'How did I score on the BBC Big Money Test? –I'm motivated by security' blog 15 April 2011 at 2:25PM edited 15 April 2011 at 2:29PM in Martin's blogs & appearances & MoneySavingExpert in the news 23 replies 4.2K views

Former_MSE_Helen

This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it.

Read Martin's "How did I score on the BBC Big Money Test? –I'm motivated by security" Blog.

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glider3560

Just taken the test and got quite similar results to Martin in the first section. Still kicking myself that I misread Q8, which lowered my score to 9/10 on money knowledge

Making Ends Meet – High
Keeping track – High
Planning ahead – High
Choosing products – High
Staying informed – High

Love 12/20
Freedom 12/20
Security 19/20
Power 13/20

Miser 4/6
Spender 0/6 :rotfl:

Impulsive 7/25
Avoidance 10/15
Vigilance 13/15

Money knowledge 9/10

JimmyTheWig

"Who do you turn to for financial advice?", "Do you have family and friends you can speak to about it?"

Well, there's Uncle Tony, for a start!

Simon_c_2

Hummm.

I *really* don't like the "Marital status" questions.

There's single,
and there's "currently married/living together/civil partnership"
but there's only "divorced" not "formally living together as if married/civil partnership" ....

Both saying single, and divorced would be misleading, depending on what they are counting...

the rest of the test was fine though

Freddie_Snowbits

I will not do this test as the BBC wishes me to register

kaz0705

I took it late last night and was very pleased to get 9/10 in the test! As it was so late I didn't go back to look at my specifics in each area but the overal result was freedom as my main motivation (I wonder if that's true for most DFWs?) and that I am neither a miser nor spender- true nowadays!

The only thing I found difficult was answering some of the questions as I'm in 'limbo': thanks to MSE, I'm in control and savvy but I'm still dealing with the fall out from before I found MSE... which meant my answers might have seemed a bit contradictory. I would have likes a question aimed at 'before and after' habits.

Overall though, the feedback video was spot on.

Will be interesting to see what the overall results are!

butterfly72

Martin,

I'm surprised you only got 2/6 on the miser scale!!! :rotfl: I'd expect more!

groovygav

It seemed a bit longer than 15-20 minutes! And then Martin chatted about my results for another 10 minutes or so. Good thing I didn't have any urgent appointments!

As I'm gradually climbing out of a deep ravine of debt following a divorce I'm not surprised my money management scores are poor, but I'm pleased with the rest of the results.

Your Money Managment
Making Ends Meet – Low
Keeping track – Medium
Planning ahead – Low
Choosing products – High
Staying informed – Medium

Your Money Motivation
Love 11/20
Freedom 10/20
Security 12/20
Power 4/20

Your Money Liability
Overall neither a spender or a miser
Miser rating 1/6
Spender rating 0/6

Your Money Emotion
Impulse Shopping 11/25
Avoidance 8/15
Vigilance 11/15

Your Money Knowledge
10/10 (and I didn't write the test!)

jackieblack

I got

Money Management
Making Ends Meet – High 19/20
Keeping track – High 20/20
Planning ahead – High 17/20
Choosing products – High 20/20
Staying informed – High 18/20

Money Motivation
Love 13/20
Freedom 16/20– it picked this as my main motivating factor
Security 16/20
Power 6/20

Money Liability
Overall neither a spender or a miser
Miser rating 2/6
Spender rating 0/6

Money Emotion
Impulse Shopping 6/25
Avoidance 9/15
Vigilance 12/15

Money Knowledge
10/10

Quite similar to Martin's results, so I'm pleased. I take that to mean I'm on the right track money-wise!

noodle

I didn't like the 'class' question AT ALL. I don't think that I am part of any 'class', or even what 'class' I'm supposed to think I'm a part of. I thought it was odd that there wasn't a don't know/don't care type option.

jackieblack

Simon_c wrote: »

Hummm.

I *really* don't like the "Marital status" questions.

There's single,
and there's "currently married/living together/civil partnership"
but there's only "divorced" not "formally living together as if married/civil partnership" ....

Both saying single, and divorced would be misleading, depending on what they are counting...

the rest of the test was fine though

I don't understand what the difference would be between "currently living together" and "formally living together as if married/civil partnership" ?

Unless you mean "formerly living together as if married/civil partnership" ?

(formerly = previously/at an earlier time, formally = officially/by established convention)