63 Limiting Beliefs About Money

For those of you who are not yet successful or rich, ever wonder why is that so? Consciously or subconsciously, it is likely that you have some limiting beliefs about money that have been holding you back... Now is the time to release yourself from these limiting beliefs! A person's financial position is often a good reflection of a person's state of mind about money. It is therefore important to first manage your own state of mind!

Here's my list of 63 limiting beliefs about Money: (Feel free to add more if you feel i have omitted)

1. Money is the root of all evil.
2. If I am successful, people will dislike or hate me.
3. It’s more enlightened to be poor than being rich.
4. Most rich people probably did something bad or dishonest to making money
5. If I make lots of money, I might lose it
6. There is not enough money to go around.
7. Money is a zero sum game – for someone to gain, there must be someone to lose
8. It is better to take less than to be responsible for someone else’s hardship.
9. If I make more money than my father, I will be betraying him
10. Having lots of money equates heavy responsibility
11. I am not “good enough” to be rich
12. Getting rich isn’t for people like me
13. The rich get richer.
14. Money makes money
15. The poor get poorer.
16. I don’t need lots of money, I just need enough to survive
17. Too much money leads to stress and health problems
18. I can’t get rich because the economy is bad
19. I am not good in managing money
20. I am not smart enough to be rich
21. I have potential to become rich, all I need is a break
22. This is not the “right” time for me to gain wealth
23. I don’t really want to be rich because money causes problems
24. I can’t get rich doing what I love
25. If I strive for money and not succeed, I will feel like a loser!
26. I should always use money wisely.
27. Money is hard to deal with.
28. Money is hard to get.
29. I have to work hard all the time to make money
30. Time is money.
31. I can’t have money and free time at the same time.
32. Having lots of money makes me less spiritual.
33. Accepting money obligates me.
34. To be a better person I have to work more for less money than other people do.
35. Having money stops me from being happy.
36. I am happier by having less money
37. Money spoils me and my thinking
38. To be rich I have to take advantage of people
39. I will never have enough money because money is never enough
40. I get what I deserve.
41. Never buy anything that I don’t need.
42. Never ever borrow money
43. I never want people to know I have so much money because people are really mean to rich people.
44. If I get paid a lot people will find out that I am a cheat.
45. Having more money is a form of greed
46. Rich people are greedy
47. Getting rich is against religious beliefs
48. Good opportunities are hard to come by
49. I am not educated enough to get rich
50. I am too young to get rich
51. I am too old to get rich
52. As a woman, it’s much more difficult to get rich
53. Selling is difficult
54. I wish I didn’t have to deal with money
55. I don’t have time to make more money
56. If I am not born rich, chances are I won’t be rich
57. I have to work to make money
58. Family is more important than money
59. Once I have lots of money, I will feel secure
60. The only reason to work is to make money
61. I will prove myself by being rich
62. Investments are for people who have lots of money
63. Investments are too risky