If you’re anything like the 14-year-old version of me, you spent your weekends doing quizzes in Just 17 and Mizz magazine. I learnt all sorts of really important things like ‘Does he really fancy me?’ (no) and ‘What kind of friend are you?’ (a fun-loving organiser!). In those formative years, we’re desperately trying to work out who we really are – I tried out being a DM-wearing tie-dye loving rock chick for a while, then an indie-kid in Adidas Gazelles and tight band tees, before settling on being a slightly geeky boyband lover.
But our thirst to discover more about ourselves doesn’t end when we become a grown up. Or at least, it shouldn’t, and Aviva have created this nifty little quiz to help us work out what kind of person we are, when it comes to our finances. They want us to save smarter, and by using the Aviva Financial Personality tool, you can work out what your financial strengths and weaknesses are, then read tips on how to improve.
The quiz results give you a ‘superhero style’ persona, from Captain Savvy to Professor Chill and when I took the quiz, it identified me as The Enlightened One, telling me “You are naturally gifted at this savings thing – you don’t even have to try to work at your powers – but beware complacency.” (I’ll be honest, I wondered if I’d cheated a little in the quiz. You know like when you were 14 and you’d answer “yes” to “Would you forgive your best mate if she snogged your boyfriend?” just so you’d come out at the end of the quiz looking like a nice person?)
The tool also told me: “Other superheroes may have master plans, futuristic weaponry and seriously awesome outfits to battle the financial fight. But you? You have mind control. You show impressive self-discipline – treating yourself without ever needing to consult a spreadsheet. But what if something goes wrong? Will you know how to escape the evil clutches of a financial fix?”
The empty packet of biscuits currently sitting next to my laptop begs to differ on the whole ‘self-discipline’ thing, but we’ll let that go.
Joking aside, it’s actually a really useful little tool and the advice you get at the end of it is very practical – tips like set yourself financial goals, watch out for ‘invisible spending’ like daily cappuccinos and pay off your plastic. Getting our finances in order can feel like this huge, insurmountable task and as such, we often ignore it, sweeping it under the carpet in the hope it’ll go away. These Save Smarter tips will hopefully help us all to tackle things little by little.
You can check out the tool here, and let me know how you get on with the quiz (and whether the advice you get leads to any lightbulb moments). I’ll be sharing my own tips on how to save smarter, soon on the blog, so come back later this week, to read those!
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I got that result too! I’m the same though on the biscuit front as well, I really wouldn’t have thought of self-discipline as a strength…
I loved Just 17, especially the problem page! I plan to try the quiz over Easter – I like to think I’m good with money! x
I got the same result as you and Jo! I was surprised actually at how detailed it was (it was like one of those work psychometric ones that always tries to catch you out). It’s actually a really clever way of making a dry subject – and one most people run miles from discussing – more approachable x
Oh I’m going to go try this …. I used to be AWFUL with money, I’ve gotten better but still….
I know I’m not great with money. Excellent at spending it though! Will give this quiz a whirl and see what I can learn x
ALL of my teenage magazines were covered in bic biro as I tried to work out how many As, Bs, Cs or Ds I scored on the ‘Does He Like You?’ test (also no).
No biro involved in this one! And I am a turbo saver *flexes muscles*. Can’t wait to hear the next instalment!
I’m worried this quiz might tell me what I already suspect: I’m quite rubbish with money!!
Ooh you got a good one, definitely a savvy saver! I’m a little bit of both I think and the tool got me spot on! x
So true that things like coffees are invisible spending. We’re quite good at not buying loads of clothes and watching the budget for “luxuries” but we do both wind up eating out and grabbing coffee more than we should!
aww I miss doing all the magazine quizzes!! I’d totally forgotten about them, I used to take them to mum my mum and do them on her too and bless her she took it seriously for me. I am pretty bad with money if I have it, I spend it!! x
I took the tests and I got the “Super-stretcher” result and it is sooo true. Lol ! :))
Thanks for sharing this one and I hope that you’ll post more articles like this
many thanks !!