In this 4-part series Carol looks at the typical spending and saving tendencies of the 4 Types of people in this world. Learn how your natural tendencies with money can be a blessing and also how they can turn in to a dysfunction if you don’t know about them. Are you a Type 4? Share your comments below. Learn what Type of person you are at http://www.myenergyprofile.com
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May 20th, 2010 at 7:03 am
I am a Type 4. I really laughed when you talked about being miserly with money–I knew that was coming, because I have noticed this about myself throughout my life and I know it makes me no fun! When my Type 3 husband spends large amounts of money on things I feel are not necessary, I hold back even more and try to spend nothing just to balance it out! Yes, I know that my fear of running out of money is counterproductive, and yes, I know that I am sending the wrong message to my kids…ok, it is time to check out your website
I also enjoyed watching the Type 3 money segment because you very accurately describe the way my husband handles money. He is not cheap by any means, but he has always brought in plenty of money for us to live on though he changes jobs frequently. He makes and spends money freely and it has worked for us (we have no debt). His style is completely different from mine, and it’s okay!
May 20th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
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May 24th, 2010 at 9:06 am
I am also a type 4 but I have to admit that this doesn’t sound like me at all. In fact, I find that I am an instant gratification person. If I need it and I like it I will buy it, even if I don’t have enough money for it. Unfortunately, this has caused built up credit card debt that I am now having to pay off (haven’t used a credit card in 2 years though, woo! Hoo!).
Knowing this about myself, I have learned to stay away from shopping when I don’t have the money. I also know that if I am bored, I tend to want to go to the mall and have learned that I cannot do this since I will have to walk out with something in my hand.
I truly don’t have patience when it comes to wanting something. I have a hard time saving and would rather have it right now!
Any ideas on where this is coming from?
Thanks for the help!
May 24th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Tammy and Bicki, That sounds like Type 1 behavior. We have met and worked with A LOT of Type 1′s who think they are 4′s because they think they “should” be more structured! Either your dominant energy is Type 1 and you are hiding from yourself, or your secondary is Type 1 and is overdeveloped and you are not leading with your dominant expression in this area of your life!
May 24th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I, like Tammy, have the impatient “need it get it” challenge related to money. It is especially evident when it involves books, learning, and tools of my profession. Tammy, thanks for sharing. Nice to know I am not alone with this challenge in the type 4 world.
May 24th, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Hi Carol,
It’s Tammy again, I did the face profiling and they told me I was a type 4 with a dominant type 2. I definitely see myself alot in type 4, but I do not feel dominant in it since I have many fours in my family and I am not near as bold as they are. I am definitely critical and perfecting but I also don’t want to hurt feelings and prefer to have friends so I have softened myself.
Do you think it could have anything to do with the fact that my family didn’t have much money growing up and maybe I am making up for it now as an adult?
Maybe it is one of the things that I choose not to perfect, since it is the least important to me. Just a thought?
Truthfully, I have wanted to be a type 1 my whole life and it just never felt right to me. My mother would definitely tell you I am a type 4 due to the fact i tend to be a truth teller (wether she wants to accept it or not).
This is interesting and I hope to hear more about my confusion! Thanks for the feedback.
May 24th, 2010 at 5:10 pm
It sounds like you have issues with living true to your nature- a Type 4 who likes to be your own authority and live by rules you deem true to your values. When Type 4′s have not been supported in living their nature or they deem it inappropriate based on seeing the dysfunctional side of others of their Type, they can rebel to the point where they are not going to live by the “rules” dictated by others or society. This could be the case in your shopping tendencies! Your comment-” I am definitely critical and perfecting but I also don’t want to hurt feelings and prefer to have friends so I have softened myself” you have some judgment to clear about Type 4 energy. It is just a natural expression, a beautiful movement you have deemed to be negative based on how others have managed this movement. I know a lot of bold Type 4′s who have friends that value their black and white opinion of life that do not soften themselves and they are dearly loved for who they are- their true selves. You have a belief that if you are true to your Type 4 nature you will not have friends or that you will offend people so you have to soften yourself. When we deny ourselves from living our truth we create addictions and behavior tendencies that allow us to rebel, which ultimately only hurts ourselves and keeps us stuck! You have a great opportunity to clear some limiting beliefs about Type 4 energy. If reading this pushes some buttons, I am probably right on!
May 25th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Yes Carol, you did push my buttons but only in a good way. Your comments have caused me to look back at my childhood and wonder why I might have stuffed my type 4 away and thought of it in a negative way.
