Money in the Pages of A Magazine

Labels: Books, Psychology on Monday, December 14, 2009 at December 14, 2009

I am a Money Magnet! We are Money Magnets!

Hi Money Magnets! Have you heard of this book called Kokology? It's a series of psychological games developed by two Japanese guys, designed to uncover the emotional and behavioral traits of the players. Here's a game called "In the pages of a Magazine." Try it. You'll be amazed with the results. Trust me (^o-)/

In the Pages of A Magazine

You've just bought a copy of a popular weekly magazine and taken it home to read. How do you go through the features inside?

1. Read the whole magazine in order from the first page to the last.
2. Jump straight to the articles that you know will interest you and read only them.
3. Flip randomly through the pages and read anything that seems worthwhile.
4. As long as the format hasn't been changed, you'd read the features in the same order as you always do.

Key to In the Pages of A Magazine
(Do not proceed with this section unless you have selected an answer for the question above.)

Your average weekly magazine represents the collected effort of a great many writers, designers, photographers, and editors offering a spectrum of opinions and points of view. It is an omnibus of the human experience, and your magazine reading style reflects how you confront that diversity of choices. In particular, the way you budget your reading time reveals your approach to handling resources, especially money.

1. Read the whole magazine in order from first page to last.

You're the type who knows where every penny of your money is and what it's being spent on. It's not that you're all that concerned about your budget or financial planning; you just feel more comfortable when you know exactly how things stand. You hate the thought of missing something, so you keep all your accounts in order and know the current balance of your checking account, including interest, as a matter of course.

2. Jump straight to the articles that you know will interest you and read only them.

Money burns a hole in your pocket. If you have it, you use it to buy whatever catches your fancy and think, Maybe I'll start a savings account next monght, as you spend your last dime. If you have managed to save something, it's not unusual for you to make a trip to the cash machine and make a withdrawal just to give you something to do.

3. Flip randomly through the pages and read anything that seems worthwhile.

You'd say you're economical. Some would call it stingy. The fact is you don't spend frivolously or waste your resources, prefering to save it for a rainy day. You'll never get carried away with impulse buying or max out your credit cards shopping on cable TV, but you might want to loosen up those purse strings on occasion. After all, money is there to help you live well.

4. As long as the format hasn't been changed, you'd read the features in the same order as you always do.

You keep spending according to habit regardless of changes that take place in your life. If you hit the lottery, it would be hard for you to stop shopping at discount stores. Alternately, if you were facing bankruptcy, you might still insist on designer label clothes. You can't be bothered worrying about the vagaries of fortune, which would make it a good idea for you to hook up with a partner who can, and let him or her handle the finances.

You wanna know my answer? (^o^)/

Well, I chose no. 3! I should learn to loosen up those purse strings on occasion hehehe. I hope all you Money Magnets learned something about yourselves from this post as well. Merry Christmas!

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