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Toss Out Toxic Money Thoughts: Control Your Finances With Positivity
Why is it that when we think about money, it’s often attached to ugly feelings? Is it the stress about not having enough money? Is it money envy?
Whatever the reason, it’s a hurdle you must clear if you want to start taking personal finance seriously. There’s almost kind of a taboo in this day and age where talking about money is often inappropriate or even divisive and alienating. Especially when the conversation of financially successful people comes up.
It’s normal to feel frustrated in instances like that. Sometimes, though, these negative money thoughts can keep us from seriously discussing our personal finances. Here are some ways you can dump those toxic money thoughts and replace them with positive, helpful ones.
Earning Money is Hard
With a high cost of living, it’s easy to think that way and feel that way. It’s even worse when we’re being told that struggling for money is just an unfortunate part of life that we much endure.
However, you’ve probably heard that you can do anything if you really put your mind to it. That’s something I firmly believe in. What frustrates people the most, however, is that making money can’t be enjoyable and that we have to be stuck doing things we don’t enjoy in order to make a decent…