update: I didn’t do well but I’m free bitches.)