Generation 42

Archive for July, 2009

Your mind is the most powerful tool you have, and in the same way my clients just mentioned did, you must make it believe that you make less than you do so that you will naturally spend less.
Your mind believes that if you bring home a monthly paycheck of $3,000, then you have $3,000 to spend. And you’ll spend it, all of it. If you get a raise and start bringing home $4,000 a month, you’ll spend all of that, too, and wonder how on earth you managed on less. But if you start bringing home $3,500 a month, your mind will adjust to it, and you’ll naturally spend less. The way to do it is exactly the way my clients do: just put it away before you ever see it.
You won’t be depriving yourself. You’ll be paying yourself. You’ll be on your own payroll and soon be able to enjoy two of life’s great pleasures: counting your money as it grows and dreaming of how you’ll spend it when the time comes.