Gen Z Guide to FI

How much venting and complaining is okay before you need to make a change? That’s a rhetorical question, but if you have an answer, hit me up.

I reached a point in my life maybe around 2 years ago where I don’t want to complain about my life. When I was younger, I could blame my unhappiness on my parents. I could say I didn’t have a choice. I was forced to do things I didn’t like. I was forced to spend time with people I didn’t like.

But now, every decision I make is directly responsible for my happiness or unhappiness. Once I adopted this perspective, I noticed a drastic shift in my behavior. 

If my job is making me unhappy, I can rant a few times to my friends and family who care to listen. But then, I have to take action after. I can’t just offload negative energy and then not do anything to change my life. Im going to be honest and say that when I’m on the receiving end of people ranting to me, I get frustrated. Not because I don’t care about the other person, but because I see a part of my old self there. The part that wants to blame the world for my unhappiness instead of accepting that I am the source of it.

That being said, if there’s anything you’re unhappy about in your life (that is changeable), what are you doing to flip the narrative? How much longer will you be accepting unhappiness because that’s what everyone else is doing?

Go get a new job! Move to a new city! Cut out your toxic friend! Dump your toxic partner! Go try something new that makes you look dumb. This is also advice to myself. I’m drilling this into my head.

Not to be basic but you only live once. Let’s be happy.

XOXO Gen Z Fire Baby