by Cassie Howard | Aug 28, 2016 | Making Money |
There’s nothing that gets me more riled up than hearing someone use the word expensive. Even “INexpensive” drives me up the damn wall. And here’s why – When you tell yourself that something is expensive, what you’re actually saying is that you don’t see the value in it. Which is fine, you’re totally entitled to feel that way. But what you’re doing on a much deeper level is telling yourself you can’t afford something that may very well be in your reach, had you seen that value. In which case, you will NEVER be able to “afford’ it. Let’s use a couch as an example. You need a new couch for your house. You go shopping for a badass couch that suits your style. You find one that is absolutely PERFECT, it suits you and your space amazingly well. It’s comfortable and the colour is spot on. “Ahhh, it’s amazing! I love it,” you say. You sit down on it and smile, thinking of all the naps you’ll take, and the work you’ll be doing on that amazing couch. And then you look at the price tag – It costs $1,500. “That’s way too expensive for a couch!”, you balk. “No way would I ever pay that for something I’m just going to sit on ocassionally.” Then you find another couch that is $500 and it’s the right size, right shape, and it’s comfortable, too. But - the style is not really you. You don’t get excited when you look at it, let alone sit on it. However, it’s $1,000 cheaper than the other couch. And so you go...
