Me and Money

Debt free forever is not a concept that many of us think about everyday. We think more about how many bills we have to pay and how are we going to pay them and when will we be able to pay them. It's a stresser for a lot of people. But why do we need to be like this?

What is the best way to handle the stress dealing with money? What if money had no more value, would we feel the same about it or would we be angrier and more hateful towards it? The times I've hated money the most is when I don't have any. But looking back, I always seem to manage to get it somehow. For instance, this next two weeks, I have to live off $110 for food and $80 for gas to get to work. There is no extra cash for me to do anything else. So I have to figure out how I will be able to pay for my driver's license this month without braking the bank. I refuse to go into the money I am saving for my emergency fund.

Next month will bring me a little relief, because I get three paycheck in that month. $550 will go back to people that have helped me this month. It seems impossible sometimes that I will find money to do what I need to do. My birthday is at the end of this month. I know my mom always sends me a $50 check and my birth mom sends me money too. I will be able to use that money toward my license.

It's a day to day learning curve for me and money. It's like it never leaves my side no matter how hard I try. I have to stay committed to the process of managing my money so that I can get ahead financially. A lot of people are working hard to make more money then they really need. They use it irresponsibly ad suffer the consequences after the money is spent.

Yesterday, I ordered my bumper sticker to advertise my website. I want to start saving my money in gold, but that will have to wait till next month. I have been hearing about how the fiat currency is declining. Texas is calling in their gold, other countries are switching to gold exchange currency, it is the new monetary system being put into place as I write this out. Will everyone be on board with the new way of looking at how we exchange the value of the dollar? Probably not. Mainly those like me that have financial literacy issues.

So I have decided that I need to take care of my own needs because I am the only one that can decide what I need to do with my life. It's up to me . I'm very impressed to see how much the company I'm involved in is growing . There was a hundred thousand people in November that had joined, today we are at four hundred thousand and growing fast. There is an average of a thousand people everyday that are getting on board with this company. That tells me that people are believing in the vision of what this man has to offer to everyone. I'm in.

I can't wait to see what the results will be with my bumper sticker. If it becomes successful in any way, I will be able to quit my day job and focus all my energy on helping people to become financially comfortable with a knowledge of how to manage their money. My vision is to help people find a way to support themselves and their family so that we don't fall into the same patterns that we were raised in the past. We are teaching our children the same money patterns that we have learned from our own parents. I have seen millionaires manage their money worse then me. So who says I can't inspire people to change the way they see money too.

For better and for worse

Well it's not because I have been ignoring my blog out of interest. It's because I've been so stupid busy with my work that I get home too exhausted to even write. But I promise I won't let you down.

I have made a new Facebook page to be of service to those that want to do Byron Katie's The Work. It has been a great help to me and I know that we can build a community of people that want to heal the suffering they are experiencing. I know I do.

If you want to participate go to my website https://www.facebook.com/TheWorkwithChar

It's free and we can all heal together if we are willing to look at our thoughts and how they affect our lives.

So what has been going on is, lol , I have to laugh, my big laptop has gone "capput" it won't reboot. Will have to take that in to the computer shop , when I have more money to do so. I have a mini laptop that is doing the job for now.

Today is my day off, all I'm planning on doing is laundry, my yoga, maybe my horse painting that I started and self care. I always get guided to what I'm suppose to do. The other day I went for a walk in the park with my good friend Heidi and we had a nice chat about a lot of things. It's so nice to be able to talk to friends that have the same interest and are open minded to all sorts of things.

I was showing her how my fingers seems to be dehydrated and it doesn't matter how much water I drink, it doesn't seem to want to go away. She told me that she was taking a product called Hyaluronic Acid, saying that it rehydrates the body. So as usual , I got on the internet to investigate this item. And much to my surprise, I found out that the white in your eye is entirely made up of this acid. It is also beneficial for people who suffer from digestive issues, joint pain, and intestinal issues. I was fascinated with the connection that I have been doing with my eyes and my immune system, which apparently this acid is vital for a healthy immune system as well.

Our immune system starts in the intestines. And that's  where I have been putting my focus on rebuilding. So I went off to the Community Health food store in search of this product made by a company called BioCell Technology. I find it funny that we are now calling new stuff "technology"

Oh well. I asked the young girl who was eager to help me, to see if they carried this company's product. After checking it out, she came back and told me that they did not. So I said I'd look at what they had and would decide on something. LOL They did have one product by BioCell after I looked at the back of one bottle. So I have started with 2 to 4 capsules a day and will monitor my progress.

