I added 5 more dollars today. That 5 dollar bill was in the "petty cash" box that I keep in the cabinet. I usually just grab money out of there whenever I feel like it. I have never really payed any attention to that, and we usually just spend it on junk. Really. Now, it is an adventure just to not do that.
It's not even about budgeting. That is not fun. This is fun. Trying to find ways to add to the stash is actually a fun thing for me. The fact that no one knows about this. The fact that I have an unbelievable goal that I am going to attain and that while doing so, I am going to help so many people, makes me feel so much joy!
When I say that it is a Secret Stash, I by no means am implying that I am keeping anything from my husband. It is his money too. I have always taken money from his wallet. That is how I get any money that I have to spend since I do not work outside the home. He doesn't really keep track of that, so he has no idea that I am keeping a little (for now) stash.
I will soon have to open a large account for it all. I don't really want him to know about it, for I am not sure that he would be on board with this plan with me. His faith is not as solid as mine is. That does not make me superior at all. I have said before that I have spent a year learning the science of faith, but when I actually discovered faith and knowledge for my own, it was like I was seeing the world in a new light. So, I have no doubt that my goal will be attained.
What I fear is that if I were to tell him of my vision and my goal, he will not see it the same as I do, and want to start digging into the stash after a few thousand dollars. Well, that will get us nowhere. A million....that is the goal. That is when people listen. That is when people are ready to start taking you seriously.
Also, I would love to have input from anyone who is reading who can help me with my on going cigarette habit. I am at least concious each puff now. Which is better than i was. I am at least buying the cigarettes one pack at a time which slows me down, but I am still not a non-smoker. How long will that take. I would love to quit. Well, that is not true. I don't want to quit. I just honestly feel that if I do quit, that will be the first discipline to catapult me towards my first real step for my million. And I can move on aggressively. So, any help through prayers or thoughts or comments there would be appreciated.
That's it for tonight...Looking forward to tomorrow, don't see any prospects for money at the moment, so we will see which green paper makes it way to my stash!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Sunday, March 30, 2008
50 More...
Put 50 more dollars in! Wow, that is quite an increase from one dollar that I put in 2 days ago.
I managed to do that by taking 20 dollars out of my husband's wallet this morning and putting it promptly into the secret stash. Then I took 20 more dollars out to take to my daughter's swimming party.
I planned to spend that if I needed to on snacks for the kids. While there, I was able to put them off on the snacks by telling them that we were there to swim and have fun. They accepted that. They had a good time and did not starve.
Before this new shift in thinking about saving money, I would have probably spent the entire 20 bucks on needless snacks and cokes. Instead, I came home and put that money into the stash. The kids missed having the snacks out of the snack machine a little bit, but they did not fuss about it much. And, it felt really good to know that this was something that I could do.
I have always been one to just needlessly spend that kind of money. I have probably always spent about 10 dollars on vending machines for our family. I don't regret it, for I am a big fan of "fun in the moment". But, I am seeing that there are other ways to have fun in the moment that do not involve money. I am not saying that it is wrong to use the vending machines, but it not the way I am going to chose to have my fun anymore.
It is fun to me now to see how much I can build this secret stash. I am the only one who knows that I have it, and to watch it grow is going to be a ball.
I am going to use this money in such a wise way to benefit the people that I love and the people that I know who need it when the time comes. Having just a few thousand dollars won't really benefit anyone very much. But, having a million dollars would benefit many people a great deal, now won't it? And it will be very interesting to see how I can see that million dollars grow.
Anyway, I have accounted for 40 of the 50 dollars. The other 10 dollars just appeared in the console of my car. I swear to you that it just appeared there. I do not remember it being there yesterday. I have read that this will happen. That things just start coming to you once you get into the mindset of what you want.
I am very certain that I want it for the right reasons. I have to be sure that I keep myself in the right frame of mind, and I don't begin to get greedy, for that will offset my purpose in all of this.
Getting back onto my other goal. The smoking. I did not do so well with that. I held off for about 7 hours the other day. I took my last puff of that cigarette in the last blog.
The problem was that I knew that I would go and get another pack. I have not made that definite decision to stop smoking. I know that decision will help me so much on this journey. I need some self discipline.
I am hoping that writing out my purpose will help me in this. I am hoping that there will be people who will read this and go on this journey with me and encourage me and help me through this part of this.
So, again, if you are here, and you are reading this, I have no doubt that you have been led here. I am grateful to an unbelieveable extent for you that you have taken the time to read this.
O.K. I will go for this day. This was a good day for my goal. 50 dollars more! And I am only a few days into it. That is incredible!
