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Are you good with money?

28 January 2013

How do you fare with money? There are two core skills, how good are you at them? Budgeting – personal money management and spending within your means Product skills – regularly switching so you're with the best buys and not overpaying for products.

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How do you fare with money? There are two core skills, how good are you at them?

  • Budgeting – personal money management and spending within your means

  • Product skills – regularly switching so you're with the best buys and not overpaying for products.

Results

I'm a man (4101 votes)
Good with products, poor at budgeting 468 votes (11%)
Good with products, OK at budgeting 504 votes (12%)
Good with products, good at budgeting 1973 votes (48%)
OK with products, poor at budgeting 151 votes (4%)
OK with products, OK at budgeting 258 votes (6%)
OK with products, good at budgeting 476 votes (12%)
Poor with products, poor at budgeting 127 votes (3%)
Poor with products, OK at budgeting 49 votes (1%)
Poor with products, good at budgeting 95 votes (2%)
I'm a woman (6878 votes)
Good with products, poor at budgeting 698 votes (10%)
Good with products, OK at budgeting 858 votes (12%)
Good with products, good at budgeting 2911 votes (42%)
OK with products, poor at budgeting 336 votes (5%)
OK with products, OK at budgeting 534 votes (8%)
OK with products, good at budgeting 942 votes (14%)
Poor with products, poor at budgeting 240 votes (3%)
Poor with products, OK at budgeting 123 votes (2%)
Poor with products, good at budgeting 236 votes (3%)

                   10,979 votes received.

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