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Five Money Memes That Control Your Life

August 4th, 2009

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Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.
–Joseph Campbell

Cultures are not controlled by ballots or bullets; they’re controlled by stories. These stories are called myths.

Myths can be long elaborate tales that detail the intricacies of how a person within a culture should act and react. But some of these myths are contained in short phrases–memes. These memes are powerful statements that can serve as everything from battle cries to financial advice and from mission statements to excuses.

You have probably heard these money memes a million times. But do you know how they control your life?

Money memes can work consciously and subconsciously, subtly affecting how you approach financial patterns and maybe even determining how prosperity or poverty is enfolded in your life. These memes are true, on a certain level, but can subtly lead you to extreme views.

Listen to the conversations around you this week. And, more importantly, listen to your internal conversation when you think about money.

Do these come up:

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Thinking Rich Precedes Being Rich

June 12th, 2009

After reading this great post at Bible Money Matters, it reminded me that the most important thing that we want to change is the way that we think. 90% of our thoughts today will be repeated tomorrow. And, the best way to change our finances it to change the way that we think about them.

moneyThe post talks about 5 things that millionaires do that helped make them rich. Most millionaires are self made, and it didn’t happen from winning the lottery. It happened through a specific way of thinking, and specific actions that they took to get rich. The interesting thing about these 5 things is that anyone can do them, regardless of their financial situation: Read more…

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