Your bank account called. It has questions.

Let’s talk about money.

Not in a save-the-latte-buy-the-house way, and definitely not in a just-manifest-it way. But in the you’re already spending it—so is it getting you what you want? way.

Because here’s the truth: Your money is already being spent —it’s just a question of where.

Let me explain…

When we think about investing in our skills or business, we tend to focus only on the cost of taking action:

• Will I learn things I already know?
• Will I earn it back?
• Wouldn’t this be better in our vacation fund?

All very normal thoughts. But we sometimes skip over the cost of not taking action.

• Hours lost rewriting the same project because you’re not sure if it’s “good enough.”
• Pitching below your value—or not pitching at all—because you don’t feel qualified yet.
• Watching other copywriters land gigs you know you could do, but you’re still waiting to feel “ready.”

That’s money—and time—slipping through your fingers.

So where is your money going?

As you’re serious about copywriting, you’re probably already spending money on things that feel like progress:

• That affordable course that gives you information but no feedback.
• The stack of business books waiting to be read.
• A fancy planner that will (probably) change your life this time.
• Software, subscriptions, and tools you’re “definitely going to use soon.”

I’ve done it. We all do it. But there’s a difference between spending and investing.

I remember the first time I spent big on a coach. It was the largest investment I’d ever made, and it scared the hell out of me.

But I knew them. I trusted them. I’d seen the results they had achieved for others. And I knew that if I kept trying to figure things out on my own, I’d be in the same place a year later.

I wanted change. So I took the scary step.

And you know what? That decision led to my CEO Catalyst Mastermind—which made back my investment in weeks and has continued to make me money ever since.

Because when you invest in the right thing—the thing that actually moves you forward—you don’t just spend money.

You create opportunities to make more.

In 6 months from now, will you wish you’d started today?

Let me be clear, this isn’t about reckless spending. It’s about looking at where your money is going now and asking: Is it actually moving me forward?

Because the cost of standing still—of waiting until it “feels like the right time”—isn’t just measured in dollars.

It’s measured in lost opportunities, lost confidence, and lost time.

So whatever skill set, training, or experience you know will help you grow, maybe today’s the day you stop hesitating.

Maybe today’s the day you take that scary-but-worth-it step.

Belinda

P.S. If copywriting is the skill you’re ready to invest in, The Copywriting Inkubator opens on February 16. Just something to think about.