Whether it’s the economy, the way the stars are aligned, or a generally high-anxiety/high-stress time, a LOT of people are struggling with money.  I’m sure there was always a contingency who had a difficult relationship with their finances, but it seems as though it’s more pressing now and more front-and-center in people’s lives.  I find that the majority of my advice these days has to do with how someone can make a difference in their money situation.

It’s also a very charged topic, meaning people get angry and defensive about their finances; they rant and rave about not having enough; they feel like a victim unjustifiably punished.  Some don’t want to talk much about it, yet spend time and energy fuming over their struggle; others can’t stop talking about it, endlessly worrying and fretting over their money.  It can take on a life-or-death magnitude regardless whether this is reality or not.

Feng Shui can offer a new perspective that removes the focus from the problem itself and instead turns it toward ways of changing how you feel about yourself.  When changes are made to enhance your own well-being, problems look differently.  These changes don’t work directly on the individual but on their space.  The principle here is that by making changes in your space you will see changes in yourself and therefore changes in the problem.

What follows are three tips for making changes in your space that can jump-start an improvement in your money situation.  By implementing all three, you will assure yourself of greater success.

Tip #1:  Declutter.  I know this seems to be the mantra of most Feng Shui consultants, but that should underscore how important it is.  Clutter implies that there is a pattern of careless disarray—you have lost track of things, can’t find things when you want to, may even get angry about the condition of things that you do have.  Since how you do one thing is how you do everything, go back to the italicized sentence above and substitute your money every time the word things shows up.  Taking care of your things will translate into taking care of your money.

Tip #2:  Use your proper entry.  Your proper entry is your front door.  It holds the symbolic importance of representing opportunities that may be knocking.  If you don’t use it, it means you come into your space sideways or from the back.  You want to open wide to the possibilities coming through the door and meet them head-on.  Use the front door as often as you can to make sure money can find its way in.  If you already use your door (thumbs up) then enhance it in some way—-a beautiful welcome mat, a wreath on the door, a lock that works, etc.

Tip #3:  Officiate in your office.  In the majority of cases, the way you make your money comes from a place of business.  Even if your job doesn’t require you to sit at a desk much, the office is probably your base camp for career-related stuff.  If you’re not feeling as though you’re at your best when seated at your desk, get a high-back chair to lend support and authority.  Keep those tall bookshelves from overwhelming you by keeping them in order and interspersing the books and folders with eye candy.  Make sure you have enough storage so you aren’t having to use the top of your desk as a permanent storage place. 

Making these small changes in your space can give you the energy and the clarity to find ways to bring in the abundance you want and deserve.  If you feel rich, you will become so.  To offer even further clarity around this topic, sign up for a free teleseminar being given on Tuesday August 24th.  Lisa Zimmerman, Intuitive Astrologer and I will be offering lots of in-depth advice on the money situation.  Go to Money Miracles:  Create Unlimited Abundance by Aligning the Cosmic Force of Feng Shui and Astrology.