It’s been said that you can tell a lot about a person by how they spend their money or what they spend it on. I think there’s a lot of truth to this. I’ve observed and talked with a lot of people and a lot of their personality is apparent from their spending patterns.

The opposite, however, is also true. You can tell quite a bit about someone by what they don’t spend their money on. It’s interesting to note what someone is disinterested in or doesn’t value. For example, you may choose to go out to eat every now and then which some would view as unnecessary and frivolous. But you might also choose not to ever pay full price and opt to use coupons or other money saving strategies.

Both of these angles help to put a more complete picture together. I’m not suggesting that we should form opinions of others based solely on their monetary activities, but I would suggest that you take an introspective look and see what your spending patterns say about you.

 Subscribe to Fiscal Musings | Digg This! | Stumble it!