3 Weekly Habits That Will Make You Feel More Confident About Your Finances
"Truth is, when it comes to money, mindset is major. When you think about money, you don’t feel like you got swagger, you need to build your self-assurance. It’s critical to your overall financial wellness. Each week there are steps you can take to make you feel like you “got this” when it comes to money. Here’s what to do.
Use financial affirmations
If you tell yourself you're not good with money it can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Change the narrative. Tell yourself something different.
Laura Barrera a certified health coach offers a few affirmations, “I trust in my ability to create wealth and abundance in my life,” “I manifest abundance and prosperity in my life, and I believe it is on its way to me now,” “I choose to focus on abundance and let go of any limiting beliefs around money.” Rinse and repeat.
Educate yourself
Choose one topic each week you want to learn more about. On that subject find a podcast, website, books, seminars, or even an online class. All this information will also serve as inspiration.
Accentuate the positive
Pick a day each week to have a sit-down with yourself to assess your financial progress. Focus on what you did right. Maybe you reduced how much you spent at the grocery store, you cooked more than you ate out, you set up automatic payments, researched investment options, or whatever victories you can celebrate.
But be kind to yourself, if the week hasn’t been perfect, don’t beat yourself up too badly. Own up to the mistake and vow to not be a repeat offender. When you focus on the good more than the bad, you’ll be motivated to stay on course and have an overall better mindset about money."
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✨Takeaway: Affirmations can help shift negative thoughts and beliefs about money. Educate yourself on one financial topic each week to feel more at ease in your money choices. Also, accentuate the positive by celebrating financial victories.
✨Reflection: What helps you cope when you're feeling stressed about your finances?
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@innateJoy9602
✨Reflection: What helps you cope when you're feeling stressed about your finances?
It helps me to focus on postive things in my life and the things I already have. It helps to think about my family, to remember that they are a huge support to me emotionally, but would also at any time go out of their way to support me financially. It helps remembering that I will be "taken care of" if it comes to the point where I am feeling at my worst, and also, remembering that literally there is nothing essential that is missing in my life.
@Sleepwalkermw
It's great that you have a strong support system in your family and that you can rely on them for emotional and financial support if needed. Focusing on the positive aspects of your life and the things you already have is a wonderful way to shift your mindset away from financial stress and towards gratitude.💜
To be honest, I don't have much interests in financial topics. When my parents or brother tries to discuss with me in how I should manage my money, I often feel bored and lose concentration on what they are saying. For me, as long as I have enough money for everyday expenses and be able to save up, that's all that matters to me. Although I'm not a permanent staff at the Hospital, I was once told that if I have any other financial investments, it will affect the Pension. So, I never grew the interest to learn about investing. When it comes to spending, I find that if it's a necessity, I don't really pay attention to the price. As I'm not someone who will spend my money on very expensive items anyways.
My current financial stress is, that late last year, I paid off a huge debt. So, I'm somewhat broke at the moment. So, I haven't really been spending much since then. Especially without a full-time job, income is very unstable at the moment. That is why, I'm trying to start my own business. Need that extra pocket money to fill-in the weeks without work.
Once my business is launched, I'll need to start keeping track of the finances then. Maybe I should start studying something similar to bookkeeping now? I remember taking an introductory course on bookkeeping more than a decade ago. I dropped out of the class though, me and numbers, just don't work out well. I remember at that time, when I had assignments, I asked a then, accountant friend to help check my work. But I was struggling with it on my own.
@innateJoy9602
@Jaeteuk
It's lovely that you are focusing on starting your own business! Perhaps studying bookkeeping can be useful then! Also congrats on paying off your debt, that's a huge accomplishment!💜
