I did indeed fall behind in my 30-days of abundance spending. Work and the story I’m working on have been distracting me. But never fear! Today I get to spend $102,400 - and I’m going to invest in a friend with that money.
My friend owns a defunct bakery, and wants to get it going again. That money can go toward the upgrades necessary to bring the bakery up to current code, as well as give her the ability to quit her day job and concentrate on the bakery full time. Her advertising costs would be minimal - people still contact her for her baked goods. And let’s not forget the cost of restocking ingredients.
photo credit: chellyc
I’m participating in The Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s abundant life spending spree
30 days of spending
Oh how to spend today’s $25,600? I’ve debated and written and deleted several things. And we can’t forget the constant interruptions of The Progeny as I try to write. Today’s method of attention grabbing is to take a flying leap, landing across my chest (because they know landing on the laptop will land them In Trouble). But I ultimately decided that Holly needs a new car. She’s getting a Honda Civic Hybrid (MSRP $22,600), title/taxes/tags, and a tank or three of gasoline with the remainder.
Holly has family in Texas, Utah, Nevada, and Oklahoma, and friends across the US (and like me, does not LOVE to fly. We get on planes with a grudging cranky acceptance that it’s the best way to get from point A to point B at that particular time). Having a hybrid car will significantly ease the cost of taking said trips.
I’m participating in The Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s abundant life spending spree
30 days of spending
When I first read MMND’s post about abundance I felt a ring of WOOHOO! through my soul. The original post had her spending a dollar amount (that multiplies exponentially until by day 30 we’re spending 50 *billion*) and combining her spree with gratitude for three things.
And then she kicked it up a notch by adding in a third element a few days later: how she could generate that amount of money in order to make her “wished for” thing happen.
My jaw dropped.
The first thing that came to mind was the message boards that I no longer participate in; the ones where oneupmanship was de rigeur. A mama would post that she’d given birth in a hospital without drugs; another piped up that she’d delivered in the ER; #3 birthed in the parking lot…all the way down to the ultimate Hippier-Than-Thou mama who squatted down in the backyard and delivered, then went back to hanging up the laundry before chopping firewood for her cookstove.
Then I thought of Y’s post about seeking her own relationship with God - where she says
I need to know that there is a higher purpose in life because there are days where I think “Is this all there is?”
The whole point of the exercise is to enjoy the abundance of the universe, why in the world would you want to limit that abundance by adding a “ways I can make it happen” element?
For me, that isn’t an option. In order to receive my abundance, the “I” has to be removed. Otherwise you’ll find me curled up in a chair sucking my thumb and saying “can’t do that. can’t.”
And now, without further ado, my $12,800 will be spent on a new car and insurance for my daughter.
I’m participating in The Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s abundant life spending spree
30 days of spending
Today I get to spend $6400! That’s a whole set of new appliances, my lovelies.
Kenmore front load washer (king size capacity plus) $1599
Kenmore king capacity dryer $630
Whirlpool 24 in. Built-In Dishwasher $400
26 cu ft. Fridge - $2650
Convection Microwave - $550
Dyson Vacuum (All Floors)- $500
And delivery charges would probably eat up the remaining $71, don’t you think?
I’m participating in The Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s abundant life spending spree
30 days of spending
Today I’m spending $1600 on bookshelves. I have a wall - a large wall. This wall is simply crying out for adjustable shelving, well-anchored (because you know the minute the boys realize they can climb the shelves to get to the top ones, they will).
I’m participating in The Millionaire Mommy Next Door’s abundant life spending spree
30 days of spending
The Millionaire Mommy Next Door Wants More Money, which is a concept I can definitely get behind. She says
For the next 30 days, I’ll open my mind to receive increasingly more money. On day one, I’ll decide how I’d like to spend $100. On day two, I’ll double that amount to $200. Day three, double again and I’ll have $400. And so on, doubling every day for the next 30 days. I’ll list how I’d like to spend every penny, with no repeating of items during my month-long spending spree.
I will, however, be repeating items occasionally - MMND has one child, I have three. Shopping for them is incredibly different, since the boys could quite cheerfully run around all day in boxerbriefs and a beater and my daughter could quite cheerfully run around bedecked in Hollister and PacSun.
So how would I spend $100 right now? Hair and feet, baby. I haven’t had a pedicure since I was pregnant with Daniel, and I’d dearly love to let my darling new stylist have free reign on my haircolor. Since I work with my hands so much, manicures are pretty much a waste of time. By the time my nails get long enough for me to say “Hmm, I should probably slap a coat of paint on these babies”, they break.
Wow, this IS going to be fun!
