How to Lay Down the Financial Struggle

Understanding what role money plays in your life makes it easy to stop being afraid of it and allow more to come into your life. Laying down financial struggle doesn’t have anything to do with the amount of money in your account. Instead, it’s all about your perspective and focus. I show you exactly what I did to stop struggling financially when I had no “right” to do so. 

Most of us fear money because we don’t understand its role and effects. And even if you want more abundance, these fears can subconsciously work to prevent you from making more money. We think that money corrupts or that it changes who we fundamentally are. The fact is money is simply a magnifier. It only makes you more of who you already are.

Money also opens doors and gives you opportunities to be generous and better the world. If you’re ready to let go of fears and lay down the financial struggle, this blog is just the one for you.

Keep on reading to find out how you can lay down financial struggle.

How False Beliefs Are Hindering Your Financial Progress

Money struggles are never about how much money you have (or don’t). People with incredible amounts of money in their bank accounts can struggle as much as those with a negative balance. And this is because, no matter how much money you have, it’s the way you approach it that matters.

Many of us believe money changes people. We’ve seen it happen to celebrities and professional athletes. Many of them came into a lot of money overnight, and they became very destructive. They cheated on their spouses, left their families, abandoned their children, and ended up destroying their lives. 

And it’s not just celebrities! You’ve probably seen it in people around you too. They came into money, and their life suddenly imploded. When this happens, many blame the money. But it’s never the money’s fault. 

Knowing this brought me comfort. But it also made me look within and truly confront who I was. I was stingy, I hoarded money, and I didn’t like spending it on myself or on others. 

So, I thought that if I made more money, I would just become stingier. And I couldn’t accept that, because the only way to allow money to come to you is by letting it go. I decided to do something about it and came up with a game I like to call the “I can afford to be generous” game.

Why You Should Let Money Flow Freely

The “I can afford to be generous” game is all about learning to let money go intentionally. At the start, it might feel difficult, but little by little, you’ll find yourself playing it naturally. 

I know I had my doubts. I worried about how I would pay my bills if I let my money go and it never came back. Those were pretty stressful times.

But I reminded myself that it didn’t matter how much money I let go. All that mattered was the intention behind it. I could afford to share money with others. And by doing that, I trusted it would come back to me. 

It’s a leap of faith, but it’s the only way to learn how to let money flow freely. 

There are many ways to play the game. My preferred one was tipping. 

You see, I used to think of tipping as something wait staff needed to work for. If a waiter did a great job, I would tip them more than one who got my order wrong or forgot to refill my water.

But I was looking at tipping the wrong way. Instead of looking at it as a reward, I had to start looking at it as a way of giving back. 

I started viewing tipping as empowerment, a way to say, “I’m so wealthy I can afford to be generous.”

And so, my husband and I both started playing the game. We would always tip as much as we could, even when the service wasn’t amazing. 

And it paid off! We started with small tips, what we could afford, and those tips slowly became bigger..

Money started coming and growing over time, and that was one of the ways I grew it without even realizing it. 

Learn to Dissolve the Fear Instead of Breaking It

Another way to lay down the financial struggle is by dissolving your fear of money. Not breaking it, not conquering it, but dissolving it. It’s just so much easier to do than forcefully breaking through anxieties.

I used to live by the all or nothing mentality. However, I soon noticed that that was hampering my growth and stopping the money flow. So, I had to remind myself repeatedly to try things without worrying about all the “what ifs.” 

That helped me become a less intense person and develop some light-heartedness. But not just that! It also helped me learn how to let money flow better and made me more generous with what I have. 

And it all happened because I was going with the flow and with the energy around me. I allowed myself to make mistakes and learn and grow from them.

Here’s How I Laid Down the Struggle

As you know, we all have a financial threshold where we’re comfortable letting go of a certain amount of money. And the moment we cross that threshold, we have a visceral, nearly physical reaction to it.

Fifteen years ago, I was all about scarcity, and my financial threshold was about $30. Yes, it was low, and because of it, my family and I went through quite a lot of conflict and pain. 

It always felt like the money was never enough. Even the thought of spending more than $30 on groceries for a family of six made me anxious.

And then came the time when my family and I were destitute. We had no money, we were living on granola bars and nuts, and I had to file for bankruptcy. And that’s when I made the decision that I would never financially struggle again.

That was the mindset piece. It’s how we become co-creators, how we get back to action. Making that decision was the first step to laying down my financial struggle. 

I decided I would stop struggling. There was no need to lose sleep over what was happening, resent myself, or blame others.

Instead, I decided to look at ways I was already wealthy. Ways that had nothing to do with money, like my loving family, or the fact that the money wasn’t all completely gone, or the fact that we were all alive and healthy. 

I started expressing gratitude and seeing how wealthy I truly was. Not in dollars, but in everything else that makes life worth living. 

I talked to creditors and tried to find solutions that worked for all of us. They were compassionate and understood our situation. I was thankful for that too.

Through appreciating everything around me, I let go of the struggle. Suddenly, it wasn’t there anymore. 

And because I did all of that, the money slowly started to shift. 

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