Today I Wannabe...Financially Comfortable

Whew, I just looked at all the bills due in November, and then I looked at the bank statement, and all I could think of is, HOW? 

Although I've spent a large part of my life being poor, somehow, I never get used to it.  It's not that I want to be rich...I'm not greedy, after all.  It's just that I'd like to be comfortable.  You know, like, "Hey, let's go out to dinner tonight!"  without having to worry about how the electric will get paid, or if there will be enough money in the month for groceries.  Some days this living poor really gets me down.

So!  I've been told that I live with an attitude of scarcity.  That's probably true.  I always know there just isn't any more where that came from.  BUT, I'd like to cultivate an attitude of plenty.  That means that I need to think about always having enough.  That no matter what the budget says, or the bank statement says, there will always be enough.  It's a change in my way of thinking and acting.  Instead of saying "I can't afford it", I need to think, "I can afford it if I really need it."  Which then begs the question: "Do I really need it?" and the answer is usually: "Nope, I have enough."  Of course, actually starting to think like this requires a tremendous amount of effort on my part, as I have had this attitude of scarcity for most of my 47 years (yikes!).

In addition to making an attempt to change my attitude of scarcity to an attitude of plenty, I'm also going to make an attempt to save.  Because if I have enough, than surely I can save, right?  (This is where I get the heebie jeebies and start to panic...)  So, I have to keep reminding myself that I have enough.  Yup, that's my new mantra:  "I have enough", "I have enough", "I have enough", ("I HAVE ENOUGH GOSH DARN IT!!!!", said through gritted teeth and strained facial muscles...).

So, here we go....I have enough, I have enough, I have enough...