money cometh
While away for the weekend, my lil’ cousin’s mom, my aunt, handed me a check for $25 for gas money. Who knew? That check is being deposited into the bank account that I’ll use for spending on my New Orleans trip next month. So far, that account has over $200 in it, made up of an insurance refund, survey participation checks, and money from the bank that I received for recommending that Sistah Beginner start an account there. Those amounts, ranging from $50 to $3, have added up.
When I walked through the door on Sunday evening after a very fulfilling trip, I received another survey participation check in the mail. I’ll deposit it into the same account. It’s going to be nice to be able to spend it in New Orleans guilt and debt free.
Guess what else? My dad gave handed me two crisp bills for "gas money". He just slipped it into my palm. And when I looked at my hand, I was holding $200. He just bought himself a sponsorship brick in the garden of my new home. OK, maybe not quite, but I promptly deposited the cash this afternoon, and it is on its way to the My Own Home account.
My point? Multiple streams of income are good. Sometimes when you’re not anticipating getting a financial benefit out of doing something, you wind up benefitting anyway. And, thinking of creative ways to use the money that comes into your hands makes more sense than mindlessly spending it.