I managed to do that by taking 20 dollars out of my husband's wallet this morning and putting it promptly into the secret stash. Then I took 20 more dollars out to take to my daughter's swimming party.
I planned to spend that if I needed to on snacks for the kids. While there, I was able to put them off on the snacks by telling them that we were there to swim and have fun. They accepted that. They had a good time and did not starve.
Before this new shift in thinking about saving money, I would have probably spent the entire 20 bucks on needless snacks and cokes. Instead, I came home and put that money into the stash. The kids missed having the snacks out of the snack machine a little bit, but they did not fuss about it much. And, it felt really good to know that this was something that I could do.
I have always been one to just needlessly spend that kind of money. I have probably always spent about 10 dollars on vending machines for our family. I don't regret it, for I am a big fan of "fun in the moment". But, I am seeing that there are other ways to have fun in the moment that do not involve money. I am not saying that it is wrong to use the vending machines, but it not the way I am going to chose to have my fun anymore.
It is fun to me now to see how much I can build this secret stash. I am the only one who knows that I have it, and to watch it grow is going to be a ball.
I am going to use this money in such a wise way to benefit the people that I love and the people that I know who need it when the time comes. Having just a few thousand dollars won't really benefit anyone very much. But, having a million dollars would benefit many people a great deal, now won't it? And it will be very interesting to see how I can see that million dollars grow.
Anyway, I have accounted for 40 of the 50 dollars. The other 10 dollars just appeared in the console of my car. I swear to you that it just appeared there. I do not remember it being there yesterday. I have read that this will happen. That things just start coming to you once you get into the mindset of what you want.
I am very certain that I want it for the right reasons. I have to be sure that I keep myself in the right frame of mind, and I don't begin to get greedy, for that will offset my purpose in all of this.
Getting back onto my other goal. The smoking. I did not do so well with that. I held off for about 7 hours the other day. I took my last puff of that cigarette in the last blog.
The problem was that I knew that I would go and get another pack. I have not made that definite decision to stop smoking. I know that decision will help me so much on this journey. I need some self discipline.
I am hoping that writing out my purpose will help me in this. I am hoping that there will be people who will read this and go on this journey with me and encourage me and help me through this part of this.
So, again, if you are here, and you are reading this, I have no doubt that you have been led here. I am grateful to an unbelieveable extent for you that you have taken the time to read this.
O.K. I will go for this day. This was a good day for my goal. 50 dollars more! And I am only a few days into it. That is incredible!
Friday, March 28, 2008
One more dollar...
Put one more dollar in the stash. That's one more dollar. But, that is not the point. The journey is the point. Right now I am focusing on getting myself disciplined to receive what is going to come. I have been staying at home for almost four years. During that time, I have become very lazy. I have been smoking cigarettes and watching TV for most of it. That is a horrible way to be. Those are the two habits that I want to quit the most.
I know that one of the main roads to riches is to grow from within. I cannot receive anything materially if I am not happy with myself. For the most part, I am estatic with myself. But, those two habits drive me crazy, and they are so counterproductive to my goal.
My whole life revolves around the stupid cigarettes. Anyone who smokes fairly regularly knows this. I have stopped buying them by the carton, but that hasn't really helped. I know that I just have to make the decision to stop. Not wish it, but proclaim it. Why am I not doing that? I have decided that I am going to make the million dollars, so what is causing me to hold on to this other habit so forcefully?
Right after I finish this blog I am planning on going to the store and buying a couple of packs of cigarettes. Why is that? Because I don't have anything else really to fill the time that I want to do with it. That is the issue I guess.
I love the smoking so much. Why is that? It makes my head hurt and it makes me so tired. I sleep alot, too. I must get myself to a point that I am ready to go forward with this. I must make myself a non-smoker. I must make the decision to stop this habit.
I just took the last puff of the last cigarette. Can I make the decision to not go to the store and buy some more? I have read more than once to just say it. I am a non-smoker. It is no longer a desire, it is a decision.
I have not only read it, I have talked to many who have stopped and that is just what they did. Most of them just stopped. Just like that. Can I do it?
I know that this is the one of the first steps on my road to riches. To claim self-mastery from within. There are people who fast to claim self-discipline and to gain control. This would be the ultimate test for me.
I am here by myself for about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week most of the year. I have so much time to gain all the money that I want, and I am wasting it by watching TV, smoking cigarettes and sleeping.
That is the frustrating part. I hear folks all the time saying that other people have all the money and they just don't get any of the breaks. I have every break that anyone else has. My husband works and I am able to stay home. I can use that to explore so many opportunities. That is what I have decided to do.
