Belief Shift: My Income Is Not Fixed

When you have a salaried job, it’s easy to subconsciously decide your income is fixed.

Especially if you’re the one managing the budget like me. You see the bills, the surprises, the “wait—that is due too?” moments… and your brain tries to be responsible by putting a box around the paycheck:

“This is what we have to spend each month.”

But here’s the belief shift that changes everything:

My income is not fixed.

My paycheck might be predictable. But money can come in a ridiculous number of ways, and once you really grok that, you stop treating your salary like it’s the whole story.

Money can show up as:

a raise, a bonus, a better job offer
a referral, a one-off gig, a tiny service you do once
selling something you already own
negotiating a bill down
cashback, sign-up offers, rebates, points
an affiliate link, a blog post that ranks, a template you make once
a random refund or reimbursement you forgot about

And this is only a tiny fraction of the ways that money can flow to you.

The point is to remember: there are many doors.

Make it a game: “How could money come this week?”

Here’s a simple Fun Money game I like to play. I ask myself:

“What are 10 ways money could come to me this week?”

No pressure to act. No judging the ideas. Just list them like you’re brainstorming plot twists.

Some will be realistic. Some will be silly. That’s perfect, because the real win is training your brain to see money as fun and easy.

And then the next time you get an unexpected check, a refund, or
a weird domain name you bought years ago suddenly sells for $670, you can smile, knowing that you’ve shifted your belief.

Now watch for money to flow to you in all sorts of fun and unexpected ways.