How to Save for Your Life Goals

Photo by Alex Azabache

Everyone talks about saving for a rainy day or retirement savings (both are very important), but no one ever talks about saving for a sunny day.

Why is that? Isn’t it just as important to save for things that we can’t wait to experience?

Think about what it conveys to our soul, mind, and spirit to put so much energy into saving for a “rainy day.”

What about saving for a “sunny day” to celebrate and savor life? This energetically opens up the channel to receive more abundance, fun, and laughter.  

Save up for a sunny day!

Riding a camel (a lifelong dream) in Jordan with my partner. I thought I would be so scared, but camels have such a calming energy that they made me feel confident and at ease.

We all love blissful experiences: going on vacation, buying our favorite things, enjoying a spa day.

Splurging and savoring something with cheerful abandon is revitalizing and refreshing.

But have you ever splurged and then felt guilty because you felt you didn’t deserve it or couldn’t afford it?

And then we stop giving ourselves these restorative moments in life because money guilt blocks our sunny bliss. 

I’d like you to open a Sunny Day fund for your life goals.

With this fund, you will spend responsibly (without going into debt) and 100% guilt-free.

Over the years, I have used my Sunny Day fund to go to Hawaii, ride a camel in Jordan, or buy a coveted piece of jewelry.

I even have a Sunny Day and Rainy Day fund for my business; the former is to take fun risks and the latter is for unexpected expenses.

Istanbul, Turkey

I call these getaways my “Radiance Retreats”, and it feels amazing to have my “Sunny Day fund” sponsor these self-love adventures.

You can spend the cash as lavishly and abundantly on whatever you wish.

Here’s the deal: no one gets to judge or dictate what you do with your Sunny Day fund. You’ve earned it, you deserve it, and you get to savor it.

And while you’re at it, you’ll be exercising and strengthening your abundance muscles.

As a rule, I set aside around five percent of my paycheck for my Sunny Day fund.

If you can only afford to do one percent, that’s okay… what’s important is to make this a ritual, so that you are consistently building abundance.

If you have extra money coming in, feel free to set aside more.

You will feel rejuvenated when you get to experience a treat that’s been paid for exclusively by your Sunny Day fund. ☀️

Edited excerpt from RADICAL RADIANCE: by Angela Jia Kim.

Copyright © 2022 by the author and reprinted with permission of St. Martin's Publishing Group.