Spirit always guides me to the next step. I had been taking Asea since March 1, and was feeling I had taken enough. My body was telling me that I needed to start something else, perhaps for another three months, who knows. But I have learned that it is important to listen to what my body is telling me to do. I have also been eating raw carob powder. I make this mixture of carob powder, bananas, peanut butter, honey and hemp hearts and freeze it in ice cube trays and it is now my new healthy ice cream. I love it.

So how am I with my money managing? You may be wondering. I have been doing good. Tomorrow is payday. I managed to get over 80 this paycheck, and I have $50  left from my last paycheck. This paycheck will be for my rent, some towards my insurance for my truck, I need my driver license  renewed and it's my birthday this month, which means I need to celebrate and I already have a plan. I want to go see this movie called. Mrs Brown. it's a comedy. You know the ones that make people laugh. Don't see many of them in Theaters these days.

I have been putting my dimes and nickels in my entertainment box and I have a $10 Cineplex ticket my landlady gave me a few months back, so that will be enough for popcorn and a drink.


And the work continues....


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Improving my money attitude

It's saturday, I have been good managing my money so far. It had been interesting to see what thoughts have been coming up. I had a couple the other morning that made me wonder. All relating to how I see my life and the world of money. " I don't see any improvement with my money" I had to ask if that was true, and it was a no. It's not true because I do see improvement with my money. Perhaps not the improvement I'd like to see, but that would be my ego wanting it to improve now and quickly. But improvement takes time. It's a skill that is learned with the task I use to help my money situation,

 

When I choose not to look at my money issues I choose to allow my attitude about money to not improve. My attitude around my money matters. If I hate money, my attitude will attract money issues that match my attitude. If I keep thinking the thought" I don't see any improvement with my money" Doesn't leave me much room for improvement, does it? But if I turn it around, and think of the times that I did see improvement with my money, I choose to see things in a different perspective.

 

The other thought that came up was " I can't spend the money I want to spend, because I don't have it" . If I truely beleive that thought, I create and manifest it without any effort because I'm carrying the energy of this thought in me , every moment, without being consciously aware of it. But, not that I have my eye technique to help bring up the thoughts connected to my money beliefs, I can clear them.

 

I read that the link between poor vision and poverty has a link between them. It would make total sense. How could people who struggle with money, possibly see a bright future ahead of them? Dahh!!.. Money is the tool people need the most in life. But wealth had nothing to do with money. Wealthy can be linked to many things, like a wealth of health, wealth of water, wealth of space and time, wealthy of air we breath. It's a word that has been painted with conditions. In order to be wealthy, we need to acquire lots of money and lots of material things. I can't tell you how disturbing it is to see people walk in and out of Walmart everyday, with stuff they procbably don't need. And quess who's laughing....

 

I beleive I have a wealth of knowledge, you can't buy that anywheres. It might be a good thing to buy product from other people to help them get wealthier, but what wealth is it giving you? Are you richer because you went and bought this great car that has all these fancy gadgets, just so you can fit in with the in crowds? Once we get to the point that we can no longer buy stuff with money and we have to buy stuff with gold, our attitude about wealth and money will shift in a big way. We will begin to think twice, maybe even three of four times, before we decide to purchase something. I see if as a good thing, because we are extremely over spending. Our planet is plagued with extreme spenders. When they could be doing something greater with the money they earn. It will be interesting to see how we will communicate with each other, once the kaka hits the fan.

 

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Eye Insight

Last night when I was working on my eye technique, I was pondering on the question," Why do I beleive that every time things start getting better with me and I get to this good feeling, something happens to that takes away my joy. And as I was doing my eye technique, this image came to me , I was walking down the stairs in the house I grew up in, and the guy that molested me, when I was about 7 or 8 years old was waiting there for me.

 

So what I experienced was  a belief which was programmed in my mind that when good things happen to me, I would experience something bad happen next. That is my ego mind. I can actually question that thought. Is it true that eveytime things start getting better in my life, something bad will happen next? No it's not true. How do I react when I think the thought, when good things happen in my life, something bad will happen next?. I feel anxious all the time, I'm in a constant state of preparing myself for the worse. Fearful, worried, not trusting the process of life.

