Child - everything comes from Mommy & Daddy
Attitude: I want it, gotta have it, what's your's is mine
Downfall: Mommy & Daddy say "No."
Student - Spender: I go to school, I live on my own, but Mom & Dad still pay
Attitude: but everyone else lives on the upper east side.. Daddy please??
Downfall: Mommy and Daddy say "No - get a job if you want it."
Student-Hybrid: I go to school, I pay for my own drinks, but Uncle Sam gets the rest
Attitude: I <3 my student loans, how could I go to Spain without them?
Downfall: 4 years of fun = 10 years and $50,000k + Interest to pay back later
Student - Adult - Saver: I go to school, I saved for college, and I paid for it all on my own
Attitude: Only my money is mine/Ahhhhh freedom is sweet.
Downfall: You lived close enough to take the bus, which contains lots of loud Freshmen.
Adult - Spender - Child: I have a job, it pays for my drinks, but I live at Mom & Dad's
Attitude: the old bird does my laundry and makes me breakfast, why would I ever leave?
Downfall: Mom & Dad sell the house and buy an RV to travel - for two.
Worker-Hybrid: I have a job and pay for my apartment, but Mom & Dad pay some of the bills
Attitude: I am so close to being on my own, but it's so cheap to keep me on their plan!
Downfall: Mom & Dad switch plans, you're dropped, and your rent suddenly feels steep
Worker- Saver - Adult: I have a job, one name for every bill, and my checking account pays it all
Attitude: Only my money is mine/Ahhh - freedom is sweet.
Downfall: You seem less popular, because creditors never call...
Worker- Spender -Parent: I have a job, I pay the bills, and my kids get all the rest.
Attitude: I can't wait until they are old enough to get jobs and move out.
Downfall: You have trained up adult-spender-children: they will never move out.
Worker-Saver-Parent: I have a job, I saved for their college, and I love my vacations.
Attitude: I can wait to have it, and they can too.
Downfall: Your married friends are jealous, and you won' get as much time with your precious babies since they will never live on your couch.
Loved the post! please keep them coming, esp loved "Downfall: Your married friends are jealous, and you won' get as much time with your precious babies since they will never live on your couch" ...struck a cord with me:))
ReplyDeleteDude..this is something that I bet Capital One would love to use in one of their marketing gimmicks, for "what's in your wallet"! I say sell them your idea and that will be in your wallet!