As you may already have read in one of my posts, I have named in my book and class seven unbalanced money types. They are not to be taken too seriously, but are more slightly humorous representations of most of us. In this post I want to mention the Righteous Resister (that’s me), and the Parsimonious Saver (a good friend of mine). The Righteous Resister tends to be spiritual, holds money in disdain, and refuses, as much as possible, contact with money. The Parsimonious Saver feels insecure, needs absolute control over their money, and is afraid of being taken advantage of. It makes no difference how much money they have. (It must be noted that sometimes our situation calls for us to be extremely cautious with our money.) We call these unbalanced “money types” the Old Money Reality. Knowing this about ourselves is step one; then we can move to a New Money Reality, where the Righteous Resister learns to enjoy the necessary daily interactions with money, and the Parsimonious Saver learns that they have enough money, and can journey toward more generosity. Next week I will announce the dates of an online class to be held in October, where these and five other types will explored in more detail.
