What Little Monster is Blocking Your Path to Wealth? Take This Fun Quiz!
Aside from some bad luck days, factors within yourself—like greed, extravagance, laziness, or shallowness—can become the stumbling blocks or little monsters hindering your path to wealth. So, as an aspiring rich person, what kind of obstacle is blocking your financial success? If you're curious, let's take this test together!
1. Nowadays, do you buy fewer gifts for family and give more cash instead?
2. In everyday life, do even well-intentioned criticisms make you feel upset?
3. Do you often dream about counting money?
4. Do you often feel that some money is just beyond your reach to earn?
5. Are you a highly curious person?
6. Do you think it's natural and right for men to earn money and spend it on women?
7. Have you always believed that money can be earned slowly and steadily?
8. Are you a very conservative person?
9. Before something bad happens, do you often have premonitions or gut feelings about it?
10. How do you view someone who constantly deceives their partner emotionally, yet the partner accepts it all?
11. Are you basically someone who can't control your emotions?
12. Is your personality more introverted or extroverted?
13. Toward enemies, would you hold onto grudges and wish them dead?
14. When you think about making money, do you get so anxious you can't stand it?
15. If someone of the opposite sex you like asks you out, would you cancel a previously scheduled appointment?
16. When you're in a bad mood and go out shopping, where do you usually head?
17. Toward someone you really dislike, would you forgive them?
18. If a good friend borrows money from you and forgets to pay it back, how would you remind them?
19. Toward someone you really dislike, would you forgive them?
20. If one day you win a million dollars, what would you do?
A. Greed
As the saying goes, a greedy heart leads to a bloated belly. If you don't know when to stop and let greed take over, even if money temporarily enters your pocket, you won't hold onto it for long—it'll eventually slip away to someone else's. This little monster of greed has been lurking in your body and mind. Sure, no one lacks motivation like that right now, but gentlemen love wealth, and there's a proper way to acquire it and use it. Yet you only have this greedy beast without good paths to earn money, so in the end, it's all just a pipe dream. If you truly want to gain wealth, don't hesitate to slay this little monster and diligently seek out those earning opportunities. That way, you'll see real gains. Otherwise, you'll forever be daydreaming.
B. Extravagance
"Every poor person, you all can't afford to have any wood left!" Deep down, you probably feel this way, right? After living half a lifetime, it's not that you don't understand frugality or that you shouldn't spend money you shouldn't. But in this flashy world full of tempting goods, every item you see makes your heart race like wild grass growing. If you don't buy it, you feel like you're letting down the money you worked hard for—after all, isn't that what earning money is for, to spend it? So, when overspending becomes a habit, it's a miracle if your account ever saves any cash. If you don't defeat that extravagant beast in your heart, your money will never stick around.
C. Laziness
As the proverb says, the early bird gets the worm—humans should be like birds, working hard to achieve wealth. But in your heart, a little monster named laziness resides. It's been eroding your body and even your soul, preventing you from acquiring large amounts of money. After all, society needs opportunities, but effort is equally crucial. Yet right now, this little monster keeps you from getting motivated. If you have some money to spend each month, you'll probably slack off playing games, too lazy to think about finances. If you don't slay this little monster, you'll likely never save a dime.
D. Shallowness
Everyone has a greedy side for wealth, right? In this increasingly materialistic society, of course you hope for more money and richer possessions. But you can't become a true tycoon, and the main reason isn't greed—it's the presence of this shallow, short-sighted little monster. Sometimes, you need to look further ahead instead of sticking to old paths for immediate gains. However, being cautious and careful, you're afraid you lack the ability to seize bigger profits, so grabbing what's in front of you and pocketing it is a pretty safe choice.
E. Bad Luck
Most other little monsters are born from within your own heart, like laziness or extravagance, and dealing with them is relatively easy. But you're more unfortunate—your little monster is something you can't control. Poor you, always one step away from wealth; even small fortunes are hard to come by. Due to bad luck, you're perpetually missing opportunities by a step or two. Such chances are elusive by nature, but if you're prepared in the moment, you can seize the good timing for making money right away. Looking ahead, you should cultivate your inner self and overcome the external bad luck that's been handed to you.