Attitude of Money

This past week I read a great article called Attitude on Money by Stephen W. Gibson. He had some great insights and thoughts on how everyone looks at money differently. My instructor in my business class asked all his students to think of a couple of questions and give our answers below. What is my attitude on money? I would have to say that my attitude has changed dramatically the past year. I used to not want to talk at all about money, it actually scared me. I wanted to ignore it everyway that I possible could. We had a job loss and money wasn’t what it was, and I didn’t want to face reality and to find out we needed to have a budget. This was really hard for me. Now I think we need it to survive and to plan for our future. It is a necessity to get back on our feet financially and to have freedom this way in our lives. How can my view of money affect the way I live my life? Like I said above, we need to be prepared for a rainy day in our finances. We were and glad we did, but now we are rebuilding this goal again. These kind of feelings cause resentment and hurt. I want to be better in being positive with money and its benefits. What rules are recommended for prospering? Stephen Gibson gave the following 6 rules: 1. Seek the Lord and have hope in him; 2. Keep the commandments, that includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings; 3. Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant 4. Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education is the Key to Opportunity (President Hinkley); 5. Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated; 6. Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive.