Do you believe that thinking about money all the time make you rich?

This is all really so true. I may not be rich and maybe I haven't even thought that big because just keeping afloat is very important to me and to have a little extra in case one of my girls needed something would be great. I don't waste much energy worrying about my bills and rent etc. I focus on being able to put food on the table and pay all the important bills and provide the things we NEED. With that sort of thinking you do actually come up with ways to earn money. I make incense burners that I sell on the side and I'm on here. I may not make a lot all at once but I did make nearly 2000.00 on my burners last year. It came in a few dollars here and there but it put gas in my car and helped me provide for my daughter. Another thing I do is to save change in a big jug and keep track of it as it increases. Once it reaches a certain amount, you really just don't even want to touch it. You want to see it grow and grow. It's a good feeling to know that IF you needed, that money is there. My daughter and I also talk each other down from stupid purchases that we don't actually need. We try to spend as little as possible. We use coupons and search for deals. The worst thing someone can do is when they have say, 50.00 extra dollars...feel that they have some money they can finally blow. Guaranteed they will blow it on something they don't need.

Hi Gmkumar, I think the trick is to adjust your thinking from spending money to making money. If you keep thinking about spending money, like how nice to strike lottery and spend the money on a car, then you are not going to get rich. If you keep thinking about how to get rich, I think you would find ways to get rich, or become more attentive when others are sharing their experiences. I think many business persons are very alert to opportunities because they are thinking about making money all the time.

Hi Sid556, fortunately you train your girls to save money. I think even when they are older, and have the ability to make big money, they will not spend the money anyhow. The kind of thinking is there, and it becomes part of their personalities. It is similar to most accountants. While some accountants may mess up their personal lives, most of them think about saving cost for the company. They literally pick the managers to pieces for overspending. It is the way they are trained, and become the way they think. I think if we continually think about making money, saving money and investing, we will not waste time on spending money.

Hi Whitewingspeak, I doubt thinking about making more money can make a person insane. Only those who keep thinking about debt will become insane. I think many rich people have the desires to make money long before they become rich. If they do not even think about money, they would not search for ways to make more money. In fact, the idea about thinking about money comes from The Secret. One of the chapter is about money.

Hi Yogeshmmm, we are on the same page. This topic comes because I have just finished reading The Secret. The chapter about Money really reaches me. I have never thought of seeing every bill as income. I think the suggestion in The Secret is very good. If we receive a $20 phone bill, we should add a zero behind, and view the bill as $200 check. We have to play pretend, and give thanks for receiving such a check.

We'll I would still say that it depends on how a person respond to the situation. If i will be thinking about money, it can give me more stress, maybe opposite of what you do. If it drives you to be rich, then well and good. But for me, i won't do that, it will give me a headache. I'd rather not think, but rather just work work work and if there is now the fruit of my hard labor, spend it the way I like it. That is just the way I am. We are different from one another, that is why we are called individuals. Thanks!

I totally agree with you. It is right that just thinking of money per se will make you rich. Instead, one should think of ways to earn more and to effectively manage one's earnings.

Hi AgentGulaman, yes, even the book, The Secret, says that more people are interested in getting sick than remain healthy. They keep on comparing their symptoms with other patients. They keep on thinking about their real or imagined sickness. if only they can think about fresh air, hiking and nature, they would feel happier and live life with purpose. i think it is time we think about gaining perfect health, getting rich and getting happier in whatever we do.

Hi AgentGulaman, if we just think about spending money, that is obviously the wrong way to get rich. If we think about how to get rich, then that desire and thought will lead us to more opportunities. I think that is the difference between the rich and the poor. The rich thinks about making deals, making money all the time. The poor thinks about spending money and debt all the time.

Yes! That is quite true! I also find that concept useful not just in money matters but also in life as general. It is like the power of positive thinking. The more you worry, the more things will get way out of hand. It is just a simple way of living and yet many others can't understand it.

Hi Jacruz and Jules, most people do not think about making money, saving money or investing their money. If we examine our thoughts every day, we know that we are thinking about spending money most of the time. For example, if we feel hot and we see someone eating ice cream, the thought is whether we should buy ice cream or not, if yes, chocolate or strawberry. Then we see a TV commercial about a sales somewhere, and we might start to think and plan to spend money. It is very rare for a person to think about making money. Even when they keep hearing people saying about investing in gold or silver, and they read books, such as Rich Dad's series, mentioning about investment, they still do not spend enough time thinking about it. If a person spends more time to think about it, and the desire grows, he would take action to search for information, save money, and ultimately invest in something that will make him rich.

