[pyre]

If you're trying to say -- as a sub-post said -- "don't wait for a rich man to come and give you permission to pursue your dreams," then you're not looking at the whole picture. 'FU money' doesn't mean that you go down to 'Mojito Island' and sip drinks on the beach for the rest of your life. 'FU money' is money that says, "I'm set for life."

After you have 'FU money' you don't have to worry about making tough choices to try and make ends meet. At that point, you can create another start-up or whatever it is you want to do, without needing to worry about becoming homeless at some point (or going into major debt).

I posit this example:

  I like programming and working on web apps/etc. So I create
  a startup to use my passion to develop a cool and marketable
  idea. The idea takes off and someone wants my to cash out
  to the tune of $40M.
  
  Yes, I won't have my startup (i.e. baby) anymore, but I will 
  also have the freedom to create another startup, or just to
  do development on whatever I like (without regard to whether
  or not it is marketable). In this case, I've given up my
  startup for the chance to free myself from having to say
  things like, "I better stop working on this cool idea
  because I have a family to feed." Or, "I really want to
  work on this idea, but my mom has cancer, needs constant care,
  and we can't afford to have someone looking after her."