 

Who would I be without the thought, everytime things start getting better in my life, something bad will happen next?. I'd be worry free. I'd be happy most of the time, I'd trust life more. I'd be less concerned with money,

So I had to get to work, and as I was driving on my way there, and pondering on what I had discovered about this truth, I could feel the energy in my stomach moving around. So I took three deep breaths and blew out the energy.Then another thought came up , " I don't want to see bad things happen to me?" Is that true? Yes ,,,,How do I react when I think the thought," I don't want to see bad things happen to me." I feel nervous, I can't relax, I'm apprehensive, fearful, withdrawn,

Who would I be without that thought" I don't want to see bad things happen to me." I'd be happy, joyful, free, trusting life, forgiving, open, fearless. My thoughts are lies. Lies that have been stored in my subsonscious mind for years. They've lived there as long as I have lived so far. They still want to run and ruin my way of living. Unless I decide to stop them and teach my ego mind that they are a false identity.

It's funny each time I start working on money, I think I'll only be dealing with the mathematics. But once you start digging into the energy of money, a whole new world emerges surrounding your beliefs and values around your concepts of money and how you deal with it. Money is just a physical item. You can't take a hundred dollar bill and put it in your hand and say to it," Be evil, or be greedy, or be fearful." It's not money that holds these thoughts, it's me. And as long as I don't change the way I think about money, whatever thoughts I think about money, will be the energy I attract around it.

Since I cleared this yesterday, a friend call me last night asking me if I was interested in working for her part time cleaning her house. That's confirmation that I shifted my thinking around that piece I worked on. We are energy and we vibrate constantly to the tones of the beliefs that we beleive. Hateful people are full of hateful thoughts, therefor do hateful things, because they beleive their hateful thoughts and therefore act on them. No one was born with a hateful heart. It's what was projected onto them as a baby when the beginning of all their suffering began..


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And That's OK

I was so busy at work yesterday, that I didn't have enough energy to write last night. So I got home, ate a bit and went to bed. It was interesting that I only spent $3.00 yesterday. I'm noticing that I don't have the need to spend money everyday like before. I got my paycheck and did what I said I was going to do with it, and I have about $20.00 left for the week for snack and coffee for work, and $80 for gas to get to work. And that's OK.

 

I adore Byron Katie's The Work. And I use it alot in my daily practice. Practically on the thoughts that make me feel upset or stressed. So when I think the thought of " I need to manage my money" I have to ask myself the question," Is that true?" I need to manage my money? And I want to answer "Yes, it is true" Then I ask," Am I absolutely sure that I need to manage my money? Is that true? I need to manage my money." My answer is still "Yes" Then I ask" How do I react when I think the thought " I need to manage my money? " I feel fearful if I think the thought I don't need to manage my money. I feel not in control, not trusting how things will unfold.

 

Then I wonder , who would I be without the thought," I need to manage my money" I would be free to love money instead of hating the idea that I need to manage it everyday. I'd be free from worrying about it everyday. I'd be more accepting of myself when it comes to having money in my life. I was talking to my friend about this. I told her I have a fear of having too much money because I fear I wouldn't be able to handle it, due to the fact I can't handle the little money I do have today. Isn't that an interesting thought. I can't handle lots of money? Is that true? No it's not true because I have never had the experience of handling lots of money, so how would I know I have this fear. It's my mind that created this thought when I was a kid, again, I go back to the experience when I was a child and my mom took my money and put it in the bank, because I couldn't handle lots of money. Fascinating how our mind can create beliefs that are lies.

 

I beleive that life gives me a push in the right direction when I need to go to the next level in my life. I have been obsessed with money all my life and I'm sure I'm not the only one who relates to this and the Universe helps me by giving me lessons to look at so I can learn how to change the way I see things. I need to remember that I'm just here to learn the lessons and not get caught up in the thoughts the my minds wants to create.

 

So today I will put $20 in gas in my truck to this week. I will go check on my garden and see if I can plant anyting else. It's a beuatiful sunny day so perhaps it would be a great idea to go outside and enjoy the weather. Before we know it , it will be fall and winter once again.

