Step 6 Review and Reflection
- Minimizing spending is not about deprivation. It is about getting the most from your life energy and enjoying both greater fulfillment and increased alignment with your values and goals. Spending less can feel better because it:
lessens the pressure on earning money
- You can decrease unnecessary spending through conscious elimination of unnecessary expenses and conscious consuming.
- There are many non-monetary ways you can get your needs met and create more fulfillment.
- What categories of spending used to be automatic (like those gazingus pins) but are now decreased or eliminated? Why did you decide to change them? How did you make these changes?
- Evaluate your approach to the following and explore how you could use the principles of Step 6 to decrease expenses – and improve how you relate to these areas in the process:
Your body
Your community
- As you begin to practice conscious elimination of expenses and conscious consuming, notice:
How are you increasing your fulfillment? In what ways is your life richer?