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Weena · 09-22-2010, 02:11 AM

I've noticed the most common thing people want to manifest is "one million dollars". Why this number???

hamworld05 · 09-22-2010, 02:18 AM

It works very well. Had I not intended to bring 1 million dollars into my life I wouldn't have even found out how to do so. I would've gotten stuck into mediocrity for the rest of my life.

Weena · 09-22-2010, 02:21 AM

When i think "one million" i picture it's only half the price of some houses in this city

. Or is it just a starter? You get the one million to have babies?

cylon · 09-22-2010, 02:48 AM

I think one million dollars for most middle class or poor people means they can probably quit their jobs and do whatever they want for a long long time. Of course with inflation it's not as big as it used to be. Saying one million is also more catchy than saying 6.5 million.

Plus I think most people don't believe (getting to LOA) that all will be provided when necessary, so they want to horde a large amount upfront to quell their current financial insecurity.

TheLifeQuaker · 09-22-2010, 02:55 AM

Cause it's a nice round number.

I think it's similar to why most people wait until the beginning of the year to set goals, or at least until tomorrow. It just seems more 'complete'. Past that point, people can call themselves "millionaires". Anything before that point and they don't get that comforting little status bump.

I could also argue that at a million dollars is around the point where someone could begin to live a moderately comfortable, middle-class lifestyle without any further effort on their part (by that I mean, no work or too much concern about the markets).

So, over here with a million dollars all in a savings account, I would earn about 5% p.a. on it, provided I leave it. Which would give me around $50,000. Over in Oz I think it is closer to 6% and in the US closer to 4%.

(Although, that is actually just a reason given AFTER the fact - I think the actual reason is what I gave first - as shown by the fact that most people who suddenly get to a million + dollars don't just throw it all in a savings account

)

Weena · 09-22-2010, 03:16 AM

Cyclon, now you make me want to have a signature that says "i intent to manifest 6.5 millions"

Personally i find 6.5 millions MORE catchy

Lifequacker: loved the "status bump" part. The title may not last for any of them though. Most people will first repay their house loan (maybe i'm projecting, by most people i meant "me", really...) as soon as that's done you're not a millionaire anymore.

So definitely definitely i prefer to intent for 6.5 millions.

MissEmpress · 09-22-2010, 03:35 AM

Most people summed up what I would say. One million dollar, although not worth what it used to be....the sound and idea of it still brings the same ideas and feelings of: financial freedom and luxury. It just sounds good to people.

Like you though, I'd wish for more than that if I was going to wish for millions at all. When I lived in Florida, it really changed my idea about a million dollars. We went looking at model houses for fun a lot of times and a lot of them were priced at a million dollars or a couple thousands short of that and they really weren't huge mansions. They were nice houses but I think people wouldn't peg them for a million dollars in their imagination. It depends on where you go ofocurse, but because of that, a million dollars does not seem that epic to me anymore.

ellie · 09-22-2010, 04:12 AM

I always had the number $25 million. I want $25 million...there I said it

Angela · 09-22-2010, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

I've noticed the most common thing people want to manifest is "one million dollars". Why this number???

I don't know -- why do YOU keep creating that so often?

The most common thing I see people wanting to manifest is love/romance.

Wax Frog · 09-22-2010, 04:17 AM

Many years ago, on a (late night?) comedy show, there was a skit where some guy with a generic "foreign" accent kept going on about figures like, "twenty five hundred thousand million dollars". That's how much I want!

ssandra · 09-22-2010, 04:18 AM

For me 1 million would bring a lot of breathing space in my life and the lifes of the people I love. Lots of debts could be paid off, houses could be paid off so that whatever happens you will always have a roof over your head...

For the rest... if it is possible to manifest 1 million once.. it is possible to manifest it several times as well...

Silenced140 · 09-22-2010, 04:32 AM

I think It's just a common number that represents a jump from the working class, to the wealthy.

Though physical wealth isn't what makes someone truly wealthy.

Weena · 09-22-2010, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Angela

I don't know -- why do YOU keep creating that so often?

The most common thing I see people wanting to manifest is love/romance.

I caught several times signatures mentioning it and read a lot of it here in IM forums. It's always "one million". Have you seen signatures saying "i intend to find the love of my life"? I haven't seen any around

but again, as you are talking about creating reality, i guess i'm very happy romance wise so maybe i do create the one million thing... one million would be cushy but quickly spent this is why i wondered why people don't go for more.

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Originally Posted by ssandra

if it is possible to manifest 1 million once.. it is possible to manifest it several times as well...

Now you're talking turkey. Serial million manifestation, i like the idea!

