Comments on: Does Money Alter the Personality of a Person?

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:04:53 +0000

In reply to Tonya. Oh yeah careers can cause a significant amount of stress. I find having my finances in order actually makes me more capable of handling other stresses. It's like one thing out of the way helps me tackle everything else.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:03:09 +0000

In reply to Ryan. Thanks for the comment Ryan. I do the exact same things.

By: One Frugal Girl

One Frugal Girl — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:02:32 +0000

In reply to Becky. Good for you for focusing on your debt with such vigor! You'll definitely feel better once it's behind you.

By: Tonya

Tonya — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 15:47:49 +0000

Yes, it definitely does. I’m on edge when my spending it out of control and I have little money in my checking/savings. But just having made the decision recently that enough is enough has calmed me down. I’m being 100% more conscious of where my money is going. I’m a big advocate of taking care of yourself both physically and mentally, especially with exercise and eating right, but I was missing a piece of the puzzle which is reducing stress. I think reducing my own stress (money and career being the biggest stressors) will help make me calmer and more peaceful!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:59:14 +0000

I agree with Becky, money definitely has an affect on my personality. I’m the “money manager” in my family, so I’m always considering how each expense has an affect on our financial situation. I tend to be more frugal than my wife and don’t really like to shop unless I’m looking for something. I avoid most situations where I’d be really tempted to spend money.

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:29:15 +0000

Having money definitely affects my personality. Right now, are savings is quite small. We are on the fast track to pay $15k in debt in four months (student loans and car payment) so that we can live with our mortgage being our only debt. While I understand the purpose of what we’re doing right now, it stresses me out to have our savings be lower than I’d like it to be. When we have our nice nest egg (as we’ve had before), I am much more relaxed. We both are. Come June, we’ll start replenishing our savings very quickly. We won’t be nearly as concerned about the nickels and dimes as we are right now.