Choose Your Own Magic Numbers to Thrive in Life
How much savings should I have for emergencies? How much should I spend on a home? How much income should I earn?
Many rules of thumb exist from how much you should have saved for emergencies to how much house you can afford.
For example, the target number for an emergency fund is at least 3 to 6 months of living expenses saved. The target number to spend on a home is 3X your annual gross household income.
Many people believe that these figures are the magic numbers they can use to achieve their goals and win in life. So, they follow these rules of thumb with conviction.
The truth is that infinite possibilities exist.
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You get to choose your own magic numbers to win in your life.
Living in Abundance
For me, my magic number is infinity. I believe that I have an unlimited number of resources available to me at any time. I imagine resources to be like the ocean, which never runs out. In other words, I choose to live in abundance. My magic number is whatever it is now, and I trust that it’s more than enough to thrive in my life.
A simple way to measure if you’re living in abundance is to assess if you have a surplus (the exact number doesn’t matter). My definition of a surplus is being in overflow where you never run out of resources because you have more than enough to pour into yourself and to pour out. You’re like the overflowing nature of the ocean.
Do you feel you have more than enough resources to use, reinvest or give without the fear of running out or being in a deficit? Or do you feel drained financially, emotionally and energetically? Do you gamble or play the lottery in hopes that you’ll win millions, or do you feel rich now?
The point here is to show you by example that you get to create your own rules of thumb. Before seeking answers from outside sources, know that you’re the primary source. No one has the magic numbers for you to win in your life, except you.
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Elle
