What kind of
MONEY CRAZY
Are You?
aka Let’s Diagnose that
Money Personality Type
by Sloan Lauinger
D
on’t need no Mercury Retrograde or full
moon to knock you down! You’re a special
kind of financial crazy – heck, we all are!
The million dollar question is not “are you crazy”,
but “what kind of crazy are you?” ;)
What’s that? You’re level headed, straight-laced,
super solid, and have never experienced a financial hiccup along the way? Well aren’t you just all
kinds of sparkly shit don’t s tink financial envy! I
bet you’ve never had a failed relationship or had an
argument with someone you love either. Right.
IMPERFECTIONS ARE PART OF THE
PACKAGE
On the flip side, for the rest of us simple folk
breathing the good air down here living in a human
body from day to day, we are forced to learn from
our mistakes! Or just keep living in flaky denial
and washed-up misery. Understanding the core
of why money (and life) hiccups happen (or keep
happening) is everything. Plus - what part we play
in them vs. what part our moving target, beyond
our control environment plays too! Whose ball was
the court in, anyway?
You know that feeling – the one when you’re on a
winning streak; keeping your spending habits in
check, you’re on task with your grocery budget so
much – you’re under budget, and are planning a
small victory appetizer night out with the extra
dough (since you also just landed the work contract
you’ve been hard at work prepping & proposing
for). It’s time to celebrate. #nobrainer
WHEN SHIT HAPPENS
Then something changes; there’s a stressor that
bombs in from left field right onto your lap! It’s
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