Put Your Money Where Your Happy Is!

I stumbled across this super rad e-course while listening to my favorite pod cast Being Boss and thought, I MUST SHARE THIS WITH OUR HAPPY TRIBE!  So here it is!
First things first.  Take some time, focus inward, and really figure out what it is that brings you joy, makes you happy.  So not necessarily a specific action (like traveling to Australia), but the happy feeling that a trip to Australia brings up for you.  So maybe what actually makes you happy is adventuring to places you haven't been before.  That could look like a road trip to the next state or city close to where you live, that you might not have explored yet.  Make sense????

Write your top 3-5 things that bring you happy, joyful feelings and then.....

Try this exercise to start and see what happens.....

• Print out your last month's bank statement and credit card statement
• Go through each line item and highlight....
  • Pink = things you spent money on that brought you joy or true happiness
  • Yellow = basic living expenses (like rent, utilities etc)
  • Green = things you spent money on that did not bring you joy or true happiness 
• Total up each category and HOLY SMOKES!  See what you see!  Notice what you have been spending your money on and how it makes you feel.
• NOW, call to action.  TAKE that amount of money you spent on things that did not bring you joy or make you happy and put it towards that things that do (the list you created prior to this exercise.

The possibilities are endless here.  This is just a taste of what is offered in Sarah Von Bargen's e-course.  It is super inexpensive, and I highly recommend :)
Also check out Sarah's blog and Being Boss blog....
Links below.
xo
​Janice

Put Your Money Where Your Happy Is : E-Course Link

Yes And Yes : Blog Link

Being Boss : Blog Link