Here’s a fun quiz to take sometime. It’s called “Do You Have What it Takes to be Wealthy”. It’s short so try it out and see what you get.
If it were a test I would’ve gotten the big fat F-. My results were actually like 17 out of 60 points and the conclusion was “becoming wealthy will be an uphill struggle” or as I interpreted it “no way in hell are you going to be wealthy”.
Luckily, I don’t put much weight in those kinds of quizzes, nor have I ever thought of becoming wealthy. I guess after actually thinking about it, I think of it like everyone does. As Dr. Seuss said, Oh! The Places You’ll Go. But, in reality I’m happy with being a little ahead of things. Not in debt. Not struggling. Able to take care of my home and my daughter sufficiently. Being wealthy would sure be nice, but not necessary.
There were also interesting notes included with the answers I selected on the quiz. Such as the statement that wealthy people are generally optimists. This seems obvious. If you have money, it may be easier to be optimistic. Isn’t there a rule that all wealthy people have to be happy anyway? It’s a little more difficult for a homeless person to not be a pessimist. Yet, being extremely optimist can hurt your chances of becoming wealthy. The explanation was that extreme optimists spend money less wisely. I think the example was “why pinch pennies if tomorrow is fabulous anyway?” This was one of the very few questions I actually selected correctly, but after thinking about it, I think I may actually be an extreme optimist. But that’s only because I’m in denial.
Another thing I found interesting was that those that are only children are more likely to be wealthy. The more siblings you have, the less chance you have. Not sure how that applies when you’re an adult and away from home except that you may be more likely to go to college with less siblings.
Something that was obvious to me though, was that attractive people make more money. I’m thinking maybe because of the confidence factor. I’m not sure. Also that married people are more likely to become wealthy and single parents are broke. Not the words of the quiz, my interpretation and pretty obvious to me.
I’m not going to give it all away. Be honest and try out the quiz. I failed it but it was still fun. Plus if you absolutely can’t sleep with a low score hanging over your head, you can take it again and pass it. I did. And I got “Lucky you! Riches come easy!” Who cares if I lied.
I passed.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go. -Dr. Seuss Oh! The Places You’ll Go