What's Financial Personality
Financial personality is a cornerstone of Payoff. Designed by Dr. J. Galen Buckwalter, of eHarmony acclaim, it's used to help Payoff better understand their Members. My job was to take all the complicated science and make it fun and understandable for people without PhDs in psychology. Which, I have no studies to back up this, but is most people.
What Are The Financial Personalities?
An article answering the question the title asks. It explains the 10 financial personalities and where they come from.
The Financial Personality Quiz
"How do I get my financial personality!?" you look up and shout. I look down and whisper, "By taking this quiz."
"What'd you say? Speak up," you respond. "Oh, sorry. By taking this quiz." I say, now at an audible volume.
Find Your Financial Personality
This is the quiz Payoff uses to give people their financial personality. I wrote it and the results (with help from Payoff's big science brains). If you don't agree with your results, you're not being honest with yourself. Or are The Contrarian. Only two options.
The Financial Personalities
These are the 10 financial personalities. Click on one for an expanded explanation of each one's financial and social habits, plus specific financial recommendations. I also wrote the copy for all the pretty pictures for each personality. I did not make the pictures, though. My photography skills are "Black and white makes things artsy, right?" at best.
Comparing The Payoff Personalities
Knowing only your financial personality is for hermits and self-replicating single-celled organisms. You live in society, I assume, so you need to know how your financial personally interacts with others.
Comparing The Financial Personalities
A guide for interacting with the other financial personalities depending on yours. I'm The Storyteller, unsurprisingly. Remember that for the next time we try to start a B&B together.
Comparison Result PDFs
Dead sexy PDFs revealing the secret comparisons between each tawdry financial personality by exposing every inch of their information to you for the first time ever. (Editor's Note: I'm so sorry.)
Other Financial Personality Articles
A Storyteller Specific Comparison Guide
If you were going on a road trip with a Storyteller, read this first. If you're going on a road trip with anyone else, it has some fun pit-stop ideas
An Architect Specific Comparison Guide
If you're hosting a party with an Architect, read this. If you're hosting a party with anyone else, it has some nice general party planning advice.
Financial Personality Based Halloween Costumes
If you're hard up for a Halloween costume idea, read this. If you're already set with a costume, then aren't you a little prepared pear.
Who's Best at Saving?
If you're the type who spends money like I spend my time — recklessly ineffectively — read this. If you don't, still read this. It's just good information.