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Your Financial Stress Profile—Questionnaire
Rate each statement listed below in terms of the amount of pressure you feel and circle your answer. How strongly would each affect you if you were in that situation?
StressorrNNo.o9.—2AFmibniationncsial Self-confidence
YOUR SELF-ASSURANCE IN FINANCIAL MATTERS
NONE
MILD
MODERATE
SEVERE
You overhear your boss telling a prospective client you have a high level of self-confidence in handling financial matters
Your club president asks you to take an assignment which involves handling money
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0123 You find yourself in a situation requiring you to negotiate a big business deal 0123
You’re considering applying for a job that requires you handle large sums of money
0123
You open your mail and find you’ve a handful of bills needing to be paid 0123
You’re called a ‘penny pincher’ by someone you admire 0123
You’ve been asked to seriously consider taking over the responsibilities of a small business’s bookkeeper
0123
0123 You discover your checkbook is out of balance 0123 Your son or daughter asks your help with his or her finances 0123
TOTAL
You’re told by a friend your investment consultant has been known to play fast and loose with his client’s money
This rates the confidence you feel in financial matters. SUBTOTALS:
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“With your self-confidence fulfilled, you’ll find that folks have confidence in you.”
~ Johann von Goethe