Jun
27
2010
Money LOVES to be paid attention to.
If you are
° blasé about how much money you earn
° indifferent to where your investments are located or how they are faring
° oblivious to your actual debt load
° unaware of your total net worth
you cannot, energetically or realistically, expect to be anywhere different than right where you already are financially.
That’s a pretty strong statement. It’s more than a strong statement … it’s a fact.
You know this at some level. If you think about it, you have experienced money’s attention in both positive and negative ways throughout your life. The positive times are exhilarating and often appear short-lived; the negative ones are downright depressing and seem to drag on way longer than necessary. We’ve all been there. You are not alone.
If you
° leave bills piled in a corner unopened
° frequently experience cycles of financial feast and famine
° have unused gift cards or uncashed cheques in your wallet or lying around somewhere
° fear discussing your fees
° have unpaid or unfiled taxes
° give away services or offer too much information without charging for it
° use the overdraft portion of your bank accounts
° don’t hold firm to prices
° have people who owe you money that aren’t paying you
° don’t know your bank balance
Any and all of these are ways that you are not paying attention to money in your life. Some are money leaks and some are reflections of a specific money mirror. Either way, they all must be dealt with.
If you do not deal with them, they will circle around and get your attention – and, it won’t be in a positive way!
CHOOSE to change. One step at a time is fine. It takes time to change ingrained habits.
Some items on the list are easier to deal with than others. Start with one of the easy ones.
° Open the bills; pay something toward each of them
° Cash any cheques lying about (are you aware there is a timeframe where a cheque becomes ‘null and void’ and the bank will not cash it? Money lost for you!)
° Use those gift cards – or – gift them to someone who will
° Utilize less of your overdraft amount; eventually, stop using it (the fees charged are a big money drain)
Start now.
Today!
Pick one.
Feel free to share which one you chose, how you dealt with it, and how you felt before and after.
Personally, I’m working on one in the list right now. I’ll share it with you in the next post.
And, I’ll offer some suggestions on ways to deal with some of the other items.
