12 Money Amulets and Good Luck Charms for Financial Abundance (And Exactly Where to Put Them)

If you’ve been dabbling in money magic and the Law of Attraction but your bank account still hasn’t gotten the memo, maybe it’s time to upgrade your space. These good luck charms and money attraction symbols have been used across cultures for centuries to attract wealth and financial abundance into the home.

No crystals, no complicated rituals; just intentional objects with real history behind them, placed with purpose.

Many of these come from ancient Chinese traditions, which, coming from a half-Chinese family, I’m very familiar with.

We had some of these at home and even built a water fountain in our garden to attract prosperity. Whether or not they were the reason, one thing is certain: my family did well.

If you’re not sure why money keeps slipping through your fingers no matter what you try, it might be worth taking this quick quiz to find your money block before you start. Sometimes the shift has to happen on the inside first.

1. The Chinese Money Frog: A Classic Feng Shui Wealth Symbol

This little guy is not optional if you want money energy in your home. The three-legged toad, or Chan Chu, is one of the most powerful Feng Shui wealth symbols in existence and one of the most recognized Chinese talismans for attracting money abundance. Here’s exactly what to do:

Buy a resin or brass three-legged toad with a coin in its mouth (search for it here)
Place it near your front door, diagonally across from the entrance, facing inward (never facing the door or outside)
Do not put it in the bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen
If it comes with a removable coin, take it out during the day and put it back at night; this symbolizes the toad going out to collect money and coming back

People who skip this step and just stick it on a shelf randomly are not using it right. Position is everything.

2. The Laughing Buddha: A Good Luck Symbol That Faces Your Front Door

Not all Laughing Buddhas are the same. For money manifestation specifically, you want the one holding a gold nugget or a money bag, not the one with a fan or a child. The rule is simple: place him on a table or shelf that faces the front door, at eye level or slightly below. He should “see” the door and welcome prosperity as it enters.

Get a golden resin or brass version, not plastic if you can help it. It just feels more intentional. Find the right one here.

Wipe him down with a clean cloth every new moon. Yes, seriously. It keeps the energy clear and, honestly, it’s a nice little ritual that makes you feel like you’re actively participating in your own financial abundance.

3. A Horseshoe Above Your Front Door: Old-School Money Magic That Works

This one is old European money magic and it works on pure symbolism. A horseshoe hung open side up acts like a cup catching luck and money as it flows toward your home. Open side down means everything pours out. Do not get this wrong.

Get a real iron horseshoe, not a decorative plastic one (shop here)
Hang it on the inside or outside of your front door, open end pointing up
Use a red ribbon to hang it if you want to amplify the energy (red = activation in many traditions)

If you find an actual horseshoe on the ground, that’s considered even more powerful. But let’s be realistic; you’re probably not stumbling across a lot of those in 2026.

4. Maneki-Neko: The Good Luck Charm for Your Feng Shui Money Corner

The beckoning cat is everywhere for a reason. It works. But placement matters more than people think. Your Feng Shui money corner is the far left corner of any room when you’re standing at the doorway looking in.

Put your Maneki-Neko there. Specifically:

Choose a gold or green cat for money (not white; white is for luck in general, black is for protection)
The left paw raised attracts customers and money; the right paw attracts luck and good fortune. For home wealth, left paw up is your pick
Get a solar-powered one so the paw keeps waving without batteries

Place it in your home office if you have one, or in the wealth corner of your living room. Not the bathroom. Never the bathroom.

5. A Red Envelope Display to Attract Money Into Your Home

Red envelopes are some of the most powerful money attraction symbols in Chinese tradition, and you don’t need to wait for a holiday to use them. Here’s a specific way to use them as a permanent amulet in your home:

Take three red envelopes and put a folded dollar bill inside each one.
Write your financial intention on a small piece of paper (something like “consistent, growing income” or the specific amount you want to be earning) and place it inside too.
Fold each envelope closed and tie all three together with a gold ribbon.
Place them in a wooden box or small decorative tray in your Feng Shui money corner or on your home office desk.

Get a set of red envelopes here.

Important: Change the dollar bills and rewrite your intention every six months. This practice pairs beautifully with the secret Law of Attraction principle that you have to act as if abundance is already yours.

6. A Brass Elephant With Trunk Up: A Wealth Symbol With Serious History

An elephant with its trunk raised is a powerful wealth symbol and good luck charm in multiple traditions including Hindu, Thai, and African cultures. The key detail everyone gets wrong: the trunk must point up, not down. Down means the energy drains.

Go for brass or gold-toned; avoid black or dark finishes for this specific intention
Place it near your front entrance, on a console table or shelf, facing inward toward the home
Find a brass elephant here

Bonus: in some traditions, placing a small coin under the elephant’s foot activates it. Drop a coin under there and forget about it. You’re welcome.

