How would it feel right now if the ceiling opened up and countless $100 bills just came floating in - as if by miracle?
C'mon - haven't you ever imagined yourself winning the lottery? You've actually plotted and schemed. You know exactly what you'd do with that green - run off to Europe, build a library for African kids, buy a baseball team, eat as many tacos as you'd like.
Or something like that, anyway.
But you also feel conflicted.
Because you're not supposed to want money.
Money doesn't buy happiness.
Love is all you need.
Stop being a selfish S.O.B.
(that's a little poem that I threw together).
You understand totally + completely how much it absolutely sucks to not have enough of that stuff. To be strapped for cash. To say "no" to things that you really want - to experiences that will surely make you happier.
So you're left with three problems:
You don't have enough money.
You're not spending it on the right things.
You see money as an end instead of as a means.
As it turns out, when spent properly on experiences instead of material goods, money can make you happier.
But it's not the money you want.
It's what money can buy.
It's not the money itself that makes you happy.
It's all about using it in the right way.
The crazy part?
There is a right way of using your money to buy happiness.
The lesson? Instead of going shopping by yourself for yourself for an expensive purse (comparing purses at several retailers), spend your money on drinks out with friends!
If you want to get really down and dirty with all of this money psychology stuff (i.e. figuring out what you really want and how much money it'll cost ya), I highly recommend Tim Ferriss' Dreamlining strategy. You can learn about it more on his blog, The Four Hour Workweek.
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Post a Comment | Posted on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at 6:00AM