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july 201

yogajournal.com.au

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what’s your money TYPE

Truth: We’re all funny about money. That’s because each of us comes to our financial life with our own unique

experiences. These in turn condition us to respond to money in certain, and sometimes peculiar, ways, says

Brent Kessel, a financial advisor and yogi who created the money archetypes below as a way to help people

tease out what might be affecting their financial life on an unconscious level.

To determine your type (most of us are a combination of at least two), check the characteristics in the “You are

___” column that best describe your emotions and behaviour around money. Be honest, keeping in mind that

no type is inherently good or bad. “While [these characteristics] can show you where you’ve got room to grow

in your financial life, they can also show you where you’re succeeding,” says Kessel. Once you know your

stronger and weaker suits, you can find balance between the two. “Similar to how we don’t want to only build

arm strength in our asana practice, it’s important to round out our financial practice by working on parts that

are underdeveloped,” says Kessel.

After you’ve figured out which archetypes predominate for you, try the practices Kessel offers to help you

accentuate your strengths, reduce your weaknesses, and find more ease and contentment around money –

the secret to experiencing a fulfilling financial life.

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Thoughtful Prudent Responsible Anxious

Pessimistic A worrywart

Hopeful Adaptable Trusting In denial

Helpless Avoidant

Visionary Fair Moralistic Distrustful

Irresponsible Too charitable

Self-sufficient Flush Prudent Nervous

A penny-pincher Unnecessarily frugal

A leader Stylish Generous Pretentious

Brand conscious Clued in to appearances

Empathetic Generous Compassionate Enabling

Self-abandoning Selfless to a fault

A spender Unconcerned Drawn to luxury Impulsive

In debt Insecure

Innovative Decisive Driven Greedy

Power hungry A workaholic

TYPE YOU ARE: