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Can You Change Your Tightwad/Spendthrift Personality?

September 5th, 2012 | 17 Comments

Can You Change Your Tightwad/Spendthrift Personality?

Last week we discussed a tool used by some researchers to peg people on a tightwad-spendthrift (TW-ST) scale – please take the quiz and share your (and your spouse’s) score on that post!  But considering this axis of my money personality made me wonder if people can change their tightwad-spendthrift status.   Obviously motivated people can change their behavior.  We particularly see this in people going bananas on their debt who go from spending money like water … Read entire article »

Filed under: psychology

How to Cut Your Food Spending – What’s Your Personality?

August 1st, 2012 | 17 Comments

How to Cut Your Food Spending – What’s Your Personality?

This is the start of a short series on spending less money on food (here are part 2 and part 3).  In considering various strategies I realized that people will likely fall into two camps in terms of how they like to incorporate change: some people prefer abrupt, drastic change and others prefer gradual change.   While I tend to shy away from comparisons between financial management and diet/weight management, this is one area where I can’t … Read entire article »

Filed under: choices, food, frugality, personal, psychology