About 15 years ago I did something similar to The Magic Check practice with my church, where we kept track of our unexpected income and tithed on it.

When I started, I had just lost my job, so I was extra conscious and a bit fearful of every amount that I spent. I updated my budget at the time and I knew exactly how much I needed for my expenses down to the last penny.

When I did the unexpected income program, after 30 days, I had miraculously received the exact amount that I had budgeted for within 50 cents! I was completely in utter shock and sheer gratitude at the time. Despite my unemployment, I then felt and knew deep in my heart that the Universe was taking care of me. This was my spiritual lesson at the time: to have this faith and knowing, and to trust in the Universe.

Fast forward to the last few months and I had been dealing with some financial challenges. I restarted The Magic book because I have experienced the power of gratitude in my life many times over, and I know that it works! I got to The Magic Check practice and wrote down the amount of money that I wanted to receive for the month of April to cover my expenses.
I kept track of all the abundance that I received and expressed gratitude each time it came. Then within the last few days of the month, I was shocked and grateful again to see that I was within five dollars of my goal! I thought to myself, “Wow, well that was amazing!!” I was not anticipating any more money coming in so I did not think much about being five dollars short because I was so close anyways.

Then on the last day of the month, I received a payment from a client who I had let go of thinking about whether she was going to pay me or not. The payment she gave me was in the amount of $97! At that moment, I expressed gratitude to the Universe for the payment, of course. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

But, it was not until the next day when I was doing my gratitude journaling that guess what!? It was The Magic Check practice again! Then it clicked in my brain that I had received even more than I had asked for! I broke down in tears again, thanking the Universe for the reminder that I am loved, and always taken care of, especially when I ask for it.

It is up to me to ask, have faith, let it go, and then say thank you when it arrives!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!