7. A Feng Shui Wealth Ship to Sail Financial Abundance Home

This one is underrated and needs more attention. A Chinese wealth ship (also called a treasure boat) is a decorative vessel loaded with gold coins, ingots, and jewels, and it’s specifically designed to bring financial abundance sailing into your home. The symbolism is literal: a ship carrying riches, coming toward you.

Get a brass or gold resin version loaded with coins and ingots (shop here)
Place it on a shelf or desk with the bow of the ship pointing into the room, never toward a window or door (you don’t want the wealth sailing out)
Position it in your home office or living room wealth corner for maximum effect

This is also one of the most stunning housewarming gifts you can give. Know someone going through a rough financial patch? Someone moving into a new home? A housewarming gift that doubles as a money magnet is way more thoughtful than a candle set from Target.

8. Gold Ingots: An Ancient Chinese Talisman for Money Abundance

Gold ingots, called Yuanbao, are one of the oldest Chinese talismans for wealth and prosperity. Traditionally shaped like a boat or oval with upturned ends, these were actual currency in ancient China. Having replicas in your home is essentially telling the universe: yes, I’m ready for this.

You want a set of at least three, ideally nine (nine is the number of prosperity in Chinese numerology). Place them:

In a decorative bowl or tray on your coffee table or entry console
In your home office on the desk
Get a set of gold resin or brass ingots here

Stack them slightly so they look abundant, not sparse. Sparse = scarcity energy. Overflow = abundance energy. If you’re working on shifting your whole money mindset alongside this, it helps to know your manifestation style first; take this quiz to find out yours.

9. Lucky Bamboo: A Living Money Magnet for Your Home

Lucky bamboo is a living amulet and one of the most powerful Feng Shui tips for attracting money, but only if you have the right number of stalks. This is where most people mess up completely.

8 stalks = wealth and prosperity (eight is the luckiest number in Chinese culture)
9 stalks = good fortune and money luck
Never 4 stalks (four sounds like “death” in Chinese; hard pass)

Get an 8 or 9-stalk arrangement in a gold or red pot, not a plain glass vase. Find the right one here. Place it in the southeast corner of your home or office. Keep the water clean and change it every two weeks. A dead or yellowing bamboo is considered bad luck, so don’t neglect it.

10. Pi Xiu: The Chinese Talisman That Never Lets Wealth Leave

If you don’t know Pi Xiu yet, let me introduce you to your new favorite mythical creature. Pi Xiu (also spelled Pi Yao) is a Chinese winged lion that is said to have a voracious appetite for gold and silver and no way to excrete it. It only takes in wealth and never lets it go. As a Chinese talisman for financial abundance, this one is unmatched.

Always get them in pairs; one on the left, one on the right
Place them inside your home, on a shelf or console table in your living room, near the front door
Angle their heads so they face toward the door or a nearby window, symbolizing them going out to hunt for wealth and bringing it back to you; do not point them directly head-on at the main entrance, just angle them slightly toward it
Gold or brass finish only for money purposes
Never place them on the floor, in the bedroom, bathroom, or kitchen
Shop Pi Xiu pairs here

Once you place them, don’t keep moving them around. They need to settle into their job.

11. A Coin Wind Chime to Activate Your Feng Shui Money Corner

Wind chimes are one of the most overlooked good luck charms in Western homes, but in Feng Shui they’re used specifically to activate stagnant energy and call in prosperity. A coin wind chime does double duty: it moves energy and it’s literally made of money attraction symbols.

Here’s the specific setup that works:

Get a wind chime made with Chinese I-Ching coins or round coins with square holes (find one here)
Hang it near your front door, either inside or on a covered porch
If you hang it indoors, near an air vent or fan works to keep it gently moving
Metal wind chimes are best for wealth energy; avoid wooden ones for this intention

The sound itself is part of the magic. Every time you hear it ring, that’s money energy being activated in your space. Think of it as your home saying I am a money magnet on repeat.

12. The Chinese Mystic Knot: A Symbol to Attract Wealth With No End

The Chinese Mystic Knot, also called the endless knot or Pan Chang knot, is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols in Buddhism and represents an unending flow of good luck and prosperity. It has no beginning and no end, which symbolizes continuous, uninterrupted wealth manifestation.

You can use this as a wall hanging, a door charm, or a decorative accent anywhere in your home. The specifics:

Get one in red and gold cord, ideally with gold coins or tassels attached (shop here)
Hang it in your wealth corner, on your front door, or above your home office desk
A small one attached to your wallet or purse also works as a personal money attraction amulet

This one is also incredibly giftable. It’s beautiful, it’s meaningful, and it fits any budget. For a housewarming, pair it with the red envelopes filled with a little cash and you have a gift that genuinely blesses someone’s new home.

You don’t need to do all twelve at once. Start with two or three that resonate, place them with intention, and pay attention to what shifts. The Law of Attraction works best when your environment is aligned with what you’re calling in; these amulets and talismans are your physical reminder that financial abundance is not just possible, it’s already on its way.