I am done with this passive side of life. I am ready to go. Let's see how I do. My first obstacle is erasing the TIVO of all the shows that I am so addicted to and to stop this smoking.
But, how do I find out who won American Idol, Top Chef, Big Brother, etc.? How do you go to bed before 2AM? How do I change habits? Those are the things that I will explore on this blog and I am excited about this journey and the life changing experience that I want you to go through with me that will lead me to one million dollars.
And from what I have read from so many people, that once it starts coming, it starts coming so fast that I will wonder where it has been so long... and why I had never discovered it before now.
I know that one of the main roads to riches is to grow from within. I cannot receive anything materially if I am not happy with myself. For the most part, I am estatic with myself. But, those two habits drive me crazy, and they are so counterproductive to my goal.
My whole life revolves around the stupid cigarettes. Anyone who smokes fairly regularly knows this. I have stopped buying them by the carton, but that hasn't really helped. I know that I just have to make the decision to stop. Not wish it, but proclaim it. Why am I not doing that? I have decided that I am going to make the million dollars, so what is causing me to hold on to this other habit so forcefully?
Right after I finish this blog I am planning on going to the store and buying a couple of packs of cigarettes. Why is that? Because I don't have anything else really to fill the time that I want to do with it. That is the issue I guess.
I love the smoking so much. Why is that? It makes my head hurt and it makes me so tired. I sleep alot, too. I must get myself to a point that I am ready to go forward with this. I must make myself a non-smoker. I must make the decision to stop this habit.
I just took the last puff of the last cigarette. Can I make the decision to not go to the store and buy some more? I have read more than once to just say it. I am a non-smoker. It is no longer a desire, it is a decision.
I have not only read it, I have talked to many who have stopped and that is just what they did. Most of them just stopped. Just like that. Can I do it?
I know that this is the one of the first steps on my road to riches. To claim self-mastery from within. There are people who fast to claim self-discipline and to gain control. This would be the ultimate test for me.
I am here by myself for about 8 hours a day, 5 days a week most of the year. I have so much time to gain all the money that I want, and I am wasting it by watching TV, smoking cigarettes and sleeping.
That is the frustrating part. I hear folks all the time saying that other people have all the money and they just don't get any of the breaks. I have every break that anyone else has. My husband works and I am able to stay home. I can use that to explore so many opportunities. That is what I have decided to do.
I am done with this passive side of life. I am ready to go. Let's see how I do. My first obstacle is erasing the TIVO of all the shows that I am so addicted to and to stop this smoking.
But, how do I find out who won American Idol, Top Chef, Big Brother, etc.? How do you go to bed before 2AM? How do I change habits? Those are the things that I will explore on this blog and I am excited about this journey and the life changing experience that I want you to go through with me that will lead me to one million dollars.
And from what I have read from so many people, that once it starts coming, it starts coming so fast that I will wonder where it has been so long... and why I had never discovered it before now.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
The Richest Man In Babylon
One of the main things that I have done for the past year is read and read and read. I can not keep my hands off anything that I believe will help me grow stronger mentally. This is totally new for me, compared to the way I have been my whole life. Out of that reading I have become a new and happier person.
However I am now striving for much bigger goals. I want to be completely happy. One of the ways that i can be happy is to make those around me happy. And One of the main ways to make others happy is to have money. Lots of it, to help them out when they need it. So, I am going for the big one--one million dollars.
I am almost finished with "The Richest Man in Babylon". It should be a must read for anyone and everyone who wants to aquire any type of wealth or success in life. I wish it would be required of every high school student. I will make my children read it for sure.
Anyway, one of the first lessons in this timeless book is to keep one tenth of whatever you gain for yourself and tuck it away for later. That is such a small part of the book that will be used later on, but I started my road to my millions yesterday. My first small step on to my "green money road".
First, at the grocery store, after getting groceries, I wrote a check for $10 over the grocery price and put it in a special stash I would begin. Then that night when my husband went to bed I went and put my greedy little nubs into his wallet and took $20 from his wallet. Then tonight I took five one dollar bills. So, there you go in a little over 24 hours, I went from $0-$35.
Now, you may see only 35 dollars. But, one of the big lessons is that once the money starts coming, it will keep coming. That is what i have learned from all the reasearch I have been doing. You must know this. Never forget it. It will come from very unexpected places if you hold on to very scientific faith that it will. But, the faith has to be unwaivering.
Guess what, I found a $20 bill in a coat I had not worn in a while just after I put the 35 dollars in the secret stash.....yeah, I did.....So, for a first day on my journey...not too shabby.... Thank you!
Yes, Einstien, it is a friendly universe!
However I am now striving for much bigger goals. I want to be completely happy. One of the ways that i can be happy is to make those around me happy. And One of the main ways to make others happy is to have money. Lots of it, to help them out when they need it. So, I am going for the big one--one million dollars.
I am almost finished with "The Richest Man in Babylon". It should be a must read for anyone and everyone who wants to aquire any type of wealth or success in life. I wish it would be required of every high school student. I will make my children read it for sure.
Anyway, one of the first lessons in this timeless book is to keep one tenth of whatever you gain for yourself and tuck it away for later. That is such a small part of the book that will be used later on, but I started my road to my millions yesterday. My first small step on to my "green money road".
First, at the grocery store, after getting groceries, I wrote a check for $10 over the grocery price and put it in a special stash I would begin. Then that night when my husband went to bed I went and put my greedy little nubs into his wallet and took $20 from his wallet. Then tonight I took five one dollar bills. So, there you go in a little over 24 hours, I went from $0-$35.
Now, you may see only 35 dollars. But, one of the big lessons is that once the money starts coming, it will keep coming. That is what i have learned from all the reasearch I have been doing. You must know this. Never forget it. It will come from very unexpected places if you hold on to very scientific faith that it will. But, the faith has to be unwaivering.
Guess what, I found a $20 bill in a coat I had not worn in a while just after I put the 35 dollars in the secret stash.....yeah, I did.....So, for a first day on my journey...not too shabby.... Thank you!
Yes, Einstien, it is a friendly universe!
An Invitation...
I want to say that if you are reading this, then you were led here. I don't want to get too wierd about it all, but really... why else would you be reading my page? If you are here...please stay and experience this with me. I have no doubt that this is going to happen for me. I have spent the last year learning what makes successful people successful. What I found was that they journey is 90% of the success. The money is the reward.
I am looking so forward to my journey. I absolutely cannot wait to wake up everyday and see what my life is going to be like every morning. This has been the absolute best year of my life. Before that, well.... Let's just say, my eyes have been opened to a world that I just never knew existed.
Throughout my blog, I am sure that my empty profile will be found out with the stories that I will tell. You can not live on this earth for 40 years and not know loads of people. I am not quite yet ready to reveal my full identity, for I don't want charity in this endeavor. I would like to see how this million dollars is going to work its way into my life. I want to watch the magic occur.
I will say this. I started with zero dollars to my name on this. That is not to say that I do not live a very comfortable life. I do. I am married and am not working. I have 3 college degrees, but am currently staying home raising my children who are in school. But, I am 40 now and for some reason that is the majic age that makes or breaks a lot of folks and becomes a turning point. It has turned me for sure.
My husband is the bread winner for us, and he does well. I am ready to do well, too. But, my children require a lot of my time, so it will be interesting to see how I am going to do this. But, do it I will. I am so incredibly ready to get started making my million, raise three kiddos (and do it well) and take the readers of this blog with me so that you can certainly see that you can do it too. For, I have absolutely no doubt that it is going to happen! I just cannot wait!
I am looking so forward to my journey. I absolutely cannot wait to wake up everyday and see what my life is going to be like every morning. This has been the absolute best year of my life. Before that, well.... Let's just say, my eyes have been opened to a world that I just never knew existed.
Throughout my blog, I am sure that my empty profile will be found out with the stories that I will tell. You can not live on this earth for 40 years and not know loads of people. I am not quite yet ready to reveal my full identity, for I don't want charity in this endeavor. I would like to see how this million dollars is going to work its way into my life. I want to watch the magic occur.
I will say this. I started with zero dollars to my name on this. That is not to say that I do not live a very comfortable life. I do. I am married and am not working. I have 3 college degrees, but am currently staying home raising my children who are in school. But, I am 40 now and for some reason that is the majic age that makes or breaks a lot of folks and becomes a turning point. It has turned me for sure.
My husband is the bread winner for us, and he does well. I am ready to do well, too. But, my children require a lot of my time, so it will be interesting to see how I am going to do this. But, do it I will. I am so incredibly ready to get started making my million, raise three kiddos (and do it well) and take the readers of this blog with me so that you can certainly see that you can do it too. For, I have absolutely no doubt that it is going to happen! I just cannot wait!
Starting from Zero...
One year ago today I decided that I would make one million dollars. Until today, I had done nothing about it. But, that is all changing now. I hope you will join me on my journey.
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