My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 8

OK! Today is the $8000 day. I will start off as I usually do with a donation. $800 will go to The Hunger Site to feed people all around the world. You can actually help them for free, by clicking on their site everyday. Go to: http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=1
and click. It's as simple as that!

What to do with $7200! I would have to repair the bathroom in my office. That should about cover the cost. I would replace everything, including the wall that got leaked through when the kids were taking a bath. If that more than covered the cost, the rest would go into a bank account for my son's college fund. Does not sound like much fun, but it would be great for me to know there was a little more in it. OK, so what would I put in the bathroom? First, a new sink. SO badly needed. Mine is functional, sure, but I would LOVE a new one. A new cabinet above the sink, and new walls for the bathtub....it would probably look like the bathroom to the right, but what I would really love is a spacious bathroom, like the one below!
That will have to be for another $1000 day!

All the best!
Alicia Bozza

Well behaved children

Mmmmhmmmm. Yeah, right. Well behaved children on Christmas, I believe, is something out of a story book. When children, (or adults, for that matter) get too much stuff at once, I think it brings out the devil in them. Their egos go on a feeding frenzy and nothing seems to stop them. Kind of reminds me of Wall Street. For so many years, they were allowed to go on a feeding frenzy of money, material goods, food, etc and were left to make themselves into monsters! Now, I will admit that there will be some good children on Christmas and good deeds done, just like I am sure there are good people and good deeds being done on Wall Street. Take note of my brand new 6 year old sitting so nicely in the middle....she did not move the whole time, with her head tilted and all...such a good girl...but can they really help themselves if we put them into the ego feeding mode? Did you ever notice when you give a kid a lot of stuff, all they want is more? Whose fault is it then? Is it the kid's or the parents? Is it the wall street people's fault that we place them in such a high position, being paid as they are? Is it athlete's and movie actors' fault that we choose to pay them so much. Then we wonder why they act the way they do! They are acting accordingly to what they are being fed, in my humble opinion. This year, we purposefully held back giving extravagant gifts. It was so much nicer at my house this year, especially with the clean up. I was so proud of my 15 year old who posted on his Facebook account about how a person does not need a ton of gifts when they have all the love they need. I think they are getting it.
All the Best,
Alicia
ps-You can see more on my Christmas Family Video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx6PcvxU_2s&feature=channel_page

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 7

Happy Day after Christmas!

This is the 7th day of my $1000 dollar a day experiment.

Today I am going to donate $700 to my church building fund.

I think I am also over due for a new computer and a state of the art lap top. I think I would like a Mac on all
counts. One for my office, and the laptop just for my work.

I would have all the bells and whistles on it so that I could make awesome movies for my video accounts and for my internet business! It would be awesome!

All the best,

Alicia Bozza

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day 6

To the tune of 12 days of Christmas, starting on the 6th day, of course

On the 6th day of my experiment, I found under the tree,
A check to Joyce Meyer,


A brand new Bose system!


A spiffy microphone
headset too


a full day at the spa


and dinner out
at Tabor Road Tavern!

Merry Christmas?

Now that all depends on how you choose to celebrate. This year I wanted to give my children the gift of understanding. It is not an easy gift to open up. I wanted them to understand that the true meaning of Christmas was not how many gifts they were going to get, but instead about love and giving. More giving than receiving.

I wanted to try to help them realize that if they did not get any material things on Christmas, that it would be OK. They they would not die or fall off the face of the earth! Now could we have gone into debt to give our kids the "traditional" Christmas? Sure! Why, though, get into debt just for the sake of tradition? Now I am sure there may be many of you who are not going into debt to buy Christmas gifts. Then there are those of you who are green, who saved in your Christmas Club account and had the money! I am not mocking you. I just wanted to point out that we are teaching our kids certain lessons with our actions and I am helping them to realize that happiness does not come out of a box. It comes from within your heart.
All the Best,
Merry Christmas
Happy Hanukkah
Alicia Bozza
ps- for more on the colors, see my YouTube page: http://youtube.com/aliciabozza

On the Fifth day of my experiment.....

Ahhhhh....Christmas Eve and the fifth day of the experiment. I have to say it is so much more fun to think big than small. I can truly say it does my heart good. Today I am going to give my tithe money to Ave Maria University who is building a Law School. I always wanted to go to Law School. Why not give someone else a chance. (Never could get that LSAT passed, even with the $500 course!!) Anywho, today, with the remaining $4500, I think I will put a downpayment on a new Mini Van with 8 seats. We could always use a new vehicle, and this one would fit us nicely. Since gas prices are so low, we could take more kids to more places! I like the neutral color, but I know that hubby likes blue, so maybe we would get the one with that's blue.

Following a one year old...

Have you ever had the privilege of watching the first steps of a one year old? It is so much fun to watch...but did you notice that they almost never fold their arms in anger and say "I quit!"? They get up, again and again and simply do it all over again. They are the

quintessential example of how we should live our lives. They don't say, the floor doesn't like me! Gravity is not my friend, Suzy's not walking yet! I'm too fat! I'm just not built to do this stuff! I haven't had enough training yet! NO, they just get up and do! They do not allow any preconceived notions get into their heads, they just do, do, do! Sometimes we need to get a clue and follow the lead of a one year old. Close our ears, focus our eyes, plug our noses and drive ahead into what fears you the most. Who knows what this new year might bring?

All the Best,

Alicia Bozza

I recently posted my "$1000 Experiment" on another Social Networking Group (which will go unnamed) and there were some people on it who were just not happy that I was posting it there. In my opinion, they were claiming me to be irresponsible in this time of economic struggle. Yes, I know that we are experiencing a difference in the economy, but I look at it more like an economic rebirth. Let's face it. Birth is painful (trust me, I know!!) It is a time of desperation to be freed from pain, a time to hurry, a time to plan for how your life is now going to change. Change. That is the most jarring thing that happens when you give birth. It is new life. A new life for the parent of the birthed one and a change to the one who was born from the effort. Do we automatically give a pessimistic outlook to this newborn child? NO! Of course not! We dream of possibilities, we think of how great this newborn will be, who they will become, what great things the newborn will do in thier life and how they will change the world! It is a new beginning, people, not an end. Let go! Believe in your bright future.

Give yourself the gift of hope as this year comes to an end and the new year begins. Together we can make a difference and believe me, it doesn't come from a pessimistic heart.

All the BEST Always,

Alicia Bozza

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day Four

Today, I get to spend $4000. I will start off by contributing $100 to my favorite radio station, Star 99.1 FM and the rest to my parish for Christmas. Now I have $3600 to spend. I would spend the money by buying a membership to the Y for my family, that would be about $1500 for the premium membership, $500 to my husband to spend on things he needed or wanted and take the rest of the money ($1600) and buy a new wardrobe. First, I would visit Nordstroms at the Short Hills Mall and have a personal shopper show me what would be best for my body shape and coloring, buy some pieces there, get an idea of what my wardrobe should look like and head over to Macy's where I could get some super deals and probably more for my money. Keeping in the abundant mentality, and knowing I would get more money the next day, of course I would return each season to Nordstrom's to have my fashion consultation! It would be so much fun since I would get to return with my daughters, treating them to their own wardrobes in the future. Nordstrom may be an expensive store, but the treatment there is worth a trip out. They treat you like a queen and it is a great experience. At the end of my shopping spree, I would stop for a nice lunch or if in a hurry, I quick frozen yogurt!
Merry Christmas Eve Eve,
All the Best,
Alicia xoxoxo

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day Three

Ok...day three. One thing I forgot to do is tithe. Tithing is an act of abundance. It is an act to honor God in my life, an act to honor t he law of attraction in others' lives. It is a free offering of money to show the world that you are willing to give back......Anyway! On the third day, I am going to top it all off with a tithe offering of $600 to Food for the Poor so that others may eat another day.

Ok...now with $2,400 left, I would buy tickets to fly to Florida for Spring Break (I know one of the rules is to spend it for the day, but I can buy tickets for the future!) as well as tickets to Universal Studios, Orlando. We have a friend who lives in Orlando, so we wouldn't need to have a place to stay. The kids would be so excited as some of them would be flying for the first time and my daughter Rachael would be the most excited of them all. We would have so much fun planning the trip by going to the Universal Studios website and planning where we would go! The kids love The Simpsons and Dr. Suess. I read to Vincent & Gabriella almost everyday and Dr. Suess is one of their favorites! Traveling would be a little tricky, but we would manage fine. I could just see their faces as they depart the airplane and see the fun sights in the airport! "Hey! There's SpiderMan! Hey, there's Sleeping Beauty!" The excitement would build right from the airport! A quick ride to Orlando, fitfull sleep and wahlah! Universal Studios would be ours for the day....or two. What fun!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait to get there.
Alicia xoxoxoxo

Recession-proof yourself!

It is the perception of most today that we are in a recession. Although I see evidence of that as being true, I still choose not to participate in it. :) Don't want to either? Well, recession-proof yourself! This recession is like a bad network marketing company that has all the pretty brochures and lots of talk of it truth, but if you look deeply, there is no truth to it at all! Don't believe the hype! The media, which thrives on gloom and doom loves to tell the people whatever they think will sell...choose not to buy. Turn off the mediums that deliver those messages and find something good that will fill up your mind. Recession-proof your mind. Give yourself a gift and choose to do things differently. I am participating in a class called the 30 day mental cleanse, designed to clear your mind of the negative chatter. That is a good alternative to the muck that is out there. You could also participate in your own experiment like the $1000 a day game that I am playing. It is so important to remain stout-hearted and keep your thoughts to things other than lack. That is why it is so important to keep your mind on things that are abundant! The key is to experience the abundance along with the imagining. If there is no excitement tagging along with the imagination, you will keep yourself farther from your desire! So get psyched up and imagine your wealth building up and up and up! I have heard from Paul Zane Pilzer that this is the time that more millionaires are going to be made than EVER! That is the news that I want to be a part of. All these retailers, suffering in this economy, are going to herald a new way of doing things, a new way of thinking, a new way of life. We need to find our niche in this new way that is being born, since, in life, it is always painful when a birth is taking place. I have chosen to be a part of the home based business community...that is where I believe you can find a recession-proof way to build YOU! Networking and building up YOU is where it is at! I can help you build yourself up if you choose to take on the challenge.
All the best, always.
Alicia xoxoxo

My THOUSAND Dollar experiment....Day TWO

It is now day 2 of my experiment. What will I do with my $2000? I will take my family on an excursion to the City in a chauffeured Hum V! (I would need something that big to fit everyone!!) We would get to the city, visit Central Park, stop in Toys R Us to get some toys the kids have been thinking about getting, go eat at an awesome Italian Restaurant, Tony's DiNapoli (oh I just die thinking about how good that food is!!) Then we would go to see the Tree and Rockefeller Center, walk around some more, maybe do some window shopping, and call it a day! Everyone would be so tired, but happy! The day would end with a lot of "Thanks, Mom!"s It would be so much fun! Can't wait to go!