 

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A Buck A Day

OMG I finally get a two weeks paycheck. I forgot how it felt to have all this money, mind you, it's all going to good use. I cleared $930 for two weeks. It would be nice if I could just take this money and treat myself with shoes and clothes like some people would do, but not me. I pay what I owe. So $200 of this money is for my friend who was nice enough to lend me some money to cover my vehicle insurance which I wrote a check for, $60 is going to my cel phone bill, $165 is staying in my account for my vehicle insurance for next month, $110 is going towards my credit card, $70 is for my nephew who helped me with truck repairs, $50 is going on my prepay credit card to order my landlady's Regal order which I've been holding on to, $25 is going into my savings account towards my emergency fund and that leaves me with $250 for two weeks.

 

It would be nice to put all of it in the bank in my savings account or buy gold, but I have to deal with what's real.  Life is happening right now. I have a cat that needs her items so I have on my list of things I must get, kitty litter, cat treats, my allergy pills, hair conditioner ( I buy the cheapest I can find) and the rest will be for food and gas. I figured out that it's costing me around $80 in gas for two weeks to travel to and from work. As long as the gas prices don't change. It's a challenge to budget for gas when the price goes up and down  so often. 

 

But it's a really nice day today and I have to remind myself that it could be worse. I have what I need today. So I better get cracking and practice self control today. I have urges to go into stores and buy things I could use, like new clothes and shoes. I haven't bought anything new in I don't know how long. My black work pants are so worn out, it's almost embarrassing to wear them, but I have no choice right now. I will see if I can manage without $5.00 this week and put it my clothing cathegory box. I have to look good at work.

It worked out great. I asked my landlady if she would drive out to Costco so I could buy chicken and pork. We each got some and now I have meat in my fridge which will probably last me almost three weeks, maybe even a bit longer. I can get the old stuff, like rice and salad as the week goes on. I'm not the greatest cook and when it comes to making something good, I feel challenged in this area. So I mainly cook as I go. The most important thing is I have food in my fridge and gas in my vehicle.

I have to choose to take care of myself. No one can do it but me. If I was lucky enough to have lots of money, I would have to worry about where I spend my money. And I wonder if those that who have lots of money are better off then I am. Really, I am learning so much about money by taking the time to look the mistakes I make and change my actions.

It's all about adapting to the circumstances that life presents me. I can choose to look at all this in anger and frustration or I can allow myself to change my thinking about money and do the best I can with the lessons I'm learning. Money is a tool, my job is to build a tool kit for my money and know that the faith I do have inside me is a tool that I can use to encourage me to keep on moving forward.

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Tuesday

Well I'm not sure how I managed to attract a job that is still alot to handle What is it with companies these days that seem to believe that one person can handle a full eight hours non stop workload  It starts the minute I open the door until I close. It's too much for one person, but still I have to get up at 8am, leave for work at 9 am so I can get to customer service at 9:30 so I can get the key in time to open at 10am cause if I wait till 9:50 to get the keys, customer service is on break and then I can't open till 10 after 10....I get my lunch from 2pm to 3pm that's if no one is in the store so I can close, this is madness. I then take some time to eat, cause I have to for some reason.LOL

 

And bosses wonder why people don't stay in jobs. I like the work, it's the workload that is tiring. It's the non-stop, steady stream of people coming in and out over and over and over, the demand people have, and the frustated customers to deal with. Am I the only person on the planet that feels what I'm going through or is it the way we have fallen into patterns that we cannot sustain anymore. I'm 54 years old and my body is telling me that I'm not cut out for this 8 hours on my feet.  

 

I then work till 7 pm. Don't get home until 7:30pm eat at 8pm which is not good for my system. I'm not like the hours. This 10am to 7pm this is not even for the birds. It's 9pm and I'm trying to keep my eyes open so I can tell you the good news of what happened to me today.I found a twenty dollar bill. Yes the universe gave me twenty dollars. I have never found that much money ever. I was so happy because I knew that I would buy some groceries with itand that made me happy.

 

I finally got paid today after after almost a month at this job. I finally get a two weeks pay on fridayl It is all gone already, but I will have my budget money for the next two weeks. God, I wish I could get my side business going because if I did, I wouldn't have to work anymore. I have a few people that I need to talk to ....to see if they are interested in saving money in gold. I can't wait to start.

 

Well , thursday tommorrow and I have off friday. I'll have to plan my meals for the week cause I don't have time or the energy after work to cook anything. Eating something healthy is important to me...it keeps my energy up. Well time to do my eye exercises and go to bed

 

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