5 things to do when you don’t have money

What are the things we can do when we don’t have any money? I just got no money today. The reason is that I have not yet collected my billing for the services I have rendered. It’s somehow funny to consider the fact that I don’t have any cash in my hand. I also don’t have credit cards, since I only use debit cards which I only load with money when I have purchases online. Now it’s a crazy challenge thinking what we can do when our wallets run dry. So I take this opportunity to meditate and nurture my brain with ideas that can somehow help my self and anyone who may have arrived in this freaky situation. When, you can’t get anymore money in your pocket, the following are things you can try to do:

1. Spend your time
Having no money doesn’t mean having no resources. Time can be equivalent to money, and vice versa. Some people are rich with money but are poor in time. Some people are rich with time but poor when it comes to money. Now that you don’t have any money to spend, it’s time to spend your time. Maybe during the time that you have money, you found yourself traveling in many places. Now that your have no money left with you, this maybe the chance to spend your time with you home. Try to spend time cleaning your room, spending time with your lovely pets, or with your families. It can also be the opportunity to spend time with you books, your garden, your body (doing exercises), and many other things you can spend with your time at home or even at your nearby neighbors.

2. Fasting
Having no money isn’t bad at all at a certain point in time. It can be a golden opportunity for fasting. When material and monetary things are in absence, we can concentrate on spiritual things. When we have money, it’s hard for us to abstain from buying foods, drinks, and other material things that our body needs. Now, when money is not in our hands, we can do fasting. Meaning we can try to abstain from gluttony, drunkenness, gambling and extravagance – things that weaken our spirits.

3. Rest
Activities can be costly. Hence, if we don’t have the money to cover our entertainment and other activity expenses, the best thing to do is to “rest”. But keep in mind that having a rest is great when we are tired. This means, we should only take a rest at a reasonable short period of time – enough to energize and rejuvenate our body and minds. A few days without money can be a good few days of rest. This can also be more relaxing if a person who doesn’t have money also doesn’t have debts or any obligations.

4. Think
When we can’t do something because it will cost us to do or when we can’t travel to any places because we can’t afford to travel, the best thing to perform is thinking. Thinking certain things can be beneficial to us if done properly and timely. In exercising our minds, we can be able to create useful ideas and strategic plans. We can also do meditations and realizations which can nurture not only our brain but also our soul and our whole personality. These are the things that we usually forget when we are busy spending and playing our money. Hence, when money is gone, these are the nicest things we can do to ourselves.

5. Find money
If you don’t have money, then you should find money. If you already don’t have time to spend, if you’re already tired of resting, if your fasting period is over, and if your plan and ideas are now must go into action, then you should now start finding and earning money. It’s now time to use your rejuvenated self to work for money. This is now the moment to put those ideas you created into reality. Your plans must be acted now. If you have something to work on, then work it now. If you have goods to sell, sell them now. If you have services to render, render them now. If you have receivables, then collect them now. Money comes to us if we think it and work for it.

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