I remember thinking that my Mom a type 2 never liked me because I was so truth telling. In fact, we still struggle with this today. An example would be the fact that she is codependent and feels that all her problems are someone elses fault. When I try to be logical or just state the truth, she automatically shuts down and walks away mad. ironically this was how most of our arguments ended when I was a teen.
My husband made a great point in all of this, he said that it isn’t me that has the problem, it is the fact that my mother or even others “Just can’t handle the truth” (ha! Ha!).
Truth be told, I have a cousin, Uncle and Father in Law who are all type 4′s and I don’t enjoy having a conversation with them because they are so black and white and cannot be open to hearing all sides of a discussion. I love to discuss topics and although I think I have all the answers and no one can change my mind, I still love to hear what they have to say and then when they are done I can give my two cents.
I don’t think 4′s are all bad I just find that we tend to think we have all the answers and don’t mind sharing that. I have found that if I wait and allow my friends or family members to ask my opinion (this is sooo…. hard for me ) then I will “try” to give it in a constructive, non-judgmental sort of way. This has allowed me to not come across so harsh in life.
Having stated all of this, I still feel that I could probably use some therapy since I had a father who I never saw and he never seemed to care and a step father who creeped me out and a mother who I discerned did not like my personality at a very young age.
So I guess, no wait… I’m sure there is a reason I am not structured with my money and maybe it is that I am not being true to my type. I have to admit I have to be structured in most everything else I do, so it baffles me why I choose not to be with money. Interesting!
May 25th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Tammy, I find you very open and very willing to share your insights which are much appreciated, thank you for living your truth. You might find some help from The Carol Tuttle Healing Center, Type 4′s love it, since you can do the clearings that I offer on this website in the privacy of your own home, just go to my website and click on Healing Center to learn more about it!
May 26th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Thanks Carol! I will definitely check it out. I respect and appreciate your feedback. Tammy
June 6th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
I have always handled money quite well (type 4)…until I got married.
Here’s an example: growing up we never went on vacations … HARD working,FRUGAL German dairy farmers from the Midwest. Frugal right down to how many squares of toilet tissue, paper toweling, soap or water we used (I’m the oldest of 7).
At the age of 15, a cousin and I agreed to put away babysitting money for one year $2.50 per week so that we could visit an Uncle who lived in CA. (CA dreaming). I had no problem saving, and I have done that all of my “single” life….2 or 3 great vacations per year. My only debt was my car and a school loan.
In my late 30′s I married a very “generous” type 1 man. He brings home 90% of the income and I manage it. Our arguments early on convinced me that I was stingy, a stick in the mud, and always talking about money and budgets. Now, in our 50′s we barely live paycheck to paycheck.
We each have a small personal allowance which helps him learn to budget a little bit. But if something big comes up or he’s suddenly off a few days (he works on call 24/7, at least 26 days per month-loves his work) and he asks for extra money I feel obliged to pull out the saved money to have some type 1 FUN. My type 4 fun doesn’t cost much (walks, library, movies, picnics, cards, board games, puzzles, museums); bores him to tears if we aren’t spending money.
It is a vicious circle and I don’t feel financially secure at all.
I don’t, by any means, consider myself stingy anymore and we don’t fight about money; there isn’t any to fight about. I just do the juggling act every payday and he works constantly, with nothing to show for it (but a few FUN $$$ memories).
June 6th, 2010 at 7:28 pm
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June 6th, 2010 at 8:40 pm
Hi Carol,
Thanks for the quick reply. I definitely want the Money Bootcamp, just waiting for the money to manifest…:)in the meantime I am moving on any inner or outer direction Spirit impresses upon me.
July 7th, 2010 at 10:46 am
Carol,
You nailed the Type 4 money world on the head. Just recently I had created a 1 year plan for my husband and I to completely pay off my school loans, pay off my car, save an emergency fund, and save for a baby. Well, I had it all planned out to a ‘T’, in my thorough, exact manner. However, my mother and husband made a point to remind me that even though it was possible, I was depriving myself and my husband of the cash flow needed to enjoy life and enjoy our marriage.
We have since then taken a chunk of that money and put it to good use! I bought myself skin and makeup products, my husband is going to buy an entertainment center, etc. etc.
I’m going to show this video to my husband (who is a type 1) to help him understand the strengths and possible weaknesses of my spending (or lack of) habits.
Thanks, Carol!
Jewely
July 17th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I’m going through and finding all the Type 4 videos now – I had completely ignored anything relating to Type 4 before
This absolutely is how I am with money.
It is interesting to note that I have, for many years, described myself to people as very “black and white”.
September 15th, 2010 at 12:06 pm
I am watching this again and laughing my guts out when you say “I don’t need to buy anything” — SO TRUE of me!!