Money Relationship Quiz








I would rather have someone
else do it / fix things for me.



































Theme song titles: “Rescue Me” (Aretha Franklin), "Save Me" (Queen)
Movie quotes: “Whoever you are—I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” (Blanch Dubois from "A Streetcar Named Desire"); “Help me. I’m poor.” (Annie from "Bridesmaids")
Archetypes/iconic touchstones: Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Blanche Dubois
I am responsible for—and with—my finances.







Theme song title: "It's All Your Fault" (Pink), "You're to Blame" (MercyMe)Movie titles: “Victim”, "It's Your Fault"
I am fully engaged and responsible for—and with—my finance—today and every day.







Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "I can’t do that! I’m too afraid. I’m scared of making the wrong decisions – so instead – I’m not going to make any decisions at all!"Movie titles: “Frozen”, “Fear”
Movie quote: “Me?! I’m scared of everything! I’m scared of what I saw, of what I did, of who I am…” (Baby from "Dirty Dancing")
Archetypes/iconic touchstones: The Cowardly Lion
Shadow Side: Inertia, inaction, indecision
Light Side: Careful, discerning, taking decisive action
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "I don't care if it's right or if it's wrong. It's time for me to get what I deserve. I worked hard for this - and I'm going to take what is mine. It's my turn!"Theme song titles: “Get Rich Quick!” (Little Richard), “Opportunities” (Pet Shop Boys), "I Don't Want to Be Right" (Luther Ingram), "It's All About the Benjamins" (P. Diddy et al.)
Movie titles: “Risky Business”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, “Bad Boys”, “Bad Girls”, “The Wolf of Wall Street”, "It's All About the Benjamins"
Movie quote: “The point is, ladies and gentlemen, that greed, for lack of a better word, is good.” (Gordon Gekko from "Wall Street")
Archetypes/iconic touchstones: Bernie Madoff, Ponzi schemes
Light Side: With due diligence and discernment-perhaps high gains
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "It is more spiritual to be poor than to be rich. Money changes people and I don’t want to change /I don’t want anything to change."; "Rich people are corrupt-and they had to do corrupt things to get their wealth and to maintain it."; "It is more humble to be poor than to be rich-and God wants us to be humble."Theme song titles: “[Don’t] Rock the Boat” (Hues Corporation), “Woe is Me” (The Cadillacs), "Money Changes Everything" (Cyndi Lauper)
Movie titles: "Poor Little Rich Girl", "The Perils of Pauline"
Movie quote: “Play the victim and you will be the victim.” (Frank Powell from "Hot Rod")
Archetypes/iconic touchstones: "The Church Lady"
Light Side: Earnestness; wanting to do what is in integrity and in alignment with strongly held values
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "I don't want to know. I would rather not know. Don't tell me anything."Shadow Side: Intentional ignorance, negligence, recklessness, and disregard for knowledge and truth - which can result in being easily manipulated and swayed
Light Side: After surveying information and facts - intentionally and consciously following one's inner guidance/intuition when intentionally making financial decisions and taking financial actions.
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "I don't want to hear what you have to say or what about what you did-or why! I am mad-and I am going to do something about it!"Shadow Side: Making rash decisions based on impulsive (and mostly negative) feelings
Light Side: Increased self-awareness and knowing when off-balance/off-center and taking actions steps to regain and reclaim inner peace and tranquility
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Shadow Side: Making rash decisions based on impulsive (and mostly negative) feelings - in an attempt to prove something to someone else/others.
Light Side: Highly self-motivated to do your best, to challenge yourself to improve upon something
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: "I'll never have enough money."; "I'll never make enough money."; "No matter how much I try or how many hours I work-it is never enough to just make ends meet."; "It is useless. What's the point? I am always behind financially."; "I have done everything I could - and nothing works! I am still working my butt-off - and for what?!"Shadow Side: Feeling pressured and anxious about personal finances; perceiving insurmountable problems and challenges with keeping one's "head above water while being drowned in debt"; "getting ahead" - or possibly even "making ends meet"
Light Side: Earnestness, tenaciousness, goal-oriented, driven, highly motivated
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Things Associated with this Money Relationship Approach
Self-talk/mottos: “It’s only money! No big deal!”, “I can’t be bothered with the details”; “Details – schmee-tails! I’m a free spirit!”, “I can’t be bothered with a budget. It is too restricting.”, "I can't take it with me - so I might as well spend it today!"Shadow Side: Often not considering actions (over-spending) have consequences (perhaps debt, bad credit, and so on). Likely an unwillingness to take personal responsibility for personal finances.







The Money Miser Money Relationship Approach means the go-to mode involves a tendency to be tight-fisted with money with a honker-down and batten-the-hatches view of financial resources. Spending money-if money is to even be spent at all - can seem quite challenging - as it is engrained to always "save for a rainy day." With a tendency to perceive money in a doom and gloom light - there also seems to be an underlining thread of lack and/or scarcity as it relates to financial resources.
Shadow Side: Often considered "cheap", a "cheapskate", or a "tightwad" as it relates to spending money. There is a tendency toward being extremely-to-excessively cautious, a bit fearful about lack and scarcity, and being pessimistic - with a predisposition towards hoarding - as it relates to money.
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