What Will You Take For A Dollar?

Written by David Wilding




The other day I sat in a meeting listening to a young man extolrepparttar virtues of owning real estate. Much of what he said was true. However 2 things made me sit up and take notice and I couldn't help but comment.

First, he saidrepparttar 112529 interest on his home loan was tax deductible, sorepparttar 112530 government was underwriting his house payment. I asked how muchrepparttar 112531 government was giving him. He said they were not giving him anything but allowedrepparttar 112532 interest on his home loan to be deducted from his taxable income.

Assuring him I didn't want to be nosey, I asked what that deduction meant to him. 28% ofrepparttar 112533 interest paid he saved on taxes wasrepparttar 112534 reply. "So, you get to keep 28 cents for every dollar in interest you pay?" Eagerly he responded, "YES."

He didn't seerepparttar 112535 problem withrepparttar 112536 math, so I decided to help him out. I took some change from my pocket and placed 28 cents onrepparttar 112537 table. I asked him if he would give me a dollar forrepparttar 112538 coins. Before he could answer I sweetenedrepparttar 112539 pot. I put a total of 56 cents onrepparttar 112540 table. I said, "I'll give you double what Uncle Sam gives you. I'll give you 56 cents for every dollar you have or can scrape together." He didn't seem too excited about my idea as he understoodrepparttar 112541 demonstration. "Pay offrepparttar 112542 mortgage." I told him.

Ten Laws To Befriend The Spirit Of Money

Written by Mahalene Louis


Money is energy. Money is an exchange. Money makesrepparttar world go round. Money, Money, Money, Money! Money is possiblyrepparttar 112528 most powerful metaphor of our planet. How do you feel like when you are free? Receiverepparttar 112529 keys to wealth, and discoverrepparttar 112530 soulful laws where money becomes an auspicious bird that cannot wait to perch on your shoulder to bless you, again, and again!

1. Know Yourself

What do "poor" and "wealthy" mean to you? What programs were you raised on? How did your parents handle money? Do you think that you are a good person if you are rich or if you are poor? Do you give your power away to wealthy people? Do you envy or resent them? How do you treat wealthy people? How do you expect to be treated by them? How do you speak of them? How do you speak of poor people?

2. Beware of Projections and other Personifications

The love ofrepparttar 112531 Money isrepparttar 112532 root of all evil… Money is hard to come by... Money keeps on eluding me… Money does not come easy to me… Money does not like me… Money does not grow on trees… Ask yourself: what is money? What is it not? Money is only what I think it is. Similarly for time. Time is only what I think it is. In that sense, time is money!

3. Learn To Speak Its Divine Language

Have you noticed how spiritual isrepparttar 112533 vocabulary that describes money? In God, we trust! Change. Save. Profit. Worth. Value. Asset. Cash Flow. Liquid. Appreciation. Angel Investor. Equity… Noticerepparttar 112534 balance (sheet). Like breathing in: Income. Breathing out: Expenses. In: Assets. Out: Liabilities.

4. Create Space for Something to Change

Gratefulness isrepparttar 112535 key to openrepparttar 112536 Gates of Heaven (Having). When you are grateful, your attention is on what you have, not on what you lack. When you are grateful, you love it all. And then loving what you do brings forth doing what you love.

5. Discern “Expensive” and “Expansive”

About not purchasing that lovely condo, or not working with a coach, it is never about not havingrepparttar 112537 money, it is about not havingrepparttar 112538 truth to do something (i.e. not really wanting it, or feeling deserving of it) If you really wanted to go to Europe, you would find a way. Become honest enough, big enough, expansive enough in your consciousness to containrepparttar 112539 condo, orrepparttar 112540 coaching program, orrepparttar 112541 trip to Europe…

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