Appreciation Exercise for Money and Abundance

Appreciation can be a powerful tool for shifting your dominant focus regarding money and abundance. Many of us have unhealthy beliefs and feelings about money, which prevents us from allowing more money into our lives – we walk around thinking, “I don’t have enough money; I wish I had more money; I want to feel abundant … but I don’t.”

Try this exercise each day and watch how quickly it improves the way you think about money and abundance – AND begins drawing more and more good things into your life:

100 Things You Appreciate About Money

Can you think of 100 reasons to appreciate money? Don’t be surprised if you get stumped after the first few items, but keep going and eventually you’ll start getting more ideas.

Here’s an example list of my own:

100 Things I Appreciate About Money

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1) Just having money in my pocket makes me feel abundant.
2) I love knowing I can purchase something fun if I want to.
3) I love being able to pay my bills easily.
4) I love having money left over after paying my bills!
5) I love going shopping to buy things that inspire me.
6) I love being able to buy books that interest me.
7) I love being able to share some of my money with others.
I love buying gifts for people I love.
9) Money allows me to obtain fun services like manicures and haircuts.
10) I love being able to buy dinner and a movie with my husband.
11) I love being able to buy fun toys for my cats.
12) I love how just having money makes me feel good, even if I don’t spend it right away.
13) I appreciate the feeling of security and contentment that money provides.
14) I love knowing that more and more money is coming to me.
15) I love spending money on insurance, which can save us much more money later.
16) I love knowing that my money can purchase comforts like heat and electricity.
17) Money enables me to have a reliable vehicle that gets me where I need to go!
18) I appreciate the smell of new paper money – crisp and businesslike!
19) Money allows me to enjoy my favorite beverages, like C O F F E E…yum!
20) Money allows me to buy luxury items like body lotion, makeup and perfume.
21) Money paid for my cell phone so I can keep in touch or make calls while I’m on the road.
22) Money paid for my camera so I can take treasured photos of my loved ones.
23) Because of money, I have fresh, clean water flowing right into my home – or I can even buy bottled spring water if I want to.
24) Money allows me the freedom to travel and see the world.
25) Money allows me the freedom to do work I love – or take time off from work when I feel like it.
26) Money can help me stay organized when I buy organization helpers!

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27) I could even pay for a professional organizer if I wanted to!
28) I appreciate the way money can contribute to a more comfortable lifestyle for me and my family.
29) We can buy warm clothing, coats, shoes, bedding, pillows, towels and more.
30) We can buy delicious foods, nutritious foods – we can even pay to have others cook for us!
31) We can buy the appliances and gadgets that make cooking for ourselves fun and easy.
32) We can even buy equipment to cook outside (grill) during warmer months.
33) I appreciate being able to sample foods that are not native to my area of the world, just because growers and distributors import them to me – all because I can afford to buy them. Money makes that possible!
34) I appreciate being able to pay for doctors and dentists when I need them.
35) I appreciate being able to pay for people to clean my house, remove debris, move furniture, paint, decorate, design – pretty much any service I could need, there is a provider that can offer it, and money can pay for it all.
36) Money can be used to improve many situations, like home improvement, self-improvement, relationship improvement – purchasing books, seminar seats or therapy on these things can improve my life.
37) Money provides continuing education opportunities for endless fields of study.
38) Money opens opportunities for scientific research, medical research, spiritual research, historical research and more!
39) I appreciate the way money can make us feel more playful. We can go to an amusement park, a museum, art galleries, hobby stores and other fun places.
40) I appreciate the way money allows me to take better care of myself. I can purchase a gym membership, walking shoes, soothing music, yoga classes, workout clothing, healthy foods and vitamin supplements.
41) Money can buy instruction manuals for just about any “how to” subject in the world. I can learn how to repair my car, install a new sink, or learn how to speak Chinese.
42) Just having plenty of money can make me feel more relaxed, no worrying about how and when the bills will be paid.
43) Money can pay for glasses and contact lenses so I can see better.
44) Money can pay for lottery tickets, which may bring me even more money!
45) I appreciate how good it feels to win money in the lottery, whether it’s a few dollars, ten dollars, or hundreds or even thousands – it’s exciting and fun!
46) I appreciate how good it feels to receive money from any unexpected source, like a rebate check in the mail, or a discount or gift that I wasn’t expecting.
47) I appreciate finding out that more money is coming to me, but it hasn’t arrived yet – that great sense of anticipation!
48) I appreciate being able to buy pretty note cards, stationary and stamps to keep in touch with people I love.
49) I LOVE buying pretty journals to record my thoughts!
50) I love buying inspiring bookmarks to keep my place in the books I read.
51) I appreciate being able to satisfy my basic needs while I’m out somewhere – if I’m thirsty I can buy a drink. If I’m hungry I can stop for a bite to eat. If I have to use the restroom but it’s for customers only I can buy something and use the facilities. Simple pleasures that make my life easier!
52) I appreciate that money paid for the computer screen I am staring at right now, and the keyboard that is recording my words!
53) I appreciate that money paid for the hosting space for me to put up this site so YOU can be reading these words right now!
54) I appreciate the way money can make me feel empowered – not intimidated by things I have no control over. Like if an appliance breaks down, I feel confident about having it repaired because I can easily afford it. Ditto for my car or any other item that I rely on.