I agree with you. If thinking about it makes you rich, then I would already be rich by now. It is funny because it will make one person become obsessed with money.

Ok, I can see how this thinking might change a person's attitude and thinking so probably the way in which they handle the situation would change too...just a guess here. While I do get stressed about money and all...I just don't allow myself to stay in that mode because it just makes things worse. I do things other than my regular job to bring in some cash and I've always been that way. I know when my girls were small, things were scary tight and yet we got through it. What I noticed was that when I didn't panic and get all stressed was that my creativity flowed and i thought of ways to make money as well as cut corners and save. Money from unexpected place? Well, that has happened to me off and on in my life but probably happens to us all. Your theory is interesting for sure. What is the name of that book?

Hi Sid556, that book is The Secret, in book form. I think you might have watched it in the TV, but I happen to come across it in the library, next to one of Napoleon Hill's book. The part about thinking about money comes from it. It mentions that people get rich by thinking about making money all the time. When they are in the mindsets, they will assess every opportunity that comes by, with the goal of getting rich.

Hi Sid556, the fact that you are here means you are better than many of your colleagues who do not even want to try making money online. I think many people close their minds to alternative ways of earning. For them, the only way to make money is to work for other people. Most of them do not even want to try to bake things to sell. The Secret, a book about the law of attraction, mentions that thinking about making money is the first step to getting rich. It even shows how we can adjust our emotions to think about riches and not debt. One of the methods is to view every single bill as incoming check. This is a kind of play pretend game. Just pretend that every bill is a check of ten times the amount of money, and then act as if we are very happy to get it. According to The Secret, many TV viewers try this, and they have significant improvements in their lives. I have not tried this yet. I think I will give it a try, and see where the unexpected money comes from.

I know about that, friend. But Jesus did not teach us for think more about money. He only teach us to be wise in terms of that events. Because many people around the world today who think more about money and focus their minds about money. They forget God and never think that God first before money... Money is not good to think more. You can't be rich even if you have more money in your life. Because in the eyes of God...you will be poor. People maybe personally rich but spiritually poor...

Hi Aerous, thinking about money is not the same as loving money. It does not matter if the love of God and the desire to do right is there. Many poor people do not do the right things, and yet many rich people are very pious and good. Thinking about money can mean to reduce unnecessary spending, after all, you need to think hard before you spend a single cent. The problem with most people is that they do not think! They just buy, and then they regret once they get home. If they have thought hard about it, they might not just spend and spend and spend.

Hi Aerous, I think you need to read the Bible more to understand about responsibility and money. Remember how many times Jesus used to teach about the good servants and bad servants? The parables mention something like a man going away, and giving out some gold to his servants. The first two servants doubled their money, and the third one just buried the money in the ground. Then Jesus said that the first two are good servants, because they helped their master to make more money. That is their responsibility. They do it with the right mindset. They have to think about making money in order to grab hold of business opportunities. It is the same today. If you can think about saving money, investing your asset, and making more money, you would have less time to spend money. Once you are better off, you have more time for your family and church activities. It is impossible to focus on helping others when you have more debts to pay. People do not forget God when they focus on making money. They only forget God when they love material things so much that they cannot part with these. Even poor people can love money and material things that they forget about their families and God. You can see many real life examples. You can see how many poor people love to drink and gamble away their hard earned money. Yet you can see how many rich people donating their assets to help the poor people. It is all a matter of what you do with what you have.

That's why, we need to think positively and works towards the goal. In short, we need to put great effort into it to realize our wish. That's why, some people are able to succeed in their life in a short period of time.

Hi Missyphoebe, I think you misinterpret the part about thinking about money. Thinking about getting rich is not the same as daydreaming. Most people think about spending money, and that is why they interpret about getting rich is about spending money. But thinking about making money is an entirely different matter. You have to think of ways to increase income, then think about ways to hold on to your money, and ways to increase your money. If you can think about making money all the time, you would have looked for many opportunities to get rich.

Hi Frontvisions, planning involves thinking too. If we never think of all possible scenarios, how are we to plan for the worst possible to happen? The fact is that most people do not like to think. If they had thought enough, they would never spend so much money to get themselves into debt. Many people do not even want to think about how to survive if they lose their jobs, that is why so many foreclosures happen. Thinking about money involves more than just planning to get more. It involves protecting our assets, and different ways of investment to gain more from our current cash holding.

Yeah, exactly what I wanted to say.

Yeah, exactly what I wanted to say.

Hi Moneywinner, most of us do not spend enough time thinking about how to make money or how to invest to get rich. Most people just go to work every day, and rely on their pay check for survival. Only when they lose their jobs, then they start to think about making money. That is why we hear more stories about people who get rich after losing their jobs. if they still have the job until their retirement, they would never dare to start a business or think about other means to get rich. I think we should spend more time thinking about making money, rather than thinking about spending money.

Hi Pbbbsra, that is great to hear. it is different when we read about it in a book and to hear about it from real person whom we interact. What is your experience about it? What has you attracted or in the midst of attracting? I think your experience will encourage many of us here. Do share with us, your past successes and future aspirations.

Hi Teresh, if we do not even think about making money, there is no way we can get rich. There are many people who think wrongly. Instead of thinking about how to earn a million dollars or how to invest to get rich, they think about how to steal money or how to steal time from their bosses. In the end, they get what they want. Their bosses will sack them for being lazy, and not around when there is work to be done.

Hi Mizylover, so nice to hear a success story. Can you share your experience about the law of attraction? I think most of us are so negative that we keep attracting the wrong things to come into our lives. If we can change our thinking, good things will come. What have you desired and how do you get it? I am really very eager to hear your success story, and to see if I can learn from your real life experience?

Hi Dodo19, thinking about money is more than just wishing for money. You have to think about how to save money, where to put your saving, to buy or not to buy certain things. Imagine you go for lunch, and you have a few choices. You can eat at the cheap eatery and save your money, or you can eat at the fast food restaurant where the atmosphere is better. Which will you choose? It is more than just food, because it involves money. That is why it means by thinking about money.

Hi Saurav, new concepts and new ideas may not come automatically. Most of the times, the new ideas come from unexpected sources. For example, when we have the desire to get rich, and we keep thinking about how to get rich, we would read books and search online. Sometimes, a sentence here and there appeals to us, and answers part of the question that we have. When we have different sources, we can combine the wisdom, and come out with our own strategy. I think all of us have different talents and interests. We cannot use the same method to get rich. We have to find one method that applies to us, and then we keep thinking about ways to improve it.

I don't think that's true at all. I have a full time job and I am constantly thinking about ways to make extra money on the side and to save money so that we get by. I don't think I'm alone in this thinking.

Hi Polaris, I think if we are honest with ourselves, we know that we think about spending money so many times a day, and hardly about making extra money in a single month. For example, we might be thinking about lunch, whether to eat out or to eat in, and we start to think about the cost of both options. We might be thinking about getting a new cellphone in the next minute. It is so rarely that we think about making money, especially when we still have a regular job.

Hi Katrinapaz, that will depend on how you think about money. If a person thinks all the time about spending money, and dealing with all the debt incurred from spending, then that is very stressful. if we think about making more money by saving or investing, that is not stressful at all. Most of us think about using internet to earn money, that is why we come across mylot. If we never even think about making money online, we would never have come across such an opportunity.

Hi Ckciasigurl, actually thinking about making money is not stressful. The stressful part is worrying about bills and debts. If a person has a few credit cards, and each card is maxed with high interest imposed on the debt, then that is very stressful. if we think about making money, including how to invest for more money, how to save so that we have more money, then that is not stressful. I think the problem with people is that they never think before they spend money. If they had, they would not end up with more debt than cash in the bank.

Hi Lbygh, yes, the desire will turn into a concrete goal, then we start to have a working plan, and we can start on the journey to get rich. Just too bad that many people do not even think about getting rich. They think so much about debt and mortgage, and waste so much energy on negative things. if they had put more effort in making money, they would be richer, and happier. I think we should all set many smaller goals to lead to our real ambition.

I couldn't agree more. Thanks.