Your Financial Personality

I’ve always been a sucker for personality tests. Especially with the Internet being so much a part of our lives today, these kinds of tests are just so easy to take and fun at that. I ran across this money personality article on MSN and I thought it would be fun to talk about that in the blog. Here goes…

Saver
I think my personality falls under this category for the most part. The saver thinks about his financial responsibilities and always has some amount of money stashed away for the rainy days. He thinks about being able to pay the rent and the bills each month without fail. Debt is something to be taken seriously and to be avoided as much as possible. Now that I think about it, being a saver is something that is developed throughout a lifetime – a force of habit, you can say.

It seems that everything is sunshiny and happy about being a saver, isn’t it? Yet if you think about it, does the saver have the time to enjoy life and actually spend money? If you find yourself relating to what I am talking about, then ask yourself – do you actually spend some of that money on things you like? Do you treat yourself to something special every now and then?

Everyone needs a hobby – and a break. Being a saver should not mean that you just hoard your money in case you might need it one day. You should be able to save and enjoy life at the same time. Look who’s talking…

(to be continued)