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Originally Posted by Silenced140

I think It's just a common number that represents a jump from the working class, to the wealthy.

Depends where and for whom. One million dollars if you live in a poor country will get you far. If you live in a wealthy country it might be barely enough for a dwelling purchase.

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Originally Posted by Wax Frog

"twenty five hundred thousand million dollars". That's how much I want!

Good luck! Fingers crossed for you!

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Originally Posted by ellie

I always had the number $25 million. I want $25 million...there I said it

And i heard it! I'll stick with my 6.5 but maybe later on upgrade to 25...

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Originally Posted by MissEmpress

a million dollars does not seem that epic to me anymore.

My thought also...

Cochonette · 09-22-2010, 04:43 AM

1 million is an amount that would allow someone to live comfortably for many years, but not necessarily past their lifetime, without living too luxuriously, too beyond the average person's current state. More than that may just be seen as greedy or overly ambitious. Personally, if I had $100,000 in my bank account plus income, I think I'd be doing pretty swell. Only thing I could imagine needing $1 million for is college. :P Damn academic industrial complex.

Angela · 09-22-2010, 04:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

Have you seen signatures saying "i intend to find the love of my life"? .

I haven't seen any signatures talking about manifestations at all! I guess my RAS is scanning differently than yours.

Weena · 09-22-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Angela

I haven't seen any signatures talking about manifestations at all! I guess my RAS is scanning differently than yours.

It's not only about signatures (though here are a couple current ones: Ssandra’s signature: In an easy and relaxed manner, in a healthy and positive way, in its own perfect time, for the highest good of all, I intend $1,000,000 to come into my life and into the lives of everyone who holds this intention.
HeartExalted’s signature: I intend to get 1 million dollars into my life and into the lives of everyone who shares this intention.) (i have seen others over time).

But also talks in the IM forums, and titles i've seen around ("the Million Dollar Experiment"). So i just wondered why it turns around "one million" instead of an other figure.

Your RAS scanning is likely to be different from mine. Though i have one of Anagogy's signature printed and stuck to my fridge and certainly isn't about manifestation. I'm not sure what you are getting at... or if you are taking my topic out of context? Or if there is a mis -communication...

ellie · 09-22-2010, 05:11 AM

Well always tend to think BIG

I don't know what that says about me?

Weena · 09-22-2010, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ellie

Well always tend to think BIG

I don't know what that says about me?

That you live in Australia, and you know that one million will get you a house but not much more (not even a house if you live in Perth, Sydney or Melbourne) so you, quite logically go for 25 millions. If i ever wanted to give some time to manifestation about money I'd go for more than one million too...

ButterflyWoman · 09-22-2010, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

I've noticed the most common thing people want to manifest is "one million dollars". Why this number???

I don't know. For me, it's not actually enough for what I want to do. Where I live, $1million will just get me a really decent house (we're not talking mansions here, either), a new car, and pay off my debts, without much left over. So while I wouldn't turn up my nose at a million dollars, it's only a drop in the bucket as far as I'm concerned.

kenny r · 09-22-2010, 06:00 AM

I thought the signatures were a nod to Steve P's blog and thread about the million dollar thing. Don't know which came first.

For me I realized $1million wouldn't allow me to own more than one or two luxury homes, and still have lots left over to do expensive things (like upkeep on homes! lol) for years to come. The number I like to use is $11 million or more. And that's NET, so if I won lotto it would have to actually be a much higher advertised pot so it would be at least that much for the lump sum after taxes!

That's not to say I won't accept any amount with glee! I just won $10 in last week's drawing, and I'm thrilled!

ButterflyWoman · 09-22-2010, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by kenny r

That's not to say I won't accept any amount with glee! I just won $10 in last week's drawing, and I'm thrilled!

Exactly. I won $17 in the lottery and I was very happy about that. And I'm always really pleased to find coins on the ground. I know it's "just" a coin, but it's free money, after all! Money is coming to me, easily and effortlessly, the amount isn't the issue. Yay for free money!

votoshka · 09-22-2010, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

That you live in Australia, and you know that one million will get you a house but not much more (not even a house if you live in Perth, Sydney or Melbourne) so you, quite logically go for 25 millions. If i ever wanted to give some time to manifestation about money I'd go for more than one million too...

Haha I guess it depends where you live and your outlook

there are still plenty of houses in Melbourne for well under $1 million (okay, maybe not in the inner city lol).

Where I live $1 million could get you a mansion, or at least a good house in the best part of town

In fact, you can get a nice house here for $300,000!

