Being Gainfully Unemployed is actually a state of mind---a spiritual awakening and a way of life. Or, it is the fact that you decided to quit your day job and do something fun and exciting. Or, it could be that renting snorkels on a beach in Mexico provides a better chance for advancement. It is whatever you want it to be! The idea behind becoming Gainfully Unemployed is to work for yourself in such a way that you can actually do better for yourself than as a full-time employee for someone else.