Getting Past Your Fear Of Money

If you’ve started a business selling physical products online, you probably aren’t thinking that you have a fear of money.

However, you may learn differently the first time someone asks you how much you charge for your item at a trade show — or the first time someone questions the amount you charge.

I’ve heard many women talk about how they struggle to price their products or services fairly — and I have had my share of these battles.

My friend Carrie at Natural Moms Talk Radio shared similar stories on her blog recently in her post about money and the natural mom.

Still, money and personal finance IS an important topic. People who don’t “deal” with their money well are generally less happy than people who are smart with their money. Their lack of attention to good financial savvy causes them much unhappiness. Money is like your teeth - if you don’t take good care of it now and prefer to ignore it, it will come back and cause you a lot of pain and rottenness later! I am even of the opinion that being a good steward of money is one way to show God how thankful we are for his blessings (remember the illustration Jesus spoke about the talents?).

Right on, Carrie! If people are trying to make you feel bad for wanting to earn some money — don’t let them.  You deserve to be paid for the products and services you provide.

Someone once said that money is the root of all evil. Well, this is not true. The LOVE of money is the root of all evil. Make you have your priorities straight and are treating money as a tool and blessing given to you by God, not as the goal for your life and business.

Make sure that the products  and services you are providing enrich the lives of the people who are buying them, that you are using honest business practices and you’re following the plan God has for your life and business. You’ll then have nothing to fear from those who wish to tear you down.