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55) I so much appreciate that money paid for the uplifting music I am listening to right now, the television my husband is watching right now, and the furniture we are sitting on right now!
56) I appreciate that money makes it possible for all kinds of stores to carry a large selection of just about anything we could want to buy. Food, clothing, home decor, appliances, books, kitchen utensils – walk into any large store and check out the many selections available and you’ll be amazed. Money makes that convenience possible.
57) I appreciate that money has made it possible for so many medicines to be available to us.
58) I appreciate being able to take medicine for pain or any other condition I may have.
59) I appreciate being able to save money in a safe place, like my savings account.
60) I appreciate the bank for giving me money (interest) just for keeping my money there.
61) I appreciate that money can help us to reach our goals by purchasing tools, guides, coaching services and more.
62) I appreciate money for providing ways for me to de-stress. I can buy meditation music, a bed or table to lie on, and even self-hypnosis CDs.
63) Money can pay for my husband and I to take a fantastic vacation, like a cruise or a world tour.
64) I appreciate that money can buy a membership to organizations that I love.
65) I appreciate being able to support causes that mean something to me.
66) Money can even allow an opportunity for me to view the heavens close-up through the use of a telescope!
67) I appreciate that money can allow me to become licensed in any field I choose – realtor, hair stylist, therapist, hypnotherapist, wellness coach, plumber, electrician – the choices are endless!
68) I appreciate money for allowing me to participate in events like charity fundraisers, dinner parties, political rallies and more.
69) Money can buy fun outings no matter the weather – skiing, sailing, hot air ballooning, flying, diving, driving.
70) I LOVE that money allows me to entertain myself. I can go see a comedy in the theater, or watch funny television shows, or buy humorous books.
71) I love that money can provide some excitement for me, like going to see an action film, or a live daredevil show, or a magic show.
72) I appreciate that money can offer us a whole range of new experiences that we otherwise wouldn’t have. We can visit other cultures, try new things in our own area of the world, or even live vicariously through others via various reality shows and documentaries.
73) Even if I’m not spending money at this moment, I love just THINKING about the many things I can buy or do with money, and I feel just as excited as if I were actually doing them!

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74) Money can allow me to start my own business or expand an existing business.
75) Money can allow me to buy my dream home, or build it from the ground up!
76) Money gives me power and capability to reach out to bless others in many ways, whether I’m giving a gift to someone or sending them an encouraging note, or donating supplies to a charity.
77) Having money allows me to leave a situation that is no longer good for me.
78) Money is a tool that can be used for so many good things! I appreciate my new viewpoint about money and the good it can do in the world!
79) Money is often thought to be “unspiritual” but I can see how it can actually strengthen my spiritual life by allowing me the means and time to go on a spiritual retreat or attend spiritual growth classes.
80) I appreciate money for giving me the freedom to make so many more wonderful choices in my life.
81) I appreciate money for allowing me to feel more peaceful.
82) I appreciate money for allowing me to live a more comfortable, productive life.
83) I appreciate money for allowing me to expand my view of the world.
84) I appreciate money for helping me to improve my relationships and spend more time with those I love.
85) I appreciate money for the way it expands in my life when I feel good about it.
86) I appreciate money for reminding me that all tools can be used for good or ill.
87) I appreciate money for making my life easier in so many ways!
88) Money has paid for my vacuum cleaner, the sponge that scrubs my dishes and the dishes themselves, my coffe maker, my stove, my crockpot, my blender, my oven, my refrigerator, my washer and dryer – all of the things that make my life easier by saving me work and time.
89) I appreciate money for making me feel so blessed.
90) I apprecaite money for allowing me to bless others.
91) I appreciate money for allowing me to EXPERIENCE so many great things.
92) I appreciate feeling hopeful and optimistic that more money is coming to me!
93) I appreciate the sense of eagerness I feel about improving my level of abundance continuously.
94) I appreciate feeling the ease of improving abundance.
95) I appreciate that having money makes me feel like the universe is supporting me.
96) I appreciate knowing that all of my needs can and will be met if I EXPECT them to be.
97) I appreciate being able to pamper and spoil myself now and then; and money makes it possible.
98) I appreciate being able to take time off from work when I need to rest.
99) I appreciate getting back to work after a break and knowing that the work will bring more money to me!
100) I appreciate the constant ebb and flow of money through my life because it reminds me that periods of lack cannot last forever.

Note: Don’t worry about it if you repeat a few of the topics. Just keep writing until you have gotten to 100 things (or more). By the time you do, you should be feeling GREAT about money!