Still, I tend not to try and manifest things like $1 million... I rather look for monthly income goals, rather than "all at once" type goals lol.

I realised one day that I'd rather make millions of dollars than win millions. Sure winning would be nice for awhile, but ultimately I think it'd be unsatisfactory!!

So my current goal is $10K a month income

That's not even a huge salary really, but it's more than I've ever made before, and enough now for me and my family to live comfortably, AND it's something to build on.

Weena · 09-22-2010, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by votoshka

Haha I guess it depends where you live and your outlook

there are still plenty of houses in Melbourne for well under $1 million (okay, maybe not in the inner city lol).

Well my b-i-l's partner sold her house in the suburbs north of Melbourne for almost one million. And it was an average house in need of a spruce up... A decent house for 300 000 around Melbourne

are we talking min. 3 bedrooms and a garden and in a safe area? (where do you live? you can tell me in private if you prefer)

Angela · 09-22-2010, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Weena

I'm not sure what you are getting at... or if you are taking my topic out of context? Or if there is a mis -communication...

I don't think so. I think we're just standing on different sides of the elephant.

cortocabezas1111 · 09-22-2010, 06:39 PM

i intend for myself 100 million dollars.

ive been intending this for years. not any closer.....

Weena · 09-22-2010, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Angela

I don't think so. I think we're just standing on different sides of the elephant.

From this side i see it has small pink spotty ears

Weena · 09-22-2010, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cortocabezas1111

i intend for myself 100 million dollars.
ive been intending this for years. not any closer.....

Each year i enter the reader's Digest draw... haven't won yet but i figure if i win it 0.52$ for the post stamp was a small investment... and i make sure not to subscribe ( i hear they stop putting you on the draw list as soon as you become a customer

). It's not 6.5 millions but it would repay our house, so i figure why not entering the draw...

votoshka · 09-23-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

Well my b-i-l's partner sold her house in the suburbs north of Melbourne for almost one million. And it was an average house in need of a spruce up... A decent house for 300 000 around Melbourne

are we talking min. 3 bedrooms and a garden and in a safe area? (where do you live? you can tell me in private if you prefer)

Sorry for the confusion

I don't live in Melbourne, I live in Ballarat about 1.5 hours away, where it is possible to have a great house for under $300,000 (my house has 4 bedrooms, two bathrooms and a study and we got it for $230K...it's not new or anything, but still for the price it was great). There are expensive houses here, but they tend to be around the lake... so you can get a good house a few minutes from the centre of town for a really good price.

However, a few years ago (okay... bit more than a few now lol) my dad bought a house in an outer suburb of Melbourne for $125k... wonder what it'd be worth now?? It was quite nice and reasonably new (he sold it a couple of years later when the market crashed for $117k in 1996... absolutely INSANE THING to do lol).

Weena · 09-23-2010, 07:37 AM

I know Ballarat, i used to live in the "thrilling" (cough cough) town of Warracknabeal a few years ago. So Ballarat was between there and Melbourne. It's a decent size city, I'm surprised to hear the prices!

votoshka · 09-24-2010, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Weena

I know Ballarat, i used to live in the "thrilling" (cough cough) town of Warracknabeal a few years ago. So Ballarat was between there and Melbourne. It's a decent size city, I'm surprised to hear the prices!

A current search on Google says the median house price in Ballarat is $218,000, and actually I'm surprised it's THAT low. Some suburbs are much higher of course, but still...

Oh, well a further check says that that's the median house price for August, for July it was $268,000 lol... bit of fluctuation there!

But still, the average house is under $300k, so it's not bad buying a house here compared to the major metropolitan centres, especially given its proximity to Melbourne.

09-22-2010, 02:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
Weena Family Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,852	One million dollars... I've noticed the most common thing people want to manifest is "one million dollars". Why this number???

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TheLifeQuaker Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Posts: 78	Cause it's a nice round number. I think it's similar to why most people wait until the beginning of the year to set goals, or at least until tomorrow. It just seems more 'complete'. Past that point, people can call themselves "millionaires". Anything before that point and they don't get that comforting little status bump. I could also argue that at a million dollars is around the point where someone could begin to live a moderately comfortable, middle-class lifestyle without any further effort on their part (by that I mean, no work or too much concern about the markets). So, over here with a million dollars all in a savings account, I would earn about 5% p.a. on it, provided I leave it. Which would give me around $50,000. Over in Oz I think it is closer to 6% and in the US closer to 4%. (Although, that is actually just a reason given AFTER the fact - I think the actual reason is what I gave first - as shown by the fact that most people who suddenly get to a million + dollars don't just throw it all in a savings account ) Last edited by TheLifeQuaker; 09-22-2010 at 02:58 AM.

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Cochonette Family Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,216	1 million is an amount that would allow someone to live comfortably for many years, but not necessarily past their lifetime, without living too luxuriously, too beyond the average person's current state. More than that may just be seen as greedy or overly ambitious. Personally, if I had $100,000 in my bank account plus income, I think I'd be doing pretty swell. Only thing I could imagine needing $1 million for is college. :P Damn academic industrial complex. Last edited by Cochonette; 09-22-2010 at 04:46 AM.

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hamworld05 Banned Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 384	It works very well. Had I not intended to bring 1 million dollars into my life I wouldn't have even found out how to do so. I would've gotten stuck into mediocrity for the rest of my life.

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Weena Family Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,852	When i think "one million" i picture it's only half the price of some houses in this city . Or is it just a starter? You get the one million to have babies?

09-22-2010, 02:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
cylon Family Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,852	I think one million dollars for most middle class or poor people means they can probably quit their jobs and do whatever they want for a long long time. Of course with inflation it's not as big as it used to be. Saying one million is also more catchy than saying 6.5 million. Plus I think most people don't believe (getting to LOA) that all will be provided when necessary, so they want to horde a large amount upfront to quell their current financial insecurity.

09-22-2010, 03:16 AM	#6 (permalink)
Weena Family Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,852	Cyclon, now you make me want to have a signature that says "i intent to manifest 6.5 millions" Personally i find 6.5 millions MORE catchy Lifequacker: loved the "status bump" part. The title may not last for any of them though. Most people will first repay their house loan (maybe i'm projecting, by most people i meant "me", really...) as soon as that's done you're not a millionaire anymore. So definitely definitely i prefer to intent for 6.5 millions.

09-22-2010, 03:35 AM	#7 (permalink)
MissEmpress Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: USA Posts: 80	Most people summed up what I would say. One million dollar, although not worth what it used to be....the sound and idea of it still brings the same ideas and feelings of: financial freedom and luxury. It just sounds good to people. Like you though, I'd wish for more than that if I was going to wish for millions at all. When I lived in Florida, it really changed my idea about a million dollars. We went looking at model houses for fun a lot of times and a lot of them were priced at a million dollars or a couple thousands short of that and they really weren't huge mansions. They were nice houses but I think people wouldn't peg them for a million dollars in their imagination. It depends on where you go ofocurse, but because of that, a million dollars does not seem that epic to me anymore.

09-22-2010, 04:12 AM	#8 (permalink)
ellie Family Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,432	I always had the number $25 million. I want $25 million...there I said it

09-22-2010, 04:17 AM	#10 (permalink)
Wax Frog Legendary Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Going from Somewhere to Elsewhere Posts: 10,374	Many years ago, on a (late night?) comedy show, there was a skit where some guy with a generic "foreign" accent kept going on about figures like, "twenty five hundred thousand million dollars". That's how much I want!

09-22-2010, 04:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
ssandra Banned Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mexico City Posts: 11,168	For me 1 million would bring a lot of breathing space in my life and the lifes of the people I love. Lots of debts could be paid off, houses could be paid off so that whatever happens you will always have a roof over your head... For the rest... if it is possible to manifest 1 million once.. it is possible to manifest it several times as well...

09-22-2010, 04:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
Silenced140 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 443	I think It's just a common number that represents a jump from the working class, to the wealthy. Though physical wealth isn't what makes someone truly wealthy.

09-22-2010, 05:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
ellie Family Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,432	Well always tend to think BIG I don't know what that says about me?

09-22-2010, 06:00 AM	#20 (permalink)
kenny r Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 408	I thought the signatures were a nod to Steve P's blog and thread about the million dollar thing. Don't know which came first. For me I realized $1million wouldn't allow me to own more than one or two luxury homes, and still have lots left over to do expensive things (like upkeep on homes! lol) for years to come. The number I like to use is $11 million or more. And that's NET, so if I won lotto it would have to actually be a much higher advertised pot so it would be at least that much for the lump sum after taxes! That's not to say I won't accept any amount with glee! I just won $10 in last week's drawing, and I'm thrilled!

09-22-2010, 06:39 PM	#25 (permalink)
cortocabezas1111 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern California Posts: 325	i intend for myself 100 million dollars. ive been intending this for years. not any closer.....

09-23-2010, 07:37 AM	#29 (permalink)
Weena Family Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,852	I know Ballarat, i used to live in the "thrilling" (cough cough) town of Warracknabeal a few years ago. So Ballarat was between there and Melbourne. It's a decent size city, I'm surprised to hear the prices!

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