I don't have the money for THAT

I had an interaction with a lady the other day which got me thinking about money and how we choose to spend it. Whether you’re conscious of it or not, where you spend your money is indicative of your values. 

So what are you spending your money on?

I’m launching a business event called Grow Your Fempire (check out the link below) which is a full day event where I’ll be teaching everything I did to build my business from the ground up. As in, everything. The tickets are $97 AUD, and this lady said to me “I don’t have the money for that”. 

I don’t have the money for THAT.

Now don’t get me wrong, I understand every person’s situation is different. I’ve been in a place where I had no money. ZERO money. I get it. 

But it got me thinking about how when people DO have money, they spend it so easily on materialistic and trivial things, but as soon as it’s for something that will invest into their future, the purse gets shut. They don’t have enough money.

It’s time to start placing value on the things that matter. 

It’s easy to make excuses why you can’t do a course that will build your career or enlist the help of a personal trainer or coach or pay for child care so you can finally pursue that dream you’ve held in your heart for years. 

Because it costs money. Investing into your life and your future costs money. 

Investing into your health costs money.

But trust me, the money you’d pay upfront to invest into something that will make your life more happy and full of joy, more successful or more healthy is WAY less than what you’d be paying in regrets or medical bills later on. 

If you’re fine with spending money on getting your nails done and your eyebrows done or buying drinks or going out for dinner but you’re not willing to spend a fraction of that on something that will invest into your LIFE or your BUSINESS, it’s time to check yourself. 

The BEST investment you can make is backing yourself. 

Look where you’re spending your money and notice your priorities. Are you investing in yourself, your life and your business? 

You might be thinking, “that’s all well and good, but I literally don’t have the money.”  

But let me tell you, if you really want something, you'll make it happen. You can create the money.

Have you ever written a list of every single thing you purchase in a day, a week, or a year? If you do that, it will open your eyes to where your money is going and you’ll find a place where you can create the money.

When Hamish and I were at our lowest financial point, we literally had nothing. We had a new baby and I was just starting out my business, working my ass off every day. But I felt so strongly about the work that I was doing, I valued it so highly, that we made it happen. 

We budgeted our asses off. We didn’t go anywhere, we didn’t do anything, we didn’t buy anything. 

Yup, no dinners and drinks with friends. No trips to the hair salon. 

Because I valued what I was investing into.  

Don’t sit around waiting for the day to come when you’ll finally have enough money for everything. 

Create the money. 

Find a way to do the thing you really want and back yourself.

You’ll never regret that investment.