This week, I’m talking about how gratitude changes your outlook on money. Today, I’m talking about how gratitude can help you make values-based decisions. 

By being aware of what you appreciate the most in your life, you’ll be able to connect the dots with what is most important to you in life and using your financial resources to support what’s most important to you. 

It’s like the saying - put your money where your mouth is, which is just backing up what you’re saying is most important with real action. 

If you have a particular cause that you are passionate about, but you’re not providing financial support to that cause or charity, how important is it to you really? 

When you are grateful and you can recognize what’s most important to you, you’re better able to spend in a way that will help foster contentment because it’s consistent with your values, rather than spend in a way that’s frivolous and doesn’t align with what’s most important to you. 

Many people never reach their most important financial goals because they wasted money on crap that didn’t really matter all that much to them - too many fast food trips, tech gadgets, shoes, or cute little trinkets for the house. It seems like a small thing here or there but it really adds up over time. 

But when you know what you value the most because you recognize what you’re most grateful for, you’re able to take the next step by putting your money where you mouth is and spending, giving, and saving in ways that line up with what you value most. 

That’s it for today. Thanks for listening. My name is Ashley Micciche and this is the One Minute Retirement Tip.

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