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RELEASING THE GENIUS
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WHAT IS
YOUR CHILD'S
MONEY
PERSONALITY?
BY THE MONEY COUPLE
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win studies. Birth order books. Family reunions.
These are all great ways to ponder or observe
how similar or dissimilar we are to our family
members and siblings. From facial expressions to
viewpoints, the similarities and differences can
be fascinating!
We also think it is fascinating that you are able to see a child’s
Money Personality at a remarkably young age.
After many years of research and work with thousands
of families we determined you are born with your Money
Personalities.
THEY ARE HARD-WIRED INTO YOUR DNA
FROM THE START JUST LIKE YOUR HAIR
COLOR OR HOW TALL YOU ARE.
Because those tendencies are there from the start, you can
often identify a child’s Primary Money Personality through
observation. One easy way to determine your child’s Money
Personality is to watch them with their Easter candy.
Each Easter Americans buy over 700 million Marshmallow
Peeps, and 16 billion jellybeans. Add 90 million chocolate
Easter bunnies and you have either a stomach ache or a great
setting to identify your child’s Primary Money Personality.
Scott & Bethany Palmer, The Money Couple,
each have 20 years of financial advising
experience, are love & money experts,
authors, TV personalities, radio regulars and
speakers who help couples solve money issues
in their relationship. Grab a copy of "The 5
Money Personalities: Speaking the Same Love
and Money Language," and take the FREE
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SAVER – A child with a Primary Saver Money Personality will
hold on to their candy forever. His or her Peeps will turn to
stone before they’d consider consuming them all.
SPENDER – A Spender child will get a thrill from eating their
treats right away. Why wait?
RISK TAKER – A Risk Taker child will find creative, new
uses for their newly acquired “commerce” of jelly beans and
chocolate and may trade with cousins or fellow hunters to
collect the hard-to-find-ones or increase their stash of their
favorite color of jelly bean. FLYER – A child who has a Flyer Money Personality may
amaze some adults as they give away their spoils. They
care more about the fun time spent with friends hunting
the eggs and candy than eating it all. They enjoy the
relationships and sharing and won’t appear as competitive
as other kids on the hunt.
SECURITY SEEKER – A child who is a Security Seeker will
save the best for last. They’ll save their prize treat for some
perfect, future time. What Money Personalities do you see in your children,
grandchildren, nieces or nephews?