Many years ago, I came across the books of Catherine Ponder, a minister of the non-denominational Unity faith. She wrote many wonderful books about the positive relationship that people can have with money. I bought as many of her books that I could find. They were hard to find, but I collected several, and now she has a section on the Prosperity Network where her books are available. Her books have helped me in the past, to get out of credit card debt, and to general solve many financial problems. But like many books of this sort, it's easy to forget what you learn in them, and easy to stop practicing. Re-reading such books always helps.
One of the concepts she discusses is an ancient practice called tithing, where a person willingly gives up, usually, 10% of their income for a good cause. The money has to be released willingly, and without any expectation of return. What is believed, in many cultures, is that tithing results in a ten-fold return. It has to be 10%, for each tithe you give - some cultures expect their adherents to give up to three separate tithes of 10% to three different purposes. There's something magic about the number ten. While this may seem rather metaphysical and "Eastern", tithing is also written about in the Christian bible and many other holy books all over the world.
The basic gist, which is purely psychological rather than metaphysical, however, is that by releasing a tithe, you are telling your subconscious mind that you have more than plenty, that you can afford to let the money go. What's more, you release your tithe without worrying about precisely how it'll be used, so you are effectively completely releasing it. What that does is open up your mind to further opportunities. At this point, a phenomenon known as the Ten Fold Law of Return comes into play, and if you have tithed in the right spirit, you'll enjoy a windfall of approximately ten times whatever amount you tithed.
Sounds crazy, but I'll swear to you that it has always worked for me, when I wasn't even conscious about it. But during difficult times, when I hoarded what little I had, I didn't tithe and didn't enjoy the ten-fold law of return. If you want a nice little summary, please read Why I TIthe, which lists 5 reasons for tithing.
By the way, if you tithe and come into a windfall that you'd like to deposit into an interest-bearing account, here's how to open an online savings account.
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