Take a moment to go through these 8 questions from the book God & Month by John Cortines and Gregory Baumer. Honestly answer which how you have typically responded in the past, not with where you would hope to be in the future.
You could probably tell which answers are correlated with the different categories (Spender, Saver, or Servant). Tally the number of 1s, 2s, and 3s, you had and see where you scored the highest. The 1s are categorized in the spender group, the 2s in the Saver group, and the 3s in the Servant group.
Cortines, J., & Baumer, G. (2016). God and money: How we discovered true riches at Harvard Business School. Page 115-117. Carson, CA: Rose Publishing.
- What excites you more?
- A four-star vacation across Europe.
- Maxing out all retirement accounts for the year.
- Dinner with your pastor, who expresses heartfelt thanks for you sacrificial support of a successfully launched, new, key ministry.
- What was your tendency as a child, with regard to new money you received?
- To buy new toys or spend on experiences as soon as you got it.
- To save it in a piggy bank or savings account.
- To spend on or give to others, your church, or charities.
- You hear about a man who, at 70, has managed his middle-class income through careful savings, with a current net worth of eight million dollars. Your first thought it:
- What a waste! Spending it would have been more fun!
- Wow, he really did well. I hope I can do that, too.
- He may have missed some opportunities to experience the joy of generosity.
- Success looks like...
- Experiencing great food and travel, hosting friends, driving a luxury car.
- Retiring at 50.
- Lengthening home payoff and forgoing some luxuries in order to sponsor a missionary family.
- Your annual bonus is twice as much as you thought it would be. What do you first think?
- I'm heading out shopping/on vacation.
- I'm putting this on the mortgage.
- Thank God for this provision. I can't wait to give a chuck of this away.
- The spending in my life is:
- Effortless - I love it.
- Bothersome- I wish I could spend less.
- Controlled - I feel good about the way it's managed.
- The saving in my life is:
- Bothersome - It's an inconvenience that gets in the way of having fun.
- Effortless - I love building wealth.
- Purposeful - I have healthy and reasonable goals toward which I'm carefully working.
- The giving in my life is:
- Obligatory.
- Formulaic.
- Joyfully overflowing.
You could probably tell which answers are correlated with the different categories (Spender, Saver, or Servant). Tally the number of 1s, 2s, and 3s, you had and see where you scored the highest. The 1s are categorized in the spender group, the 2s in the Saver group, and the 3s in the Servant group.
Cortines, J., & Baumer, G. (2016). God and money: How we discovered true riches at Harvard Business School. Page 115-117. Carson, CA: Rose Publishing.