Checkbook Game

What it is

The Checkbook Game is Process #5 from Esther and Jerry Hicks' 2004 book "Ask and It Is Given." The practitioner keeps a running ledger — physical notebook, spreadsheet, or printed check register — and records a fresh deposit each day ($1,000 on day 1, $2,000 on day 2, and so on), then writes out specific, detailed purchases until the full sum is "spent." The goal is to make the mental and emotional experience of receiving and directing large sums of money feel normal and comfortable, reducing the resistance that blocks actual financial movement. Played daily for a full year, the cumulative imaginary deposits exceed $66 million.

How to do it

1. Open a dedicated notebook, spreadsheet, or printed check register that will serve as your Prosperity Game ledger.
2. On Day 1, write a deposit entry of $1,000 at the top of the page, dated today.
3. List specific purchases that total the full deposit amount — include item names, prices, and brief sensory details about each purchase to make it feel real.
4. Linger on each entry long enough to feel genuine pleasure or excitement before moving to the next item; the emotional response is the point.
5. On Day 2, write a deposit of $2,000 and repeat the spending process, again reaching zero balance before closing the session.
6. Increase the daily deposit by $1,000 each subsequent day (Day 3 = $3,000, Day 10 = $10,000, Day 30 = $30,000, and so on).
7. Continue for a minimum of 30 days; committed practitioners run it for a full year or restart from $1,000 whenever they wish.

What people use it for

• money
• career
• wealth mindset
• reducing scarcity beliefs
• clarifying desires
• general abundance

Where it comes from

Esther and Jerry Hicks, published as Process #5 in their book "Ask and It Is Given" (Hay House, 2004). The technique is attributed to the channeled entity Abraham and is one of 22 deliberate-creation processes outlined in that book.