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Do you have an unhealthy relationship with money<\/a>? Do you carry a fear or loathing of money in an attempt to show integrity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In an effort to make money an inconsequential part of life, you can end up thinking about it more than someone who actually has it. Instead, we need to nurture our relationship with money just like any other relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how you can improve your relationship<\/a> with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Make Peace With Making Money<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When you expand your idea of what\u2019s available to you in all areas of life, and decide to go after big things, you open yourself up to the means of accomplishing it<\/strong> \u2014 money<\/strong>. Money is energy, just like anything else. When you are operating at a high frequency, you align your energy with the money you seek and manifest the money you want and need to fuel your new life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you place yourself in a new, bigger game \u2014 starting your own business, sending your kids to a private school, hiring a housecleaner, or whatever you set your sights on \u2014 you either pay for it with money you have or you manifest the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you decide to take a leap of faith into a new realm, it may require spending money you do<\/em> have, taking a loan, selling something, or manifesting money<\/a> in another way. This goes against standard wisdom that says debt is bad and irresponsible; the author of You Are a Badass <\/em>says incurring some debt is all part of taking a leap of faith, investing in yourself, and rising to the occasion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Making money isn\u2019t just about making money, just as losing weight isn\u2019t just about weight. It’s about who you become and what you believe is possible for yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Relationship With Money<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We need to have good energy around money because our relationship with money is just as important as what we do to manifest it. Too many people have conflicted feelings about money, making it hard to attract and welcome money into their lives. Sometimes people carry a fear or loathing of money in an attempt to show integrity. For example, it can feel noble to suffer for your art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes our efforts at getting a handle on money end up taking precious time and energy, for example, pinching pennies, clipping coupons, or driving 30 blocks to a gas station to save three cents a gallon. So in an effort to make money an inconsequential part of life, you can end up thinking about it more than someone who actually has it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather, we can welcome money into our lives joyfully, treating it like the important and meaningful relationship it is. Wanting and having money is OK \u2014 a good thing, not an evil, greedy thing. You can make money and keep your integrity; it\u2019s not an either-or situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like any other relationship, we need to nurture our relationship with money. We do this by observing six rules of wealth consciousness<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n